Francis Pileggi, Sean Brennecke Publish Annual Review of Notable Delaware Corporate and Commercial Decisions for Delaware Business Court Insider

Wilmington, Del. (January 17, 2023) - Wilmington Managing Partner Francis G.X. Pileggi and Partner Sean M. Brennecke recently published the first part of a two-part article for the Delaware Business Court Insider (part of Law.com) titled, “18th Annual Review of Key Del. Corporate and Commercial Decisions, Part 1.” The article analyzes notable decisions that the Delaware Supreme Court issued in 2022 “that should be of widespread interest to those who work in the corporate and commercial litigation field or who follow the latest developments in this area of Delaware law.” Part Two of the article will address significant matters that the Delaware Court of Chancery decided last year.

Messrs. Pileggi and Brennecke open the article by explaining that several of the decisions they describe are “the unsung heroes . . . that have not already been widely discussed by the mainstream press or legal trade publications.” Next, they address the key decisions, stating the relevant facts, reviewing the court’s analysis, and providing “key takeaways” for each. The decisions that the article highlights include those that addressed whether the general partner of a limited partnership relied in good faith on a law firm’s legal opinion, whether a stockholder could satisfy the “proper purpose” requirement under DGCL Section 220 with hearsay, whether a person who controlled an entity could be personally responsible for contempt of court penalties, and others.

Mr. Pileggi is a member of Lewis Brisbois’ Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practice. He has published an annual list of key corporate and commercial decisions of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery for the last 18 years. Since 2004, Mr. Pileggi has also maintained the Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog, at www.delawarelitigation.com, in which he analyzes key corporate and commercial decisions from Delaware's Supreme Court and Court of Chancery.

Mr. Brennecke is a member of Lewis Brisbois’ Complex Business & Commercial Litigation, Corporate, and Bankruptcy & Insolvency Practices. For more than 15 years, he has represented corporations, alternative entities, and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, members, and managers, in complex litigation matters.

Read Part One of the Delaware Business Court Insider article here and read Part Two here (subscription may be required). You can also find a combined version of these articles on Mr. Pileggi's blog here.