The Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog, published by Francis G.X. Pileggi, focuses on legal developments and key decisions from Delaware's Supreme Court and Court of Chancery. It covers corporate and commercial litigation topics including fiduciary duties, corporate governance, LLC law, derivative suits, discovery disputes, privilege issues, and procedural rules in Delaware courts. The blog also addresses constitutional law aspects related to corporate litigation and provides analysis of appellate advocacy and legislative developments affecting Delaware corporate law. It serves as a resource for practitioners involved in complex corporate disputes, governance challenges, and Delaware-specific legal procedures.
These highlights were prepared by Maliheh Zare, a corporate and commercial litigation associate in the Delaware office of Lewis Brisbois.
Vice Chancellor Laster’s recent opinion in In re Dynamk Fund Advisors LLC, No. 2026-0002-JTL, 2026 WL 1416650 (Del. Ch. May…
A short video examines the titular topic in connection with the “leopard paradigm” and the recent proxy proposal by Exxon related to its efforts to change its state of incorporation.
A recent decision from the Delaware Court of Chancery should be in the toolbox of all corporate and commercial litigators. In Guilbeau v. Footprint International Holdco, Inc., C.A. No. 2024-0968-JTL (Del. Ch. April 30, 2026), the court provided a scholarly…
This article was prepared by Francis G.X. Pileggi and Rae Ra of the Delaware office of Lewis Brisbois
Last week, the Delaware Court of Chancery published its Guidelines on Attorney Civility (the “Guidelines”), to emphasize the “inveterate tradition of collegiality…
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. My role for this publication is in addition…
By: Chauna A. Abner*
This article first appeared in a recent issue of the Delaware Business Court Insider, and is reproduced here with their kind permission.
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently confirmed that when an LLC’s operating agreement provides…
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision determined that the forum clause in the Tesla bylaws, after its redomestication in Texas, requiring derivative suits to be brought in Texas, would be upheld even though the lawsuits at issue were filed…
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently imposed attorneys’ fees in connection with a request for sanctions for violation of a Confidentiality Order in the matter styled Accelerant Twister, LLC v. Marjo, LLC, C.A. No. 2023-0887-LWW (Del. Ch. April 10,…
This post was prepared by Rae Ra, a corporate and commercial litigation associate in the Delaware office of Lewis Brisbois.
On March 27, 2026, members of the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Register in Chancery, and practitioners gathered for a…
Frank Reynolds, who has been covering Delaware corporate decisions for various national publications for over 40 years, wrote this article.
The full Delaware Supreme Court recently ruled that the federal Employee Retirement Income Act of 1974 does not automatically bar…
