The Delaware General Corporation Law is the statute of the Delaware Code that governs corporate law in the U.S. state of Delaware. The statute was adopted in 1899. Since then, Delaware has become the most prevalent jurisdiction in United States corporate law. Delaware is considered a corporate haven because of its business-friendly corporate laws compared to most other U.S. states. 66% of the Fortune 500, including Walmart and Apple are incorporated in the state. Over half of all publicly traded corporations listed in the New York Stock Exchange are incorporated in Delaware.
Josiah Oliver Wolcott was an American lawyer, politician and judge, from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware, and Chancellor of Delaware.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is a multinational law firm specializing in business, securities, and intellectual property law. Located in Palo Alto, the firm's clients are primarily technology companies, life science firms, emerging industries, venture capital firms, private equity establishments, and investment banks.
The Delaware Court of Chancery is a court of equity in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is one of Delaware's three constitutional courts, along with the Supreme Court and Superior Court. Since 2018, the court consists of seven judges. The court is known for being a hub for corporate governance litigation in the United States, as two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware.
Daniel John Layton served on the Delaware Supreme Court as Chief Justice from 1933 to 1945 and earlier as attorney general of Delaware from late 1932 until his nomination. He was a native of Sussex County, Delaware and the son of U.S. Representative Caleb R. Layton.
Jane Richards Roth is an American attorney and jurist serving as a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Stephen P. Lamb is an American attorney and retired judge for the state of Delaware. He served as a vice chancellor on the Delaware Court of Chancery from 1997 to 2009.
Collins Jacques Seitz was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
William F. Lee is an American intellectual property and commercial litigation trial attorney. As co-managing partner of WilmerHale, Lee was the first Asian-American to lead a major American law firm. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Harvard Corporation, the governing board of Harvard University.
Richard Linn is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
William Burton Chandler III is a former judge in the U.S. state of Delaware. He served as a resident judge on the Delaware Superior Court and as a Vice Chancellor and then Chancellor on the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Leo E. Strine, Jr. is an American attorney and retired judge for the state of Delaware. He served on the Delaware Court of Chancery as vice chancellor from 1998 to 2011 and chancellor from 2011 to 2014, and as the chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from 2014 to 2019. Strine has worked in private practice since 2020.
Joseph J. Longobardi is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Joseph T. Walsh was an American jurist.
Howard Wellington Bramhall Sr. was an American judge who served as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1954 to 1962 and as Vice Chancellor of the State from 1951 to 1954.
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP (YCST) is an American law practice based in Wilmington, Delaware. YCST is the second largest law firm in the state of Delaware, and provides legal services to a number of local and international clients. In 2014 YCST was ranked by Chambers USA legal organization as a national leader in the legal profession. From 2011 to 2015 it represented Jay Miscovich during the Miscovich Emeralds Hoax. The law firm notably served as the now-defunct Kodak's legal council during the camera company's bankruptcy proceedings and longstanding patent disputes with Apple.
Maryellen Noreika is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Kathaleen Saint Jude McCormick is an American lawyer and judge on the Delaware Court of Chancery, first as a vice chancellor from 2018 to 2021 and then as the current chancellor since 2021. She is the first female chancellor in Delaware history.
Tamika Renee Montgomery-Reeves is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She previously served as an Associate Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
James Travis Laster is an American corporate lawyer and judge who has served as a Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery since 2009.
