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Ellisa Opstbaum Habbart Recognized as World-Leading Lawyer by Expert Guides: Women in Business Law 2019
Ellisa Opstbaum Habbart was recognized by Expert Guides in their publication Women in Business Law 2019 as a world-leading lawyer in the practice area of corporate governance. Published annually, the guide distinguishes the top female law practitioners in the United...
Corporate and M&A Law Committee panel featuring The Delaware Counsel Group’s Ellisa Habbart at IBA Annual Conference in Rome – Session Report
Report on session of the Corporate and M&A Law Committee at the IBA Annual Conference in Rome Friday 12 October 2018 Session Co-Chairs Dovile Burgiene Ellex Valiunas, Vilnius Takashi Toichi TMI Associates, Tokyo Speakers Umberto Baldi Fincantieri, Trieste Ellisa...
The Delaware Counsel Group Certified By the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
The Delaware Counsel Group (DCG) and its director Ellisa Habbart are proud to announce national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation's largest third party certifier of...
Ellisa Habbart Receives Recognition at INBLF’s Black Tie Weekend
The International Network of Boutique and Independent Law Firms (INBLF) recently held their Sixteenth Annual Black Tie Weekend in New York City. The Delaware Counsel Group’s Ellisa Habbart received an Award at the celebratory dinner out of recognition of her immense...
Law Updates
EQUITABLE RELIEF IS NOT A REMEDY FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT
In AM General Holdings LLC v. The Renco Group, Inc., C.A. No. 7639-VCS (Apr. 10, 2019), a member of an LLC requested the Court to remove the managing member. The LLC agreement did not provide a mechanism for removal. In a previous decision, the Court dismissed the...
REMOVAL OF REFERENCES IN A FULLY INTEGRATED AGREEMENT ELIMINATES THEIR EFFECT
In Quantlab Group GP, LLC v Eames, C.A. 2018-0553-JRS (Mar. 19, 2019), a purported election was held to remove a general partner and replace it with another LLC. The general partner disputed this purported removal and election. The limited partners requested the court...
A PROVISION WHICH SPECIFICALLY NAMES THE PARENT AND A PARTICULAR SUBSIDIARY DOES NOT COVER A SUBSEQUENTLY BOUGHT SUBSIDIARY
In Silver Management Group, Inc. v. AdvisorEngine Inc., a licensor sued a licensee for license fee under licensing agreements. Under the agreements, the licensee was entitled to sub-license the licensed product. A Particular provision required the licensee to share...
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER’S CONSENT TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION WAS IMPLIED BY ITS SUBSTANTIAL CONTROL OVER THE BOARD THAT ADOPTED FORUM-SELECTION BYLAWS
In In Re Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, Consol. C.A. No. 2018-0058-JTL (Mar. 15, 2019), minority stockholders sued the controlling stockholder which was a Brazilian entity in connection with the corporation’s acquisition of subsidiaries owned by the controlling...
