Secret Arbitration or Civil Litigation?: An Analysis of the Delaware Arbitration Program | Author: Jores Kharatian

The State of Delaware has long been known to be the home to many large corporations both private and public. Justice Steele, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, has reiterated the prominent reason why many corporations choose Delaware as the state of their incorporation is the presence of highly knowledgeable judges within the business law realm, as well as the predictability of its judicial system.1 Therefore, it is no surprise that 51% of all public companies and 61% of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware.2 Nonetheless, the predictability of Delaware’s judicial system may slowly be on the path to its demise…

Download Full Article

More In Volume 6 - Issues 1 & 2

LIBOR: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask | Authors: Michael R. Koblenz, Kenneth M. Labbate, and Carrie C. Turner

Since the LIBOR rigging scandal broke into the public consciousness in mid- 2012, every day’s…
Unfinished Business: Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Protections Fall Short for Private Companies and Their Employees | Author: Chelsea Hunt Overhuls

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) revolutionized the world of securities law whistleblowing. It encouraged…
CEO & Employee Pay Discrepancy: How the Government’s Policies Have Encouraged the Gap | Author: David R. Meals

In the United States, one of the most striking illustrations of the increased inequality of…
Conception to Distribution: Vertical Integration in the Television Production and ISP Industry | Author: Megan Sieffert

The intersecting regulations of agencies, stemming from the duties of the FCC, the FTC, and…
Delaware’s Closed Door Arbitration: What the Future Holds for Large Business Disputes and How It Will Affect M&A Deals | Panelists: Chief Justice Myron T. Steele of the Delaware Supreme Court, et al.

Professor Stipanowich: Today Professor Anderson and I are honored to participate in a discussion with…
Lessons from AT&T’s Flop: How to Grow in the Technology Industry While Avoiding Section 7 Antitrust Obstacles | Author: John Soma

In March of 2011, AT&T announced that it would buy T-Mobile USA. In August of…
Intellectual Property, the Free Movement of Goods and Trade Restraint in the European Union | Author: Jared Tudor

The European Union (“EU”) is the most significant trade partner of the United States. Trading…
Following an International Copyright Regime at a Large National Cost: Is It Worth It? | Author: Vaishali Khatri

The main question at issue is which view of copyright law the United States should…
The Delaware Arbitration Experiment: Not Just a “Secret Court” | Author: Jessica Tyndall

Delaware has long been at the “cutting-edge” in resolving commercial disputes and providing contemporary statutory…