A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision provides a cautionary tale about the issues raised by AI hallucinations in a court filing. In Leiske v. Kidd, C.A. No. 2025-0426-CDW (LWW) (Del. Ch. July 1, 2026), the court addressed a court
Francis G.X. Pileggi
For over 30 years, I have practiced in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation as well as other complex litigation and administrative proceedings. My practice includes representation in high-stakes disputes for a wide range of clients in many industries as well as for utility companies, government entities and non-profits in multiple states. I have also litigated successfully, in both federal and state appellate courts, groundbreaking Second Amendment cases and related constitutional issues on behalf of civil rights organizations.
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Latest Podcast Episode on Delaware Corporate Litigation
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…
Chancery’s Deep Doctrinal Dive into the Definition of Voidable v. Void Corporate Acts
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…
Chancery Imposes Contempt Penalties for Non-Compliance with Injunction
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…
Christianity and the Law
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…
Chancery Clarifies Nuances of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
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…
Chancery Harmonizes Conflicting Forum Selection Clauses
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…
Chancery Provides First Interpretation of Recently Amended DGCL Section 144
Rae Ra, a corporate and commercial litigation associate in the Delaware office of Lewis Brisbois, prepared this synopsis.
The Court of Chancery analyzed the newly amended 8 Del. C. § 144(d)(2) for the first time recently, in Patrick Ayers v.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen Valihura Presents Distinguished Lecture on Charting Delaware’s Course in a New Era
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:…
Vice Chancellor Zurn Confirmed as Delaware Supreme Court Justice
The Delaware Senate approved the nomination of Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn to become a Justice on the Delaware Supreme Court. Congratulations to Her Honor.
She takes over for Justice Valihura who did not seek re-appointment when her term ends…