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Out-of-State Attorneys Have Room to Argue their Work for North Carolina Residents Does Not Create “Minimum Contacts”

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Drue Moore was co-founder of a company at the center of today’s high-finance college coaching carousel. Defendant Winthrop Intelligence, LLC used public records to aggregate university data, including coaching salaries, and...more

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Delaware Versus Nevada Versus Texas: A Comparison of Corporate Laws

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Thinking about where to incorporate your company? While Delaware has long been the go-to choice for startups formed as corporations in the US, we’ve observed that recent changes in the legal landscape and statements by public...more

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Five Reasons Delaware Reigns Supreme for Business Formation

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Why is the majority of Fortune 500 companies incorporated in the state of Delaware? Why are more than 75% of all new initial public offerings in the United States done by companies incorporated in Delaware? Why is Delaware...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Corporate Law Comparison Chart: Delaware vs. Texas

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Texas is in the spotlight after several companies chose to move their legal home from Delaware to Texas. In 2025, Texas overhauled the Texas Business Organizations Code (the TBOC) to make the state more attractive for...more

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A New Era of Corporate Law in Texas

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Texas has reshaped its corporate landscape through four landmark laws designed to provide businesses in Texas with greater governance flexibility and reduced litigation risk....more

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Delaware or Texas: Where Should You Incorporate in 2025?

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If you're launching a startup in 2025, one of your first questions might be: “Where should I incorporate?” For decades, the most popular answer has been Delaware. ...more

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Texas Raises the Bar on Shareholder Proposals

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New Section 21.373 of the Texas Business Organizations Code (“TBOC”) went into effect on September 1, 2025, providing certain publicly traded corporations with a powerful new tool to limit the ability to submit shareholder...more

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The Incorporation Debate: What You Need to Know Now

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For decades, Delaware has been the default choice for incorporation – either at formation or in anticipation of an initial public offering (IPO). As we noted in this June 2025 CapitalXchange article, recent developments have...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Nevada Court Finds Business Judgment Rule Applies to Nevada LLCs

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The Nevada District Court recently clarified that the business judgment rule — a fundamental corporate law protection — applies to limited liability companies when their operating agreements specify fiduciary duties. The...more

Jackson Walker

Texas Business Court Denies Severance in Multi-LLC Dispute—Signals Broad View of Jurisdiction

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In a recent decision out of the Texas Business Court’s Eleventh Division—Kassam v. Dosani, Cause No. 24-BC11A-0021—the court refused to let defendants fracture a complex business dispute into smaller pieces. The result? A...more

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Texas Enacts Business-Friendly Reforms in Bid to Dethrone Delaware’s Corporate Dominance

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The Texas Legislature recently has taken Texas-sized steps intended to make the state a more attractive place for companies to form, reincorporate, or relocate, further advancing Texas’s efforts to rival Delaware as a...more

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Texas Business Court Asserts Jurisdiction in $95 Million Texas Lottery Dispute

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A recent decision from the Texas Business Court, Reed v. Rook TX, LP, centers on a dramatic claim: Jerry Reed, who “won a $7.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot in May 2023,” alleges that “his winnings would have been $95 million...more

King & Spalding

Comparing the Business-Focused Courts of Delaware, Texas and Nevada

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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

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Delaware Court of Chancery Reminds Delaware Counsel of the Court’s Expectations

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The Delaware Court of Chancery is the nation’s preeminent business court due to the large number of businesses that call Delaware home. Both Delaware state and federal courts require Delaware counsel to be actively involved...more

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What About Texas?

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While Elon Musk moved two of his companies (Neuralink and X Corp.) to Nevada, he notably reincorporated Tesla in Texas.  Mr. Musk's decision embrace of Texas raises the question of whether other Delaware corporations will...more

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Productivity and Progress: Recap of the 2024 Business Court Report and Some Civics

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Each February, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts publishes its Report on North Carolina Business Court. The Report includes data on case types, number of cases, pending motions, and average age, with...more

Mayer Brown

New Ruling Limits Jurisdiction of Texas Business Courts

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On October 30, the Dallas Business Court issued a long-awaited ruling of first impression, holding that Texas’ newly formed business courts have no jurisdiction over cases already in existence prior to September 1, 2024....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Everything You Need to Know About Texas’s Business Courts

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The newly-adopted Texas Business Courts open in September 2024. These courts will bolster the Texas judicial system by adding an efficient court that specializes in large commercial business disputes. ...more

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Texas Business Court Could Make Litigation Faster, More Efficient

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Texas’ new business court, which the state hopes will make complex litigation more efficient, opens in less than four months. And while there’s still uncertainty about how the court will operate, its structure and the Texas...more

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Business Friendly: Wyoming Establishes Chancery Court

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Wyoming is business friendly and has been taking efforts to streamline conflicts related to companies doing business in the Cowboy State. On March 15, 2019, Governor Gordon signed into law an act of the 2019 Wyoming...more

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