Corporate & Securities Law

Chancellor Chandler Comes to Georgia
We are thrilled to have the Chancellor William Chandler of the Delaware Chancery Court teaching a short course on Advanced...

Chancellor Chandler Elaborates On Special Committee Waiver Ruling
Chancellor Chandler Elaborates On Special Committee Waiver Ruling Travis Laster notes: You might recall Chancellor Chandler's November 30th opinion in Ryan v. Gifford, in which the Chancellor ordered production of communications between a special committee created to investigate option backdating...

Chancellor Chandler Goes to Georgia
Usha Rodrigues on The Conglomerate blog here  recounts a recent visit by Chancellor William Chandler to Georgia where he taught a short Advanced Corporations course. She includes some quotes from His Honor that provide insight into his views of Delaware corporate law.

In Chandler Opinion, World of M&A Meets World of Warcraft Video Game
Chancellor William Chandler III, the head of Delaware Court of Chancery. Because of his pop-culture references (50 Cent, Ray Charles), and his ability to entertain his audience with otherwise heavy, corporate law opinions, William B...

URI v. RAM: Chancellor Rules Parts of Expert Report Inadmissible
URI v. RAM: Chancellor Rules Parts of Expert Report Inadmissible In our "M&A Litigation" Portal, we have posted a copy of this 3-page ruling from Chancellor Chandler in the URI case in which he ruled that significant parts of an...

Duty Of Disclosure: Delaware Chancellor Further Limits Availability of Damages
Duty Of Disclosure: Delaware Chancellor Further Limits Availability of Damages From Travis Laster: Last week, Delaware Chancellor Chandler - in In re Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. - granted summary judgment in favor of three directors who were alleged to have breached...

Investor Fraud
Company president and director Gregory William Rivers to pay $10,000 shareholder fraud settlement.