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CSC Delaware Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated

The Delaware corporate law resource attorneys nationwide need—from CSC, the company you rely on to conduct business, and LexisNexis, the company you trust to bring you the law.

Publisher: CSC

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Delaware Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated is the comprehensive resource for attorneys nationwide whose practice includes Delaware corporate law. Volume 1 includes a curated selection of the statutes and rules that you need to transact business in Delaware, including:

Delaware General Corporation Law
Family Trust Companies
Revised Uniform Partnership Act
Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
Limited Liability Company Act
Registration of Trade Names
Uniform Commercial Code (Articles 1, 8, 9 and 12)
Voluntary Alternative Dispute Resolution
Rules of the Court of Chancery Rules
Rules Governing Actions Subject to Summary Proceedings for Commercial Disputes
Rules Governing Mediation and Arbitration Proceedings for Business Disputes
Rules Governing Action Filed in the Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division (“CCLD”)

Volume 2 offers case notes from state and federal courts across the country interpreting Delaware business entity law.

In This Fall 2026 Edition

Current through 85 Delaware Laws chapter 419 with the latest 2026 legislative changes

More than 90 sections added or amended since the Spring edition—don’t miss changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law, Limited Liability Company Act, Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, and Statutory Trust Act, and a newly enacted chapter governing Family Trust Companies

Blackline amendment notes following each amended section illustrate the exact language added and deleted in the statutory text

In-depth legal analyses by noted Delaware attorneys Michael P. Maxwell, Rebecca E. Salko, Matthew J. O’Toole and Alyssa G. Frank explore the impact of legislation coming out of the 2026 Session

Also includes up-to-date Rules of the Delaware Court of Chancery and selected Rules of Civil Procedure for the Superior Court of the State of Delaware

More than 50 new case notes added since the Spring 2026 edition

From both Delaware courts and courts in other state and federal jurisdictions applying Delaware corporate law

We’ve also included six new full-text cases of interest focusing on the latest legal developments concerning breach of fiduciary duty, conflicted directors, stockholders, derivative actions, forum selection clauses, and attorney use of AI

Directly access over 160 fillable forms relating to Delaware business entities from our LexisNexis Bookstore online download center

Forms for incorporation/formation, qualification, mergers, dissolution and name reservation for all entity types

Our quick-reference Table of Amounts Payable by Business Entities shows required filing fees, updated to reflect recent amendments

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The  Spring 2026 ISBN was 9798341726987.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Publisher's Note
About the Senior Legal Advisors to CSC Publishing
Changes to the Delaware Chancery Court Rules
Table of New Annotations
Summaries of Delaware Full Text Cases
Amounts Payable by Business Entities under Delaware Law

Corporations 
2026 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law 
General Corporation Law 
Corporation Franchise Tax 
Professional Service Corporations 

Alternative Entities 
Family Trust Companies

2026 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act 
Revised Uniform Partnership Act 
2026 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act 
Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act 
2026 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act 
Limited Liability Company Act 
Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act 
Delaware Statutory Trust Act 

Delaware Court of Chancery
Court of Chancery
Chancery Court Rules

Personal Jurisdiction
Process; Commencement of Actions [selected sections]

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act
Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act

Escheat
Unclaimed Property

Delaware Choice of Law Statute
Contracts [selected section]

Trade Names
Registration of Trade Names
Cost of Occupational Licenses and Fees [selected section]

Transparency and Sustainability
Certification of Adoption of Transparency and Sustainability Standards by Delaware Business Entities

Uniform Commercial Code
Article 1: General Provisions
Article 8: Investment Securities
Article 9: Secured Transactions
Article 12: Controllable Electronic Records
Article A: Transitional Provisions for Uniform Commercial Code Amendments 2022

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Voluntary Alternative Dispute Resolution

Rules of Civil Procedure for the Superior Court of the State of Delaware
Rules Governing Actions Subject to Summary Proceedings for Commercial Disputes
Rules Governing Mediation and Arbitration Proceedings for Business Disputes
Rules Governing Action Filed in the Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division (“CCLD”)

Index

Appendices
Appendix A: Full Text of Featured Cases
Appendix B: Guidelines to Help Lawyers Practicing in the Court of Chancery
Appendix C: Delaware Business Entity Forms

Delaware Business Entity Forms
Available on LexisNexis® Store Download Center

Featured Authors

Matthew J. O'Toole

Matthew J. O'Toole is past Chair of the Business Group of Potter Anderson Corroon LLP, and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. He concentrates his practice on corporate and business transactions, particularly the structure and use of Delaware business entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships (general and limited) and statutory trusts. He often serves as counsel to lenders, borrowers, investors, managers, trustees and other parties involved in both domestic and international business transactions. His practice frequently involves providing third-party legal opinions concerning Delaware’s General Corporation Law, Delaware’s alternative entity statutes, the Delaware UCC, and other applicable law. Mr. O’Toole is a past chair and current member of the Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, which monitors and proposes amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and sits as well on the committee that monitors the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. He is a past chair and current member of the Delaware State Bar Association committee responsible for proposing amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and to Delaware’s limited partnership and general partnership laws. Matt has served previously on other committees established by the Council, including the Technology Update Committee, which undertook a comprehensive review of Delaware’s General Corporation Law to study and recommended changes to that statute to accommodate current technology. He is one of the principal drafters of the Delaware Revised Captive Insurance Company Act and the Delaware Insurance Company Mutual-to-Stock Conversion Act. Mr. O’Toole is co-author of Symonds & O'Toole on Delaware Limited Liability Companies, published by CSC/LexisNexis. His articles on amendments to Delaware’s corporate and alternative entity statutes and the Delaware UCC are published regularly in CSC’s Delaware Laws Governing Business Entities and he is author of the "Delaware Limited Liability Company Practice Guide," in State Limited Liability Company & Partnership Laws, published by Aspen Law & Business. In addition, he has written a number of other publications and guides that serve as references for both business and legal professionals. Mr. O’Toole has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law, business organizations, and securitization and structured finance law. He also has been recognized as one of the leading corporate, alternative entities, and M&A lawyers in Delaware by Chambers & Partners.

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