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December 16, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly
In a moment Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard called "momentous," Tamika Montgomery-Reeves on Dec. 11 was publicly sworn in to serve as the 38th member of the Delaware Court of Chancery, as those close to her praised the vice chancellor for her fairness and equity.
By Tom McParland
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December 15, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly
News of the approved merger between DuPont and Dow Chemical Co. cast a long shadow Dec. 11 in Delaware's legal community and beyond, with many bracing for the impact of a deal that could hit the First State especially hard.
By Tom McParland
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December 15, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly
Longtime criminal law reform advocate Leonard N. Sosnov, a Widener University Delaware Law School professor, is set to receive the Philadelphia Bar Association Thurgood Marshall Award on Wednesday in recognition for his commitment to improving the standard of justice in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania courts.
By Tom McParland
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December 14, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly
The Wilmington law firm Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell said Monday that it is hiking the firm's starting salary for first-year associates from $145,000 to $160,000 in the coming year.
By Tom McParland
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December 9, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly
DuPont appears to have opened talks toward a potential merger deal with Dow Chemical Co., in a move that could create the world's second-largest chemical company, according to media reports. But those reports and one of Delaware's U.S. senators differed on whether a final agreement is imminent.
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December 9, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider
In an exceedingly rare move, the Delaware Court of Chancery awarded a modest amount in attorney fees and costs to an unsuccessful objector in the high-profile Riverbed merger settlement case, saying the objector provided a benefit to both the stockholder class and the court, as it reconsiders its approach to disclosure-only settlements.
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December 9, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider
The Delaware Court of Chancery granted a defense motion to stay a case over the valuation of stock and alleged breaches of fiduciary duty in favor of a first-filed complaint in Illinois, ruling under the McWane doctrine that the parties and issues in the two actions were identical and arose out of "the same nucleus of common fact."
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December 9, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider
When Ballard Spahr announced last week that it had hired Justin M. Miller, formerly a top lawyer at DuPont, the lateral move was generally seen as one that deepened the well-established relationship between Ballard Spahr and a prominent client.
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December 8, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly
Ballard Spahr announced last week that Justin M. Miller, formerly chief litigation counsel at DuPont, has joined its Delaware office as of counsel, marking the second time in just over a year that the Philadelphia-based firm scooped up a lateral hire from one of its most prominent clients in this area.
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December 8, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly
The Delaware Supreme Court reinforced that the U.S. Marshals Service—and its deputized officers—has the legal authority to make arrests in the First State.
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