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On August 1st, the 2025 amendments to Delaware’s entity statutes went into effect. These include amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”), the...more
On June 30, 2025, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed into law the 2025 amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”), Delaware...more
In Behler v. Kai-Shing Tao, the New York Court of Appeals found that the merger clause contained in a limited liability company agreement governed by Delaware law superseded an alleged prior oral agreement between the...more
For the last several years, I have been commenting on the judicial confounding of limited liability companies and corporations. Recently, I came across yet another egregious mergence of the corporate and LLC forms...more
Delaware had barely birthed changes to Section 144 of its General Corporation Law when the Plumbers & Fitters Local 295 Pension Fund filed a complaint challenging those changes. The plaintiff seeks a declaration that the...more
On August 1, 2024, the 2024 amendments to Delaware’s entity statutes went into effect. These include amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”),...more
Last week, I wrote about a recent Delaware case involving an attempt to enforce a non-compete provision in a limited liability company agreement. Sunder Energy, LLC v. Jackson, 2023 WL 8166517. The case was brought in the...more
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System ("CalSTRS"), formed two Delaware limited liability companies for the purpose of purchasing and holding title to two investment properties in Alameda County, California. ...more
When two or more people become owners of a limited liability company and embody their relationship in an operating agreement, they usually see sunshine and rainbows in their future. They have an idea, they have a corporate...more
One of the earliest signs that a closely-held business is headed for divorce lies in how its owners treat new opportunities. When the relationship among the owners reaches a certain level of distrust, an owner presented with...more
On July 27, 2022, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law the 2022 amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”), the...more
In Congel v Malfitano, New York’s highest court wrote that business partners are free to include in partnership contracts practically “any agreement they wish,” including about “the means by which a partnership will dissolve,...more
Case law involving limited liability companies (LLCs) is rapidly evolving. Some states, most notably Delaware, permit LLCs to limit or eliminate liability for breaches of fiduciary duty by an LLC’s members or managers. Other...more
A limited partnership without a general partner cannot lawfully continue. That’s why it’s critical that the limited partnership agreement thoughtfully address general partner succession and, when triggered, the agreement’s...more
A company “flip” has become a ubiquitous method of accessing the U.S. markets, whether for fundraising or commercial growth. A “flip” involves formation of a corporation in the United States, typically a Delaware corporation...more
Professor Stephen Bainbridge and several others have taken note of Vice Chancellor Slights' recent consideration of "reverse veil piercing" in Manichaean Capital v. Excela Technologies, Inc., 2021 Del. Ch. LEXIS 100 . ...more
Directors and officers (Ds&Os) face exposure to potential personal liability for claims made against them in their capacity as directors and officers of the companies that they serve. This article is part one in a two-part...more
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
Under Delaware law, indirect controllers of a Delaware limited liability company (“LLC”) can owe limited fiduciary duties to the LLC and its members if they exert control over the LLC’s assets, unless those duties are clearly...more
In 2019, the Delaware courts issued a broad range of important decisions addressing various corporate law and governance issues—including board compensation, controlling stockholder conflicts, board oversight obligations, M&A...more
Delaware amended the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (DLLCA) in 2017 and 2018, respectively, to permit corporations and limited liability companies to represent capital...more
During the 2019 legislative session, the Florida legislature adopted major changes to the Florida Business Corporation Act (the FBCA). The revised act (designated CS/CS/HB 1009) was unanimously passed by the Florida House of...more
The Nevada Legislature and Gov. Steve Sisolak have recently approved Assembly Bill No. 207 (AB 207), a bill passed under the leadership and guidance of Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson. AB 207 makes certain meaningful changes...more
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently upheld a provision in a merger agreement that prevented the buyer from using privileged emails between the seller and its attorneys in post-closing litigation. The decision, in...more
Delaware corporate law allows for a corporation to agree in its organizational documents or contracts to advance legal fees and expenses in defense of actions, arising from a person’s service to the company. Originally...more