Over the last 21 years that I have been writing this blog I have often posted about an annual corporate law seminar in New Orleans called the Tulane Corporate Law Institute, that I am attending again this year. Started by the late great Delaware Supreme Court Justice Andrew G.T. Moore over 30 years ago
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Chancery Enforces Restrictive Covenant in the Business Sale Context and Addresses Fiduciary Duties of Former CEO Retained by Purchaser
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Posted in Court of Chancery Updates
Over the last few years, compared to the last few decades, the trend of courts in many states has been to be less willing to enforce restrictive covenants based on closer scrutiny of nuances such as the legitimate business interest in the scope of the restrictions. This development is consistent with the increasing number of…
Chancery Analyzes Nuances of Claim for Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty
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Posted in Court of Chancery Updates
The recent Chancery decision in Calumet Capital Partners LLC v. Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC, C.A. No. 2025-0036-JTL (Del. Ch. Jan. 29, 2026), addressed various issues in a motion to dismiss claims involving poaching of employees and disloyalty among business partners.
Although there is much to commend this 74-page decision, I will limit my…
The National Law Review’s Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor
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Posted in Commentary
Volume 2, Edition 2 of the National Law Review‘s Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor has been published. I’m the Editor-in-Chief. It is published monthly and emailed to a select few from the mailing lists the NLR has for their 25 other newsletters, as well as the existing subscribers of this blog who read…
The National Law Review’s Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor
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Posted in Commentary
This week, Volume 2, Edition 1 of the National Law Review‘s Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor was published, beginning its second year. I’m the Editor-in-Chief. It is published monthly and emailed to a select few from the mailing lists the NLR has for their 25 other newsletters, as well as the existing subscribers…
21st Annual Review of Key Delaware Corporate and Commercial Decisions
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Posted in Annual Review of Key Delaware Cases
The 21st edition of Francis Pileggi’s annual list of key corporate and commercial decisions of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery has been published by The National Law Review. This year’s list does not attempt to include all important decisions of those courts that were rendered in 2025, and eschews…
Chancery bars derivative suit against officer found liable for harassment by NY court
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Posted in Court of Chancery Updates
Frank Reynolds, who has been covering Delaware corporate decisions for various national publications for over 40 years, prepared this article.
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently barred Credit Glory Inc.‘s president from bringing breach of fiduciary duty claims against an ex-officer/director of their credit aid company based on the same ‘” abhorrent” sexual harassment conduct…
Chancery Determines Proper Board Membership in the Context of Company Counsel Playing Key Role in Attempted Ouster
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Posted in Court of Chancery Updates
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision is noteworthy for several key principles applied to a set of facts that involve company counsel using corporate machinery and corporate funds to join with a faction of the board to oust a board member. Dalby v. Kastner, C.A. No. 2025-0136-NAC (Del. Ch. Aug. 29, 2025), is…
National Law Review’s Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor, 9th Edition
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Posted in Commentary, Delaware Supreme Court Updates
My 9th Edition as Editor-in-Chief of the Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor published by The National Review is now available.
We collect articles from around the country, by practitioners and academics, about the latest developments on the titular topic.
Symposium at Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
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I’m attending today a symposium hosted by the above center at the University of Delaware, organized by the center’s head, Prof. Larry Cunningham. The title is: “Boardroom Legacy: Weinbergs of Goldman Sachs & The Evolution of Courtroom Governance”.
The impetus of the convocation is the 1948 Princeton senior paper of John Weinberg, that has never…