Delaware Law notes, July 30, 2015
Richards Layton & Finger announce promotions
Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, announced that it has elected Mark Kurtz and Joshua Novak as directors of the...
Law notes: July 18, 2015
Dearlove recognized as top woman litigator
Richards, Layton & Finger director Catherine Dearlove has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation in its 2015 edition of Top...
Law notes: July 8, 2015
NAPW honors Damon
The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) honored Doneene Damon as a 2015-2016 inductee into its VIP Woman of the Year Circle.
Damon...
Texas-sized utility bankruptcy case could rack up $500 million in legal bills
cold_penguin1952 / Foter / CC BY-NC-SAA Delaware Chapter 11 bankruptcy case involving a Texas utility giant could end up costing a half a billion...
Parsons to step down from Chancery Court
Vice Chancellor Donald J. Parsons plans to step down from the court when his term expires in October 2015.
Persons said that while he loves...
House votes to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana
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The Delaware House of Representatives approved a bill 24-14 on Tuesday that would remove criminal penalties and potential jail...
Reed Smith adds key Novak/Connolly Bove intellectual property attorneys
The Philadelphia-based law firm of Reed Smith LLP beefed up its global intellectual property practice with the addition of six attorneys in Delaware, Texas and...
Windfelder named partner at McCarter & English
McCarter & English, LLP has named, Makenzie Windfelder a lawyer in its Wilmington office as a partner. The firm is headquartered in Newark, NJ....
Photo gallery) Biden to expand law firm’s whistleblower practice
Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington announced that Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III, of counsel to G&E and former Delaware Attorney General, will expand his...
Brannigan joins Eckert Seamans
The law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC announced that Patrick M. Brannigan has joined the firm’s Wilmington office as an associate.
He...
Delaware and indemnification law
By Adam Schwartz
So you are an officer or director of a company and you have been sued for some action (or inaction) taken...
Widener separates law schools, names deans
Widener University announced the separation of its two law schools and named deans for both campuses.
As of July 1, the Delaware campus becomes the...
Legal notes: Judges nominated; corporate law journal adds blog
The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and the Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law are collaborating to create a blog to discuss timely...
Seitz nominated to serve on Supreme Court
Gov. Jack Markell nominated corporate attorney Collins J. (C.J.) Seitz, Jr., to serve on the Delaware Supreme Court.
If confirmed by the Delaware Senate, Seitz...
Saladworks files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware
Saladworks, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Wilmington.
NJ.com reported the filing in Delaware is the result of internal disputesLocations are expected to stay open....
Beau Biden joins law firm specializing in shareholder cases
Delaware Attorney General Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III is joining the law firm of Grant & Eisenhofer as of counsel. He will be based in...
Family Dollar shareholders lose bid to block merger/Courthouse News Service
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Family Dollar shareholders cannot block the company's proposed merger with Dollar Tree, a Delaware court ruled, finding that Dollar General's...
Toliver wins Marshall Award
The Delaware Barristers Association awarded Morris James partner, Charles H. Toliver, IV, the Justice Thurgood Marshall Award at the Louis L. Redding Benefit and...
Zahralddin named general counsel for Hispanic Bar Association
The Hispanic National Bar Association president Cynthia D. Mares, HNBA National President, has appointed Rafael Zahralddin-Aravena, chair of the National Commercial Bankruptcy and Restructuring...
Baird Mandalas moves to new offices in Dover
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt, LLC opened its new Dover location at Six South State Street, also known as the Ridgely House. A ribbon cutting...
