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Another Post SB21 Proposal To Reincorporate From Delaware To Nevada

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The ink has barely dried on Delaware's hotly debated amendments to its General Corporation Law and already another company has proposed reincorporation in Nevada.  In preliminary proxy materials filed yesterday with the...more

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Tempus Fugit Ad Nevada

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Three days after Delaware’s governor, Matt Meyer, signed into law controversial amendments to Delaware's General Corporation Law, another publicly traded company filed preliminary proxy materials with the Securities and...more

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The End of an Empire? Companies Are Getting More (Dela)Wary

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In the brilliant long-form podcast Fall of Civilizations, author Paul Cooper gives listeners a sense of how average citizens living in Tenochtitlan, Angkor Wat, Rome, and Constantinople may have felt as once-mighty empires...more

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Delaware’s Corporate Law in the Culture War: What It Means for Startups and Founders

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A recent New York Times article titled “Delaware Law Has Entered the Culture War“ has highlighted a surprising trend: companies like Tesla, Dropbox, and Meta are reconsidering their incorporation in Delaware, long considered...more

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Nevada Bill Would Impose A Duty That Directors Be Informed

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As I and others have pointed out, Nevada leans heavily on its statutes when it comes to corporate governance.  Currently, NRS 78.135 provides...more

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Après Musk, Le Déluge

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I began writing about Nevada corporate law more than three decades ago with an article for the California Business Law Reporter entitled "The Nevada Corporation: Is it a Good Bet?"  Over the years, I have written several...more

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Several More Companies Propose Move From Delaware To Nevada

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As 2024 closed and 2025 began, four additional publicly traded companies proposed reincorporating from Delaware into the "sweet promised land"* of Nevada.  These companies include...more

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What's Damages Got To Do With TripAdvisor?

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In in a recent LinkedIn post, J. Travis Laster (not posting as Vice Chancellor of the Court of Chancery) noted the following...more

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Delaware's Problem Isn't That It's Pro-Plaintiff And Anti-Business, It's That Its Corporate Law Is Too Labyrinthine And...

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Professor Stephen Bainbridge recently took note of a draft essay by Yale Law School Professor Jonathan R. Macey, Delaware Law Mid-Century: Far From Perfect but Probably Not Leaving for Las Vegas.  Professor Macey posits that...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Rules No Supermajority for Nevada Reincorporation

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Court of Chancery rejects claim that certificate of incorporation of a Delaware corporation requires supermajority vote for conversion to a Nevada corporation. Court holds that certificate provision requiring...more

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This Delaware Doctrine Makes Nevada Conversions Easier

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Recently, I wrote about a proposal by The Trade Desk, Inc. to convert from a Delaware to a Nevada corporation.  Predictably, a stockholder challenged the proposed reincorporation.  Gunderson v. The Trade Desk, Inc., 2024 WL...more

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Will This Effluence Ever End? One More Public Company Proposes To Leave Delaware For Nevada

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Gaxos.ai Inc. lists its corporate headquarters as Roseland, New Jersey, but like many companies it is incorporated in Delaware.  Last week, it joined several other companies that are proposing to reincorporate in Nevada.  In...more

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When Dismissing A Case Violates Due Process

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When a shareholder sues derivatively, the shareholder is seeking relief not for itself, but for the corporation.  Therefore, it should be expected that the shareholder is not free to compromise or dismiss the suit absent...more

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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

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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

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Corporation Proposes Fixes To Defective Amendments Increasing The Authorized Number Of Shares And Changing Name

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In 2020, GlobalTech Corporation, a Nevada corporation, filed an amendment to its articles of incorporation increasing its authorized number of shares of common stock from 10 million to 500 million.   The amendment was...more

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Importance Of Calling

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The validity of a board meeting hinges on three things - a quorum, notice and call.  Many lawyers focus on the first two and may overlook the third.   For California and Nevada corporations, the question of who may call a...more

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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

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Is Nevada's Corporate Law "One Of The Most Comprehensive And Progressive State Corporate Acts"?

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In May, I took note of this Form 8-K filed by P.A.M. Transporation Services, Inc. announcing board approval of a plan to convert the company's state of incorporation from Delaware to Nevada.  The company has now filed...more

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