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Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Amendment of Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporate Law

On March 25, 2025, Delaware enacted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”).  The Amendment clarifies what materials constitute a corporation’s “books and records.”  It...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

How to Conduct Board and Committee Meetings

In recent years, we have witnessed a sharp increase in the number of lawsuits filed in Israel against officers and directors of companies and a broadening of the scope of their liability. As a result of their roles, directors...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Supreme Court Provides Further Guidance on Demands to Inspect Electronic Communications

Recently, Delaware corporations faced with demands for books and records under 8 Del. C. § 220 have increasingly been forced to contend with demands for electronic communications, such as emails. Historically, the Delaware...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies When Emails Should Be Produced

On January 29, 2019, the Delaware Supreme Court provided guidance to the Court of Chancery regarding the scope of a stockholder’s inspection rights under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or similar LLC or...more

Morris James LLP

Delaware Corporate and Commercial Case Law Year In Review – 2016

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Morris James attorneys Lewis Lazarus, Albert Manwaring and Albert Carroll authored an article published in Transaction Advisors titled Delaware Corporate and Commercial Case Law Year in Review – 2016. The article summarizes...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Race to Courthouse in Shareholder Derivative Actions Could Raise Due-Process Issues

The Delaware Supreme Court requested further consideration of the federal due-process issues that might arise where a court is asked to hold that a shareholder derivative action is precluded because a prior derivative action...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Delaware Court Limits Section 220(d) Books and Records Inspections to Current Directors

The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware strictly held that a non-stockholder and alleged former director was not entitled to inspect a Delaware corporation’s books and records as a matter of right under Delaware Code...more

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