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Delaware’s Corporations Law Council Weighs In on Proposed DGCL Amendments

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Our Securities Litigation and Securities Groups review revisions proposed by the Delaware State Bar Association’s Corporation Law Council to a Delaware bill (SB 21) that would significantly impact the state’s statutory...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Legislation Proposed to Amend the Delaware General Corporation Law

On February 17, 2025, a bipartisan coalition of Delaware lawmakers and the Governor proposed legislation that would, if enacted, address issues raised by recent Delaware judicial opinions and reincorporations by high-profile...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Delaware Legislators and Governor Propose Landmark Legislation

On February 17, 2025, Delaware’s legislative leaders and Governor announced landmark legislation and initiatives that would, if enacted into law, result in welcome and much-needed amendments to Delaware corporate law to...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Delaware Court Holds Settlement of Underlying Securities Litigation Is Covered Under D&O Policy, Rejecting Insurers’ Assertion of...

A Delaware court recently found for the policyholders in determining that a directors and officers (D&O) liability policy covered the settlement of an underlying action alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of...more

Allen Matkins

Can The California Attorney General Enforce The Inspection Rights Of Stockholders And Directors Of Delaware Corporations?

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The California General Corporation Law expectedly grants inspection rights to shareholders and directors of California corporations.  Unexpectedly (at least to practitioners outside California), the GCL extends those rights...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Officer Exculpation and the Silicon Valley 150

Effective August 1, 2022, Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) was amended to permit a Delaware corporation to include in its charter a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of...more

Allen Matkins

A Recent Reminder That Omitting This Averment May Doom A Derivative Claim

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Section 800 of the California Corporations Code applies to actions brought in the name of any domestic or foreign corporation, aka derivative actions.  It is similar, but not the same as, Delaware Court of Chancery Rule 23.1...more

Snell & Wilmer

Delaware Confirms Officers, Not Just Directors, Owe Corporate Oversight Duties

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The Delaware Court of Chancery recently issued a decision clarifying that officers, not just directors, owe oversights duties to the corporation. Vice Chancellor Laster found that Caremark-type obligations extended to a...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Issues Significant Decision Addressing Fiduciary Duties of Officers, Including Holding that Officers...

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Corporate officers owe the same fiduciary duty of oversight as directors. Just as with directors, officers fulfill their oversight duty by acting in good faith....more

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