Delaware Bar Recommends DGCL Amendments, Including Officer Exculpation Charter Provisions (May 16, 2022)

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If adopted and signed into law, the amendments would become effective on August 1, 2022, and generally would apply to actions taken on or after August 1.
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The Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association has provided recommendations to the Delaware General Assembly for a number of changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law, some of them significant, such as an amendment authorizing charter provisions that would eliminate the personal liability of specified officers for breaches of the duty of care—basically, an extension of DGCL Section 102(b)(7). Typically, the Delaware legislature follows the Council's recommendations.  If adopted and signed into law, the amendments would become effective on August 1, 2022, and generally would apply to actions taken on or after August 1. Several of the recommended changes are discussed below.

To learn more about this recommendation, please see the recent post on Cooley PubCo.

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