Few corporate law scholars have the familiarity with all three of the titular subjects to write about their intersection, and fewer still have written about the overlapping comparisons of all three. But the inestimable Professor Stephen Bainbridge, a favorite of
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41st Annual F.G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law
The Delaware Law School and the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law reprise the annual lecture on corporate law named after my father. Details follow.
The Delaware Law School is pleased to invite you to the 41st Annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished
Chancery Awards Damages for Spoliation
In a short post-trial letter ruling, the Court of Chancery awarded damages for spoliation of evidence in ATG Capital Opportunity Funds LP v. Lane, C.A. No. 2026-0477-LWW (Del. Ch. Sept. 2, 2026). The record showed that a principal of
Chancery: Allegedly Excessive Fees Not Defense to Nonpayment of Advancement
This overview was prepared by Rae Ra, a corporate litigation associate in the Delaware office of Lewis Brisbois.
The Court of Chancery recently emphasized again the plaintiff-friendly standard for advancement, rejecting JP Morgan’s objections to approximately $21 million in disputed
Podcast on Delaware Contract Law
In an episode of my Delaware Corporate Litigation Insights Podcast, we discuss with Delaware litigator Sean Bellew a recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision that addresses the prevention doctrine in contract law. When properly applied, it may excuse a
New Treatise Entitled: “The Business Judgment Rule and Stockholder Derivative Litigation” by Stephen A. Radin.
I was delighted this week to receive a courtesy copy of the newest contribution, in hardback, to corporate law scholarship by Stephen Radin as an update to his iconic four-volume treatise on the Business Judgment Rule. It features a Foreword
Chancery Distinguishes Between Corporate and LLC Executive Roles as Basis for Personal Jurisdiction
This post is by Aimee M. Czachorowski, a partner in the Delaware office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.
In Altigen Communications, Inc. v. Day, C.A. No. 2025-1298-JTL (Del. Ch., August 21, 2026), the Court of Chancery provided
National Law Review’s Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Monitor
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 been published. (It was published earlier in the month but paying
Best Lawyers in America
I am pleased to report that I have been selected again to join the ranks of the Best Lawyers in America in commercial litigation and corporate governance for 2027. Over 200 other lawyers in my firm across the country were
New Podcast on AI Hallucinations in Court Filings
In the latest episode of my Delaware Corporate Litigation Insights podcast, I am joined by K&L Gates litigation partner Steven Caponi to examine a recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision involving fabricated quotations generated through the use of AI