Highlights & Analysis of Key Decisions from Delaware's Supreme Court & Court of Chancery
Our latest episode of the Delaware Corporate Litigation Insight podcast is now available. Our guest for this episode is our partner, Sean Brennecke.
We discuss recent decisions of the Delaware Court of Chancery on dissolution of an LLC; whether Delaware or Texas bylaws apply after the recent domestication of Tesla in Texas; as well as…
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery opinion is required reading for those interested in the important distinction between corporate acts that are void as compared to voidable. In a 100-plus page decision in connection with approving a class action settlement and attorneys’ fees, the Court of Chancery engages in a deep doctrinal dive and scholarly…
The recent Chancery decision in Global Capital Partners, LLC v. Green Sapphire Holdings, Inc., C.A. No. 2024-0877-JTL (Del. Ch. June 23, 2026), provides the analysis that will be applied to determine whether a party contumaciously failed to comply with a court order such as, for example, an injunction or judgment. Highlights of the…
The prolific and nationally-recognized corporate law scholar, Prof. Stephen Bainbridge, has collected an anthology of scholarship on the titular topic including law review articles and other publications by numerous authors in addition to himself.
Although the topic may be viewed as esoteric by some, the learned commentary linked above provides practical insights to those who…
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision is required reading for anyone who wants to understand the latest and most scholarly restatement of the nuances of Delaware law on the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing that I have read in quite some time. In Facilities Holdings, LLC v. ASM Global Parent, LLC…
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision provides noteworthy guidance about how to reconcile conflicting forum selection clauses. In Kelly Roofing Holdings, LLC v. Flores, C.A. No. 2025-1049-BWD (Del. Ch. June 4, 2026), the court provides a wealth of practical analysis in a relatively short opinion that should be required reading for anyone who…
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura recently presented the 2026 Weinburg Distinguished Lecture entitled “Legacies, Lessons and Launch Pads: Charting Delaware’s Course in a New Era, now available in an article format.
My own paraphrasing of a few takeaways: (i) the scholarly presentation included references to icons among prior court decisions in…
In addition to the Annual Review of Key Delaware Corporate and Commercial Decisions that I have compiled on these pages for the last 21 years, I periodically select cases for a semi-annual review. We recently presented these selected cases in a webinar with a PowerPoint.
The selection of these cases is necessarily subjective, and I…
As the Editor-in-Chief of the National Law Review‘s publication called the Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor, I’m pleased to share the latest edition that has now been published. The newsletter includes articles from authors around the country on the titular topic. My role for this publication is in addition to…
Our new podcast series by Wilmington Managing Partner Francis G.X. Pileggi, Esq. and Partner Chauna Abner, offers practical insights on fiduciary duties, shareholder disputes, corporate governance issues, and other high-stakes business litigation matters arising in the State of Delaware and beyond.
In our inaugural episode, Francis and Chauna welcome veteran trial lawyer Jonathan Blank…