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Allen Matkins

Does Revlon Make Nevada Tense?

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In Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc., 506 A.2d 173, 182 (1986), the Delaware Supreme Court famously held that when the sale of a corporation becomes inevitable,  the board of directors' duty changed from the...more

Allen Matkins

Does Guzman Supply An Answer To Moelis?

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I always enjoy hearing from readers of this blog.  Recently, I wrote: Reading these statutes together, it is relatively clear that Nevada, like Delaware, permits the articles of incorporation to vary the mandate that...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Applies Entire Fairness To State Of Incorporation Conversions

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On February 20, 2024, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied in part and granted in part a motion to dismiss a stockholder action against TripAdvisor, Inc. and its parent (together, the...more

Allen Matkins

Can A Derivative Suit Survive Conversion?

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In Palkon v. Maffei, 2024 WL 678204 (Del. Ch. Feb. 20, 2024), the plaintiffs sought to enjoin the proposed conversions of TripAdvisor, Inc. and  Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. into Nevada.  As noted in this post, Vice...more

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Officer Exculpation Is Old News And Automatic In This State

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Delaware's decision last summer to amend Section 102(b)(7) to permit the exculpation of certain officers for direct (but not derivative) stockholder suits for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty is attracting a...more

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Delaware Finally Catches Up To Nevada (Well, Not Quite)

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Yesterday, John Jenkins wrote about Delaware's decision to amend Section 102(b)(7) to permit the exculpation corporate officers. Until now, Delaware only permitted the certificate of incorporation to exculpate directors.  For...more

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