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Changes to Stockholder Consent Rights after Moelis Decision

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After the a recent decision of the Delaware Court of Chancery, West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. Moelis & Co., venture capitalists and other stockholders of Delaware corporations may consider amending or moving...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Court of Chancery Dismisses Consent and Unconscionability Claims Challenging Contract Between Parent and Wholly Owned Subsidiary

On March 30, 2020, in The Chemours Company v. DowDuPont Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2019-0351-SG (Del. Ch. Mar. 30, 2020), the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an important decision reaffirming bedrock principles of Delaware...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Can It Be Fixed? Further Judicial Guidance Concerning Sections 204 and 205

As discussed in an earlier edition of Insights: The Delaware Edition, Sections 204 and 205 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) provide methods for Delaware corporations to unilaterally ratify defective corporate...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Delaware Law Amendments Would Facilitate Blockchain Maintenance of Corporate Records, Among Other Changes"

On March 27, 2017, the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) approved proposed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) that had been proposed by the DSBA Corporation Law...more

Allen Matkins

Do Outsiders Have Standing?

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One of the essential elements of a contract is the consent of the parties. Cal. Civ. Code § 1550(2). When a party is not a corporation, there is always a question of whether the person or persons signing the contract have...more

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Court Of Chancery Explains When A Minority Stockholder May Have Actual Control Over A Deal

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This is another in a series of decisions dealing with the allegation that a minority stockholder controlled a deal through its control of a majority of the board of directors....more

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