Shareholders, Tesla, Corporate Governance

Delaware’s Corporate Law in the Culture War: What It Means for Startups and Founders

Mintz Edge on 2/24/2025

A recent New York Times article titled “Delaware Law Has Entered the Culture War“ has highlighted a surprising trend: companies like Tesla, Dropbox, and Meta are reconsidering their incorporation in Delaware, long considered...more

Tornetta v. Musk - Too Many Words!

Allen Matkins on 12/16/2024

After the premiere performance of Mozart's singspiel Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) in Vienna’s old Burgtheatert, Emperor Joseph II of Austria reportedly quipped "Too many notes, dear Mozart, too...more

Mr. Musk Goes (Unhappily) to Delaware (Again): Takeaways From Musk’s Legal Saga for Private Company Owners

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/10/2024

Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick held again last week that the pay package that Tesla’s board of directors awarded to Elon Musk in 2018 suffers from “fatal flaws,” and it was therefore rejected. This was the second...more

Was the richest person in the world overpaid?

A&O Shearman on 2/14/2024

Chancellor Kathleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery grappled with this question in a recent derivative lawsuit challenging Tesla’s performance-based equity award with a potential USD55.8 billion maximum value and...more

Recent Developments in Delaware Case Law

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/29/2023

The Delaware courts have issued several noteworthy decisions in recent weeks that should have an impact on practice and stockholder litigation. Below is a brief summary of these decisions, which involved the following...more

Delaware Corporate and Commercial Case Law Year in Review - 2018

Morris James LLP on 2/25/2019

This top ten list summarizes significant decisions of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery over the past calendar year 2018. Originally published in Transaction Advisors....more