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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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Cave Delaware Aut Bene Dormi Delaware?

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I began writing about Nevada Corporate Law more than three decades ago with an article entitled "The Nevada Corporation: Is It A Good Bet?".  14 CEB California Business Law Reporter 259 (1992).  In the ensuing decades, I have...more

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Do Nevada Courts Ignore Delaware Precedents?

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In a recently released article, Professor Stephen Bainbridge tackles the question of just how real the DExit phenomenon might really be.  Among other things, he responds to my argument that Nevada eschews Delaware law...more

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DExit - Would Oliver Cromwell Reincorporate In Nevada?

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Yesterday's post highlighted Professor Stephen Bainbridge's recently posted article, DExit Drivers: Is Delaware's Dominance Threatened?  His article analyzes the reasons that companies give for leaving Delaware for other...more

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Another Publicly Traded Delaware Corporation Propose Move To Nevada

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I recently came across another publicly traded Delaware corporation with plans to reincorporate in Nevada.  Interestingly, this corporation, Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc., originally began as a California corporation and then...more

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No Exit: Stockholders Fail To Grant Leave To Leave Delaware For Nevada

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In news that should cheer hearts in Delaware, the stockholders of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. last week failed to approve a proposal to convert the corporation from a Delaware to a Nevada corporation.  I characterize...more

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Home Means Nevada For This Corporation, But Its Heart Remains Exclusively With The Delaware Court Of Chancery

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In 2019, the Nevada legislature added a provision to the state's corporate law permitting the articles of incorporation or bylaws to require, to the extent not inconsistent with any applicable jurisdictional requirements and...more

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How The Mandatory Indemnification Statutes Of Nevada And Delaware Differ

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Both Delaware and Nevada require corporations to indemnify certain persons against expenses (including attorneys' fees) to the extent that they have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or...more

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Converting A Corporation Is Not Domestication

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In a recent post, I took note of another Delaware corporation that had disclosed plans to convert to a Nevada corporation.  The Form 8-K filed by this company included the following statement...more

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Another Public Company Announces Plan To Decamp To Nevada - Is Delaware's Dam About To Burst?

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The Delaware dam may not be bursting but there are signs that it is leaking.  In an earlier post, I observed that despite all of the talk, I had not found many recent examples of publicly traded companies reincorporating in...more

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California Legislator Proposes To Enhance Criminal Fines For California, But Not Delaware, Business Entities

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In February of this year, California Assembly Member Jesse Gabriel introduced a bill making certain technical, nonsubstantive changes to a provision of the Penal Code concerning the removal of prison inmates for court...more

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Are Delaware Corporations "Rolling Down Hill, Like A Snowball Headed For . . ."?

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For Delaware, are the good times really over for good?  University of Virginia School of Law Professor Michal Barzuza fears that they might in a recently posted a draft of her upcoming article entitled "Nevada v....more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Fiduciary Duty Claims in the Direct Listing Context

On February 1, 2024, Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision refusing to dismiss stockholder claims against directors and officers of Coinbase Global, Inc. over their sales of...more

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Public Company Update: 2023 DGCL Amendments Now Effective

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On August 1, 2023, the Delaware legislature’s most recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law became effective. The amendments include a number of changes designed to simplify pertinent matters for Delaware...more

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Recent Developments in Delaware Case Law

The Delaware courts have issued several noteworthy decisions in recent weeks that should have an impact on practice and stockholder litigation. Below is a brief summary of these decisions, which involved the following...more

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Does A Board Have A Fiduciary Duty To Eliminate Delaware Franchise Taxes By Reincorporating In Nevada?

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I have recently written about TripAdvisor's proposal to redomesticate, by conversion, from Delaware to  Nevada.   The first reason given for the move in TripAdvisor's proxy statement is saving money...more

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Why Is McDonald's Former V.P. Being Judged In Delaware By Delaware Law?

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Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster's recently ruled that McDonald's Corporation's former Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer, David Fairhurst, owed a duty of oversight comparable to the duty articulated by...more

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Despite Legal and Other Challenges, Amendments to Delaware's Corporate Statute Remain Compelling

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Delaware recently enacted significant amendments (the 2022 Amendments) to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), enhancing Delaware’s corporate governance regime for directors and officers, while...more

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Changes in Law Allow Increased Flexibility for Management of Delaware Corporations to Grant Equity Awards; Should You Take...

Among the recently enacted changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) that were described in our August 1, 2022 Client Alert are some that provide more flexibility for boards of directors of Delaware corporations...more

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Delaware Courts Continue Strict Review of Compensation Matters; Practical Advice on Decision-Making Processes

On April 27, 2022, Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion, on a motion to dismiss, addressing several important governance topics about director and officer compensation—including...more

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2021 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year in Review

We are pleased to present the 2021 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year in Review. A number of Delaware law and related corporate governance developments occurred in 2021 that should be of significant interest to...more

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Delaware Court Of Chancery Dismisses Section 220 Action Initiated Hours After Certificate Of Merger Was Filed With Delaware...

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On December 3, 2021, Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will of the Delaware Court of Chancery granted a motion to dismiss claims to compel inspection of books and records brought by a former stockholder of Houston Wire & Cable Company...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Outside Director’s Use of Another Entity’s Email Account for Board Communications

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently addressed whether an outside director’s use of another entity’s email account would require the director to turn over emails from that account in stockholder litigation relating to his...more

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2020 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year in Review

The firm’s corporate governance practice is pleased to present the 2020 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year in Review, which highlights the recent Delaware law developments that will be of most interest to our clients....more

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