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Validity of Stockholder Agreements with Delaware Corporations

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Effective August 1, 2024, the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) was amended to include a new Section 122(18), pursuant to which corporations are expressly permitted to enter into contracts that: 1. restrict or...more

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Delaware court finds corporate charter cannot incorporate private agreement by reference

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In Seavitt v. N-able, 321 A.3d 516 (Del. Ch. 2024), decided prior to the amendment of the Delaware General Corporate law to add Section 122(18), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that the “public nature of a charter” means...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Delaware Adopts Important Amendments to Its General Corporation Law

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On July 17, 2024, Delaware Gov. John Carney signed into law significant amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), which will become effective on August 1, 2024. The amendments were articulated in Delaware...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

M&A in Brief: Q1 2024

In a letter ruling, the Delaware Chancery Court held that where neither the target nor the acquiror was a Delaware entity, the transaction documents between the parties could not confer jurisdiction in the Chancery Court...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Invalidates Governance Rights in Stockholder Agreement

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On February 23, 2024, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision in a class action lawsuit (West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension v. Moelis & Co.) that concluded most of the control provisions in a stockholder agreement...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

McCarter & English, LLP

Delaware Law Updates - 2016 Year in Review

Our Delaware Corporate and Alternative Entity Law attorneys closely followed the opinions coming from Delaware’s Supreme Court and Court of Chancery. Our 2016 Year in Review is a collection of brief summaries of selected...more

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