Corporation Law Section
About the Section
With a membership of more than 500 Delaware attorneys, judges and academics, the Section of Corporation Law promotes the objectives of the Delaware State Bar Association within the fields of law governing corporations and alternative business entities. Responsibility for leading the Section rests with the Section’s Council and officers. The Council and the Section’s LLC and Partnership Committee are responsible for formulating and recommending to the Delaware General Assembly, after approval by the DSBA, amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act. The Section also fulfills an important education function, sponsoring one or more continuing legal education programs per year.
Click here to view the Section of Corporation Law’s Annual Report.
Click here to view the Bylaws of the Corporation Law Section.
Leadership
Position |
Officer |
|---|---|
| Chair | James Honaker |
| Vice-Chair | Elena Norman |
| Secretary | Michael Sirkin |
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Council
James Honaker (Chair), Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Elena Norman (Vice Chair), Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Michael Sirkin (Secretary), Ross Aronstam & Moritz, LLP
Faiz Ahmad, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Frederick Alexander (Past Chair), The Shareholder Commons, Inc.
Michael Allen, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
Corrine Amato, Prickett Jones & Elliott, PA
Michael Barry, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A
Melissa DiVincenzo, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Henry Gallagher (Past Chair), Connolly Gallagher LLP
Tyler O’Connell, Morris James LLP
Ellisa Opstbaum Habbart, The Delaware Counsel Group, LLP
Samuel Hirzel, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP
Roxanne Houtman, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
James Hughes, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
David Jenkins, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP
Stephen Jenkins, Ashby & Geddes, P.A.
Kristopher Knight (ex officio member), Deputy Secretary of State
Allison Land (Past Chair), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Lewis Lazarus, Morris James LLP
Paul Loughman, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Edward Micheletti, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Marcus Montejo, Prickett Jones & Elliott, PA
Nick Mozal, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
Matthew O’Toole (Past Chair), Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
Srinivas Raju (Immediate Past Chair), Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
Amy Simmerman, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Patricia Vella, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Ned Weinberger, Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP
John Mark Zeberkiewicz, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
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Current Legislation:
Upcoming Events of Interest
Annual Corporation Law Section CLE Seminar
September 12, 2023 @ 1:00 PM – 5:15 PM:
Panel 1: Delaware Court of Chancery Process and Corporate Law Update: A Conversation with Practitioners and Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock, III and Magistrate in Chancery Bonnie W. David.
Panel 2: Part II: The 2023 Amendments: Their Purpose and Impact
Links
Annual Report of the Corporation Section 2023
Bylaws of the Corporation Law Section 2021
For information regarding Sections, please contact LaTonya Tucker, Director of Bar Services and Membership.Changes to the Section’s webpage must be sent to arooney@dsba.org.