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Allen Matkins

The State Of Nevada Vilipends Vice Chancellor Laster's Ruling In Maffei v. TripAdvisor

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Much has been written about Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster's ruling in Palkon v. Maffeii, 2024 WL 678204 (Del. Ch. Feb. 20, 2024).  That case involved a challenge to TripAdvisor's planned reincorporation from Delaware to...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

“Draft Dodging”:  Approving “Nearly Final” Merger Agreement Becomes Dangerous in Delaware

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The board of directors of any Delaware corporation proposing to merge is required under Delaware law to adopt a resolution approving the merger agreement.  In the real world of M&A practice, however, the version of the merger...more

DarrowEverett LLP

How New Delaware Amendments Impact Stockholder, Merger Agreements

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Over the summer, Delaware enacted a number of amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). The amendments were largely crafted in response to several recent decisions by the Delaware...more

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Series of Delaware Court of Chancery Decisions Highlights Importance of Earnout Drafting

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In recent months, the Delaware Court of Chancery has decided four significant cases regarding merger agreement earnout provisions. Most notably, in one of the largest judgments ever awarded by the Court, it found Johnson &...more

Allen Matkins

Where Corporations Most Often Propose To Reincorporate

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Recently, I wrote that The Trade Desk, Inc. is proposing to reincorporate from Delaware into Nevada.  An appendix to the company's definitive proxy statement includes a table of Proposed Reincorporations, Proxy Filings from...more

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Yet Another Corporation Proposes Move From Delaware To Nevada

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Regular readers of this blog will know that Nevada corporate law has been a long-time interest for me.  That interest began several decades ago when I wrote the first treatise on Nevada corporate law.  That treatise was...more

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Stockholders Fail To Approve Proposal To Reincorporate Nevada Corporation In Delaware

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Although much attention of late has been devoted to proposals to reincorporate in Nevada from Delaware, not every corporation is swimming in the same direction.  Last May,  Kintara Therapeutics, Inc., a Nevada corporation,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - October 2024

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Insider Trading Claims Against Satellite Operator Investors Based on Stock Sales After FCC Chairman Vote - In re Silver Lake Grp., LLC Sec. Litig. (9th Cir. July 24, 2024) What to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights - September 2024

In this edition of Insights, we take a closer look at the megadeals and sponsor transactions driving recent M&A activity, the importance of staying ahead of the risks in AI development and deployment, and other diverse...more

Allen Matkins

Has Professor Solomon Rebutted Vice Chancellor's Theory Of Damages In Palkon v. Maffei?

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Palkon v. Maffei, 311 A.3d 255 (Del. Ch. 2024), cert. denied, No. 2023-0449-JTL, 2024 WL 1211688 (Del. Ch. Mar. 21, 2024) involved a challenge to the proposed reincorporation of TripAdvisor, Inc. from Delaware to Nevada. ...more

Allen Matkins

In Proposing Move From Delaware To Nevada, This Corporation Cites The Burden Of MFW

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Earlier this week, The Trade Desk, Inc. filed preliminary proxy materials for a special meeting of stockholders.  The purpose of the meeting is to approve the reincorporation of the corporation from the State of Delaware to...more

Morgan Lewis

What’s New in the NVCA Model Legal Documents—And What’s Next?

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The National Venture Capital Association’s model legal documents are industry-standard venture capital financing documents that act as a baseline for emerging and venture capital companies, consisting of the certificate of...more

Morris James LLP

Court of Chancery Invalidates Election of Directors Where Board Improperly Set the Record Date

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Sections 205 and 225 of the Delaware General Corporation Law facilitate prompt determinations of the validity of corporate actions. The former permits the Delaware Court of Chancery to validate defective corporate acts under...more

Allen Matkins

The Attorney-Client Privilege In M&A Transactions - A Decade Later

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In 2013, then Chancellor Leo Strine determined that under Section 259 of the Delaware General Corporation Law the attorney-client privilege held by the target company follows to the surviving company after a merger.   Great...more

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Public Company Watch: September 2024

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In the September edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including updates regarding the most recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporate Law and the EU’s Corporate...more

Hogan Lovells

Wagner v. BRP: The Court of Chancery extends its Moelis stockholders agreement jurisprudence

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In Wagner v. BRP Group Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery further developed its jurisprudence regarding the validity of stockholders agreements that vest significant control rights in minority stockholders instead of a...more

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Another Delaware Publicly Traded Company Proposes A Nevada Move

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Last week, Chromocell Therapeutics Corporation filed preliminary proxy materials that included a proposal to reincorporate in Nevada.  Rather than convert, the company is proposing to effect the reincorporation by means of a...more

Allen Matkins

After More Than A Year, Questions Remain Regarding Caremark and Officers

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Last year, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster famously held that officers could be subject to liability under the Caremark doctrine.  In re McDonald’s Corp., 289 A.3d 343 (Del. Ch. Jan. 26, 2023).    The Caremark doctrine...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ratification of Defective Corporate Acts: An Overview

What Steps Does a Board Need to Take to Ratify a Defective Corporate Act? 1. Draft a Resolution. For each act that needs ratification, the resolution must include: (a) the defective act, (b) the date the act...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Important Delaware General Corporation Law Amendments Are Signed into Law amid Recent Delaware Chancery Court Decisions

The Delaware legislature adopted DGCL amendments that restore contract certainty for merger and stockholder agreements. The Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) now codifies the power of corporations to enter into valid...more

Allen Matkins

When Two Corporate Laws Diverge, Does Choosing One Make All The Difference?

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In a new article, professor of law Wendy Gerwick Couture aims for "a fuller understanding of Nevada corporate law, both substantively and theoretically, as compared with Delaware corporate law".  For the title and them of her...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Entrepreneurs Report – 1H 2024

In this latest issue of The Entrepreneurs Report, we’ve compiled a range of data on venture, convertible note, and SAFE financing transactions in which the firm was involved during the second quarter of 2024, with the...more

Allen Matkins

Another Delaware Corporation Announces Stockholder Approval Of Nevada Reincorporation

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I continue to be on the lookout for Delaware corporations that have made the decision to reincorporate in Nevada.  Last Friday, Elevai Labs Inc. filed a preliminary information statement with the Securities and Exchange...more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

To “B” or Not to “B” a Benefit Corporation *

As counsel for many socially-conscious businesses, perhaps the most frequent early-stage question we field from entrepreneurs is whether they should organize their business as a traditional business entity (such as a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Delaware General Assembly Approves Amendments to the DGCL – Effective August 1, 2024

On June 20, 2024, the Delaware General Assembly passed legislation to amend certain provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) in order to address recent decisions of Delaware’s Court of Chancery and bring...more

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