For the last 24 years or so I have written an ethics column for The Bencher, the flagship publication of The American Inns of Court. My current column is entitled: Resources for Judicial Ethics Research.
Most readers will not have
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Chancery Court says public investors may prove SPAC insiders duped them into backing merger
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.
A novel Delaware Chancery Court ruling lets public investors in an ex-Citibank Inc. executive’s
Consent Statute Not Sufficient Alone to Impose Jurisdiction on Corporate Officer
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery opinion should have a place in the toolbox of litigators who need to be familiar with the latest iteration of Delaware law on the nuanced aspects of the consent statute as a potential basis
Preserving Attorney/Client Privilege for Outside Directors
A number of Delaware decisions have provided the analytical framework to determine if outside directors have preserved the attorney/client privilege when, for example, they use the email server of another company to communicate with their lawyers. Edward Micheletti of the
Pro Hac Vice Motions in Delaware: Cases and Commentary
I have highlighted many Delaware decisions addressing issues related to pro hac vice motions on these pages over the last 17 years or so, such as the standards for the admission of a non-Delaware lawyer pro hac vice to represent
Supreme Court Decides Important Contract Dispute in Sale of Business
The recent Delaware Supreme Court decision in AB Stable VIII LLC v. MAPS Hotels and Resorts One LLC, Del. Supr., No. 71, 2021 (Dec. 8, 2021), has already been the subject of many articles in the few days since it
SEC’s Controversial New Guidance on Shareholder Proposal Rule
Chancery dismisses Wayfair debt sale suit, finding it lacks what plaintiffs need to pass pre-suit demand test
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 Chancery Court recently ruled that Wayfair Inc.’s exculpation clause shields its board
Court of Chancery Veteran Confirmed for New 12-Year Term on Bench
The State of Delaware and those who practice in the Delaware Court of Chancery are fortunate that the Delaware Senate confirmed Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster for another 12-year term on the bench of Delaware’s equity court. Reuters published a
The “Wedge”: Corporate Governance Term and Delaware Geography Reference
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery opinion decided a contested mootness fee request in connection with benefits that resulted from stockholder litigation. Instead of the thorough analysis concerning the appropriate amount of the fee award, what one reader thinks is