Delaware entity law developments are important to Massachusetts lawyers because Massachusetts lawyers frequently form and advise Delaware entities and Delaware law often influences how Massachusetts entity laws are applied. There have been some significant changes in Delaware entity law in recent years that Massachusetts lawyers advising both Delaware and Massachusetts entities should be familiar with. In this program, an experienced panel of Delaware and Massachusetts lawyers who regularly advise entities in these states review these changes and the most recent cutting-edge developments with emphasis on their relevance for Massachusetts practitioners.
Course Content
1:00 - 1:05 pm - Welcome and IntroductionStanley Keller, Esq.,
Locke Lord LLP, Boston
1:05 - 1:55 pm - Significant Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
Relevance for MassachusettsRelevance for LLCs and LPs
1:55 - 2:25 pm - Delaware Law Pitfalls and Massachusetts Counterparts
Megan Foscaldi, Esq.,
Locke Lord LLP, Boston
James A. Smith,
Foley Hoag LLP, Boston
John Mark Zeberkiewicz, Esq.,
Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Wilmington
2:25 - 2:30 pm - Break
2:30 - 3:00 pm - Delaware Non-Corporate Entity Pitfalls
Tarik J. Haskins,
Morris, Nichols, Arsht and Tunnell LLP, Wilmington
3:00 - 3:10 pm - Delaware Business Law Update: How Far Does Freedom of Contract Go and What Are the Limits?
Tarik J. Haskins,
Morris, Nichols, Arsht and Tunnell LLP, Wilmington
John Mark Zeberkiewicz, Esq.,
Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Wilmington
3:10 - 3:25 pm - Delaware Business Law Update: Validating Defective Action
Tarik J. Haskins,
Morris, Nichols, Arsht and Tunnell LLP, Wilmington
James A. Smith,
Foley Hoag LLP, Boston
John Mark Zeberkiewicz, Esq.,
Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Wilmington
3:25 - 3:35 pm - Officer Exculpation
Megan Foscaldi, Esq.,
Locke Lord LLP, Boston
James A. Smith,
Foley Hoag LLP, Boston
John Mark Zeberkiewicz, Esq.,
Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Wilmington
3:35 - 3:45 pm - Derivative action ground rules and direct v. derivative claims
Megan Foscaldi, Esq.,
Locke Lord LLP, Boston
John Mark Zeberkiewicz, Esq.,
Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Wilmington
3:45 - 3:55 pm - Use of forum selection provisions
John Mark Zeberkiewicz, Esq.,
Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Wilmington
3:55 - 4:00 pm - Is Massachusetts an alternative to “escaping” Delaware?
Megan Foscaldi, Esq.,
Locke Lord LLP, Boston
James A. Smith,
Foley Hoag LLP, Boston
Speaker(s)
ChairStanley Keller, Esq.,
Locke Lord LLP, Boston
Faculty
Megan Foscaldi, Esq.,
Locke Lord LLP, Boston
Tarik J. Haskins,
Morris, Nichols, Arsht and Tunnell LLP, Wilmington
James A. Smith,
Foley Hoag LLP, Boston
John Mark Zeberkiewicz, Esq.,
Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Wilmington
