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What Are “Books and Records”? Delaware Reduces Uncertainty Surrounding Stockholder Inspection Rights

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With the whirlwind of recent events threatening Delaware’s standing as the preeminent jurisdiction for incorporation in America, press coverage understandably has centered around certain high-profile billionaires and the...more

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Delaware Proposes Significant Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law

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On February 17, 2025, Senate Bill No. 21 was introduced in the Delaware State Senate to amend the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL)....more

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Recent Delaware Law Developments and Proposed Legislative Responses

The last several months have marked an extremely busy time in Delaware corporate law, with regard to decisions out of the Delaware courts, proposed legislative responses, and shifting market practices. In recent weeks in...more

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Nevada Enacts Changes To Stockholder Inspection Statute

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As mentioned earlier this week, Nevada's regular legislative session ended on June 6.  During the session, the legislature enacted, and the Governor approved,  AB 126  which makes numerous changes to Nevada's business entity...more

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Delaware Proposes New Legislation Addressing Electronic Databases for Corporate Records, Dating Requirement for Stockholder...

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The Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association recently approved amendments (the “Proposed DGCL Amendments”) to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), which would allow Delaware...more

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Legislative Proposal Addresses Use of Blockchain Technology by Delaware Corporations

The Corporate Council of The Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association has prepared proposed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law to facilitate the use of block chain technology for...more

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Will Delaware’s Fee-Shifting Bylaw Bill Be A Boon To Other States?

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Late last week, Senate Bill 75 was introduced in Delaware. This bill is in part a reaction to the Delaware Supreme Court’s holding in ATP Tour, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis Bund, 91 A.3d 554 (Del. 2014) upholding as facially...more

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Delaware Prepares To Eliminate Fee-Shifting Bylaws And Charters

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The Delaware State Bar Association is submitting new legislation that will prohibit the use of fee-shifting bylaws or corporate charters for litigation involving “intracorporate” disputes. ...more

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Delaware Fee-Shifting Legislation Delayed

In the face of opposition from business organizations, the Delaware legislature has deferred consideration, likely until the beginning of 2015, of proposed legislation (discussed in the Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest...more

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Delaware Legislation Banning Fee-Shifting in Bylaws and Charters

In a swift response to the Delaware Supreme Court’s May 8 opinion holding that fee-shifting bylaws are facially valid (ATP Tour v. Deutscher Tennis Bund), members of the Delaware bar, representing both plaintiffs and...more

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The Fluid State of Delaware Fee-Shifting Bylaws

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On May 8, 2014, the Delaware Supreme Court held in ATP Tour, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis Bund that a bylaw provision that shifts "all fees, costs and expenses of every kind and description (including, but not limited to...more

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