Delaware Corporate Law: Recent Trends and Developments
On January 28, 2025, Skadden hosted a webinar on recent developments in Delaware corporate law. Skadden partners Howard Ellin (Mergers and Acquisitions/New York), Ed Micheletti (Litigation/Wilmington) and Jenness Parker (Litigation/Wilmington) discussed: Numerous decisions and trends in books and records requests Sale process transactions Controlling stockholder issues Derivative litigation, including Caremark claims and special litigation committee developments Advance […]

Howard L. Ellin, Edward B. Micheletti and Jenness E. Parker are Partners at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. This post is based on their Skadden memorandum, and is part of the Delaware law series; links to other posts in the series are available here.
On January 28, 2025, Skadden hosted a webinar on recent developments in Delaware corporate law. Skadden partners Howard Ellin (Mergers and Acquisitions/New York), Ed Micheletti (Litigation/Wilmington) and Jenness Parker (Litigation/Wilmington) discussed:
- Numerous decisions and trends in books and records requests
- Sale process transactions
- Controlling stockholder issues
- Derivative litigation, including Caremark claims and special litigation committee developments
- Advance notice bylaws
Below are high-level takeaways.