When teaching on entity formation, my students often ask why so many companies choose Delaware.  Numerous academics have attempted to answer that question, and now the Official Website of the First State [Delaware] lists reasons why it thinks businesses choose Delaware.

The listed reasons are:

  1. The statute
  2. The courts
  3. The case law
  4. The legal tradition
  5. The Delaware Secretary of State

No new claims here, but interesting to see how the state sees (or promotes) its advantages. 

The webpage also includes a blog, entitled "Delaware Corporate and Legal Services Blog," which only has a few posts so far, but may be worth tracking. 

H/T: Francis Pileggi

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Professor Murray teaches business law, business ethics, and alternative dispute resolution courses to undergraduate and graduate students. Currently, his research focuses on corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, sports law, and social entrepreneurship law issues.

Professor Murray is the 2018-19 President of the Southeastern…

Professor Murray teaches business law, business ethics, and alternative dispute resolution courses to undergraduate and graduate students. Currently, his research focuses on corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, sports law, and social entrepreneurship law issues.

Professor Murray is the 2018-19 President of the Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business (“SEALSB”) and is a co-editor of the Business Law Professor Blog. His articles have been published in a variety of journals, including the American Business Law Journal, the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, the Harvard Business Law Review, and the Maryland Law Review. Read More