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Amid continuing reports of corporations reincorporating from Delaware, including Simon Property Group reincorporating from Delaware to Indiana, the location of its headquarters, and Texas and Nevada recently amending their...more
Over the last year, a discussion has accelerated around Delaware’s status as the favored state of incorporation for business entities, with many ventures debating whether they should choose to incorporate in Delaware or, if...more
Recent decisions in the Delaware courts have prompted many corporate groups to re-evaluate if Delaware is the best domicile for their operations. Delaware has been the first choice US jurisdiction for incorporating corporate...more
Delaware is the most common jurisdiction for public corporations and benefits from well-developed case law and a legislature that annually revises the corporate statute. The Delaware Chancery Court, however, often appears to...more
During over four decades of legal practice, any questioning the quality and predictability of the Delaware Court of Chancery was nothing short of heretical. That changed with one famous post by Elon Musk ("Never incorporate...more
I recently questioned the basis for Delaware' assertion of personal jurisdiction over controlling stockholders. I noted that there is no "deemed consent" statute for controlling stockholders as there is for directors and...more