The recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision styled In re Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. Merger Litigation, Cons. C.A. No. 2018-0484-JTL (Del. Ch. May 15, 2024), provides a mini-treatise on the titular topic, and a scholarly deep dive that includes a
Francis G.X. Pileggi
For over 30 years, I have practiced in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation as well as other complex litigation and administrative proceedings. My practice includes representation in high-stakes disputes for a wide range of clients in many industries as well as for utility companies, government entities and non-profits in multiple states. I have also litigated successfully, in both federal and state appellate courts, groundbreaking Second Amendment cases and related constitutional issues on behalf of civil rights organizations.
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Chancery Addresses Disputes Among Members of Related Alternative Entities
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision addressed many Delaware legal precepts of importance in connection with claims by members in a web of related alternative entities, that have broad application for those involved in commercial and business litigation.
In…
Chancery Explains Distinction Between Attorney/Client Privilege and Confidentiality Duty in Rule of Professional Conduct 1.6
The Court of Chancery recently explained in the case styled In Re Harris FRC Corporation Merger and Appraisal Litigation, No. 2019-0736-JTL (Del. Ch. Feb. 19, 2024), the difference between the attorney/client privilege and a lawyer’s duty of confidentiality under…
Modern Portfolio Theory and Delaware Corporate Law
The titular topic is addressed in the recent Chancery decision of McRitchie v. Zuckerberg, and corporate law scholar Professor Bainbridge provides scholarly insights about the topic and the decision on his blog, which includes the following money quote from…
Delaware high court reverses part of Match.com suit dismissal, clarifies MFW standard
Frank Reynolds, who has been covering Delaware corporate decisions for various national publications for over 35 years, prepared this article.
The full Delaware Supreme Court recently revived part of an investor challenge to IAC/InterActive Corp’s spinoff of its internet dating…
Professor Bainbridge on Board Meetings via Electronic Communication
Chancery says TripAdvisor Nevada charter change ruling fails quick appeal standards
Frank Reynolds, who has been covering Delaware corporate decisions for various national publications for over 35 years, prepared this article.
Vice Chancellor Travis Laster recently denied the TripAdvisor Inc. directors’ request for a quick appeal of his decision one month…
38th Annual F.G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law
This year’s Lecturer is Professor Lisa Fairfax from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Details of the event on April 19 at the Hotel duPont in Wilmington, Delaware, are available at this link.
Hard to believe that when I…
ABA Book Chapter on Key Advancement Cases from 2023
Key Delaware decisions on advancement under DGCL Section 145 for directors and officers were highlighted in a just-published book chapter in an ABA publication that I co-authored with 5 of my colleagues in the Delaware office of Lewis Brisbois. This…
Chancery Compares California and Delaware Law on Advancement
A recent gem of a short letter ruling from the Delaware Court of Chancery in Goldman v. LBG Real Estate Company LLC, C.A. No. 2023-0426-KSJM (Del. Ch., Feb. 26, 2024), provides important insights, with citations to authority, on three…