Regular readers are familiar with nationally-prominent corporate law scholar and friend of this blog, Professor Stephen Bainbridge, whose prolific scholarship is cited in Delaware corporate law decisions. His encyclopedic grasp of Delaware cases on corporate law rivals that of many experienced Delaware corporate law practitioners.
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Should Rales Replace Aronson for Pre-Suit Demand Futility Analysis?
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Posted in Chancery Court Updates
The widely-acclaimed corporate law scholar, and friend of this blog, Prof. Stephen Bainbridge, whose prolific scholarship is cited in Delaware court decisions on corporate law, has penned a brief essay on the titular topic in light of a recent Delaware Court of Chancery opinion by Vice Chancellor Laster styled United Food & Comm. Workers Union …
Video Interview of Yours Truly on 15 Years of Blogging About Delaware Corporate Law
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Posted in Commentary
This past week I was the subject of an online video interview that was livestreamed on Facebook. LexBlog, the company that provides the “backroom” software support to host this blog, conducted the interview and we talked about the genesis of this blog and why I have continued to publish this blog over the last…
Delaware High Court rules that unusual facts provide rare exception to policy favoring annual shareholder meetings
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Posted in Delaware Supreme Court Updates
This post was prepared by Frank Reynolds, who has been following Delaware corporate law, and writing about it for various legal publications, for over 30 years.
The Delaware Supreme Court recently affirmed a ruling that unique circumstances justified the denial of a dissident investor’s bid to compel a shareholder meeting and director election at Hawk…
Delaware Supreme Clarifies Contract-Based Right to Corporate Records
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Posted in Delaware Supreme Court Updates
A recent Delaware Supreme Court decision should be required reading for anyone interested in the latest iteration of Delaware law on the contract-based right to demand “books and records” in the alternative entity context. Delaware’s High Court ruled in Murfey v. WHC Ventures, LLC, Del. Supr., No 294, 2019 (July 13, 2020), that the…
Supreme Court Instructs on Nuances of Fiduciary Duties of Disclosure and Loyalty
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Posted in Delaware Supreme Court Updates
A recent Delaware Supreme Court decision should be required reading for those interested in the nuances of Delaware law on the fiduciary duties of disclosure and loyalty of a manager or a director in connection with communications with stockholders or others to whom a fiduciary duty is owed. In Dohmen v. Goodman, Del. Supr.,…
Court of Chancery Announces New Courtroom Protocols
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Posted in Chancery Court Updates
In connection with the Delaware Supreme Court’s recent Order providing for the multi-phased, limited reopening of Delaware Courthouses as of June 8, 2020, while at the same time extending Delaware’s “judicial emergency declaration” for another 30 days, the Delaware Court of Chancery has issued an Order to impose new Courtroom protocols for attorneys and visitors…
Supreme Court Interprets Key Words in Agreement
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Posted in Delaware Supreme Court Updates
A recent Delaware Supreme Court decision is noteworthy for the approach it takes in determining the meaning of a word in an agreement, for example, by parsing the syntax and sentence structure where the word appears in the agreement. In Borealis Power Holdings Inc. v. Hunt Strategic Utility Investment, L.L.C., Del. Supr., No. 68…
Francis Pileggi Joins Lewis Brisbois as Delaware Managing Partner
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Posted in Commentary, Selected Articles by Francis
I’m happy to report that I am now the Managing Partner of the new Delaware office of the Lewis Brisbois firm, which has over 1,500 lawyers, in over 40 practice areas of the law, in over 50 offices. I’m very excited to share this exciting next chapter in my professional career. The Delaware Law …
Delaware Supreme Court Allows Federal Forum Clause in Charter
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Posted in Delaware Supreme Court Updates
The Delaware Supreme Court recently issued a highly anticipated decision in Salzberg v. Sciabacucchi, No. 346-2019 (Del. Mar. 18, 2020). Many law professors and other commentators have written much learned commentary and published extensive scholarly analysis of the issues raised in the Court of Chancery’s decision, and have opined on what the Supreme Court…