The State of Delaware, home to a majority of the so-called “Fortune 500” corporations, has been the subject of a variety of criticisms relating to corporate governance, director and officer litigation ...
Opinion: Adopting a "lodestar cap" on attorneys’ fees in contingent stockholder litigation would lock Delaware into an ...
On February 17, 2025, Delaware legislators introduced proposed Senate Bill 21, providing for amendments to Sections 144 and 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL). The proposed amendments ...
We cannot allow Delaware's position as a global leader in corporate governance — which sustains our First State — to be dismantled.
Delaware has historically been a popular state for corporations to incorporate due to its clear and consistent corporate laws. Recent court decisions in Delaware have expanded the definition of key ...
The proposed amendments would change forum selection provisions in the certificates of incorporation or bylaws of Delaware corporations, would invalidate fee-shifting provisions and would make ...
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Legislative Hall in Dover. Courtesy photo. Delaware state legislators introduced a bill Monday that could make it more difficult to challenge conflicted transactions in the Delaware courts and roll ...
A handful of billionaires and prominent companies urged corporations to leave Delaware. According to the numbers, the ...
The Delaware Senate reconvened and passed a bill to enshrine reproductive freedom in the state constitution. A bill requiring parental consent for minors undergoing abortions was introduced to the ...
A law firm that represents Tesla and Elon Musk has written proposed legislation that would alter Delaware corporate law, according to a person directly familiar with the drafting of the bill who asked ...
The influence of the Delaware Supreme Court bears upon everything from how local police can treat the homeless all the way up to how the nation's richest corporations govern themselves. Collins J.