State of Play–Delaware’s Corporate Franchise Business

State of Play–Delaware’s Corporate Franchise Business

February 24, 2025

Join the leaders of prominent university corporate governance centers, including WCCG Director Lawrence Cunningham, for a discussion on one of the hottest topics in the field: Delaware’s continued leadership in the corporate chartering business.

Panelists

  • Lawrence A. Cunningham, Director, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, and Henry St. George Tucker III Research Professor of Law Emeritus, The George Washington University Law School.
  • Sean J. Griffith, Former Director, Fordham Corporate Law Center, and T. J. Maloney Chair in Business Law, Fordham University Law School.
  • Dorothy S. Lund, Co-Director, Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, and Columbia 1982 Alumna Professor of Law, Columbia University Law School.
  • Edward Rock, Co-Director, Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance, and Martin Lipton Professor of Law, New York University Law School.

Moderator

  • Anna T. Pinedo, Capital Markets Partner, Mayer Brown, Adjunct Professor, The George Washington University Law School, and Member of Advisory Board of The George Washington University Center for Law, Economics & Finance (C-LEAF).

Monday, February 24, 2025
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Reception

Location
Mayer Brown
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

CLE credit is pending. For additional information, please contact Caitlin Kaplan at ckaplan@mayerbrown.com.

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2025 Corporate Governance Symposium

2025 Corporate Governance Symposium

March 14, 2025
Time: All day
Location: Clayton Hall, University of Delaware, Newark DE

John L. Weinberg/IRRCi Research Paper Competition

The John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and the Department of Finance at the Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware will host the 2025 annual Corporate Governance Symposium on March 14, 2025. The winners of the 2025 John L. Weinberg/IRRCi $10,000 Research Paper Award competition will be announced during the program.

Registration is Open  

The Honorable Sam Glasscock | 2025 Weinberg Distinguished Speaker

The Honorable Sam Glasscock | 2025 Weinberg Distinguished Speaker

The Weinberg Center is pleased to welcome The Honorable Sam Glasscock as its 2025 Weinberg Distinguished Speaker.

Following his recent retirement as Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, this event will recognize his two decades of distinguished judicial service. He served as Master in Chancery (now Magistrate) from 1999 to 2011 and as  Vice Chancellor from 2011 to 2025.

April 17, 2025Glassrock
12:00 noon to 2:00 pm ET
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square  | Wilmington, Delaware

Please check back as more information and registration will be forthcoming about this event.