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Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Forfeiture-for-Competition Provision in Limited Partnership Agreement

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On January 29, 2024, in Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. v. Ainslie, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a Chancery Court holding that a forfeiture-for-competition provision in a limited partnership agreement was unenforceable as an...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Settles Forfeiture-for-Competition Question, Adopts Employee Choice Doctrine - Seventh Circuit Asks, ‘Are...

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Less than two months after the Delaware Supreme Court provided the employers, investment partners and other business leaders that trust in the stability of Delaware law to protect their critical business interests with the...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Rejects “Reasonableness” Test for Forfeiture-for- Competition Provisions

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Last week, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a Chancery Court decision that we wrote about previously, which invalidated a forfeiture-for-competition provision as an unreasonable restraint of trade. The Ainslie et al. v....more

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Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Enforceability of Forfeiture-for-Competition Provisions in Limited Partnership Agreements,...

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The Delaware Supreme Court yesterday upheld the enforceability of forfeiture-for-competition provisions in limited partnership agreements, reversing the Court of Chancery, which had reasoned that such provisions should be...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Dieckman and Mesirov Highlight That Differences in Limited Partnership Agreements Impact Aiding-and-Abetting Claims

Two decisions from the Court of Chancery — Dieckman v. Regency GP LP, C.A. No. 11130-CB (Del. Ch. Feb. 20, 2018) and Mesirov v. Enbridge Energy Co., C.A. No. 11314-VCS (Del. Ch. Aug. 29, 2018) — emphasize a significant...more

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