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The most-read publications out of our British Virgin Islands office in 2025 reflect readers’ continued interest in the evolving legal, regulatory and commercial landscape of the jurisdiction....more
In the final quarter of 2025, the Texas Business Court closed its first calendar year of operation with a full slate of notable opinions. The Business Court continued to release opinions clarifying its jurisdiction, including...more
The 2025 Texas legislative session introduced significant reforms impacting business litigation, corporate governance, and court procedures statewide. From expanding the Texas Business Court’s jurisdiction to updating the...more
Kilpatrick’s Dustin Green and Whitney Pakalka recently presented a CLE seminar providing a “2025 North Carolina Business Court Update.” The presentation provided an in-depth discussion of the North Carolina Business Court’s...more
Businesses that face complex disputes in North Carolina should prepare for significant changes to the Business Court designation process starting December 1, 2025, including renewed opportunities to get their cases before the...more
In February 2025, we wrote about the new Texas Business Court and factors to consider in determining whether to file your next construction suit in Texas’ new court. Since then, the Texas Legislature has expanded the Texas...more
At first glance, SB 632 resembles Texas House Bill 19 (HB 19), the 2023 law establishing the Texas Business Court. But differences in the Texas Constitution likely provide stronger legal protection for Texas’ new system,...more
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
On September 18, 2025, the District Courts of Harris County announced a major development: the addition of five new district courts within Harris County. This long-awaited expansion comes amid a period of momentous change and...more
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
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
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
A new Texas law that took effect September 1 expands the jurisdiction of the state’s business courts to include certain trade secret claims. The change is expected to result in faster and more efficient resolution of...more
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
With increasing competition among states to create the most business-friendly corporate legal ecosystem in the United States, private equity funds across the country are reevaluating the state of incorporation for their...more
Texas is aggressively positioning itself as the nation’s trial capital for “bet-the-company” business disputes. On September 1, 2025, the recently created Texas business courts will begin welcoming trade secret and...more
Nearly one year in, the Texas Business Court has been an unqualified success. Despite early skepticism, the Court, which started accepting cases on September 1, 2024, has lived up to its goal of moving business litigation in...more
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
On June 20, 2025, Governor Abbott signed House Bill 40 (HB 40) into law, which, among other things, expands the jurisdiction of the recently created Texas Business Court. HB 40’s changes to the Business Court include: (1)...more
The bill expands the types of cases that the Business Court may hear and requires the Texas Supreme Court to adopt rules governing jurisdictional determinations. The bill also introduces key administrative reforms. On June...more
Oklahoma has now joined many other states creating specialty business courts to handle complex business litigation. Senate Bill 632 creates two new specialized business courts, which will be located in Oklahoma County and...more
On June 1, 2025, the Texas legislature passed HB 40, and Governor Greg Abbott signed it on June 21, 2025. The new law helps further define the jurisdiction of Texas’s Business Courts, originally established in 2023. This is...more
On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 40 (HB 40), a piece of legislation that expands the Texas Business Court’s jurisdiction and streamlines procedures to expedite commercial disputes....more
On the final day of the 89th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 40 (HB 40) to expand the jurisdictional and operational framework of the Texas Business Court. The Bill has since been signed by...more
As an update to Vinson & Elkins’ prior coverage of House Bill 40 (“H.B. 40”)—new legislation that expands the jurisdiction and operations of the recently opened Texas business courts—both houses of the Texas Legislature...more