Gibson Dunn discusses Delaware Supreme Court Ruling Interpreting Advance Notice Bylaws in Favor of Stockholder Seeking to Propose Business and Nominate Directors

On July 2, 2015, in Hill International, Inc. v. Opportunity Partners L.P., No. 305, 2015, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a Court of Chancery decision that Opportunity Partnership L.P. (the “Fund”), a stockholder in Hill International, Inc. (“Hill” or …

Gibson Dunn discusses Delaware Court of Chancery Opinion Clarifying Director and Officer Advancement Rights

On May 28, 2015, Chancellor Bouchard of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion clarifying and strengthening the rights of a former director and officer to receive mandatory advancement under a corporation’s charter. In Blankenship v. Alpha Appalachia Holdings,

Gibson Dunn on Controlling Shareholders and the Business Judgment Rule in Going Private Merger Transactions

On May 29, 2013, Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr. of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an important decision that lays the foundation for controlling stockholders to pursue going-private merger transactions with the comfort that, if certain conditions are met,

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Gibson Dunn discusses recent Delaware Chancery ruling rejecting settlement of M&A litigation

On February 28, 2013, Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr. of the Delaware Chancery Court issued a rare bench ruling rejecting a disclosure-only, negotiated settlement of an M&A stockholder lawsuit.  The decision, in In re Transatlantic Holdings Inc. Shareholders Litigation,

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