http://www.townsquaredelaware.com/the-delaware-brand/ Great Stories. Unique Opinions. Delaware's Town Square. Fri, 18 May 2012 02:54:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.townsquaredelaware.com/the-delaware-brand/#comment-1001 yo mama Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:18:00 +0000 http://www.townsquaredelaware.com/?p=400#comment-1001 Great article.  Thanks for taking the time to write about this topic. That said, hasn't the specter (boogeyman) of  the federalization of  state corporate law been hanging over DE's head for years with nothing to show for it.  In fact, there is probably more risk of competing states taking franchise business from DE than any unified federal law, e.g. MD - REITS and Nevada's corporate friendly law comes to mind, and for over a hundred years Delaware has successfully maintained its status as the corporate law capital of the country.  The fact is that business incorporate in Delaware not just for the statutory law but for the 100+ years of case law that provides certainty and predictability and our a business court, which is 2nd to none. Moreover, because corporate franchise revenue is such a large portion of our state budget, our corporate law remains nimble, progressive and readily adaptable.  Go to a state where franchise income represents only a fraction of state revenue and you will find a lot less legislative focus on updating and changing the law for the better.  This is all to say that I  think the risk of the federalization of corporate law is relatively low even in the face of the Dodd Frank Act, this risk has been present since we first started competing for corporate franchise business many decades ago and that (keep  your fingers crossed) we will likely remain the preeminent state of incorporation going into the foreseeable future. Great article.  Thanks for taking the time to write about this topic. That said, hasn’t the specter (boogeyman) of  the federalization of  state corporate law been hanging over DE’s head for years with nothing to show for it.  In fact, there is probably more risk of competing states taking franchise business from DE than any unified federal law, e.g. MD – REITS and Nevada’s corporate friendly law comes to mind, and for over a hundred years Delaware has successfully maintained its status as the corporate law capital of the country. 
The fact is that business incorporate in Delaware not just for the statutory law but for the 100+ years of case law that provides certainty and predictability and our a business court, which is 2nd to none. Moreover, because corporate franchise revenue is such a large portion of our state budget, our corporate law remains nimble, progressive and readily adaptable.  Go to a state where franchise income represents only a fraction of state revenue and you will find a lot less legislative focus on updating and changing the law for the better.  This is all to say that I  think the risk of the federalization of corporate law is relatively low even in the face of the Dodd Frank Act, this risk has been present since we first started competing for corporate franchise business many decades ago and that (keep  your fingers crossed) we will likely remain the preeminent state of incorporation going into the foreseeable future.

]]> http://www.townsquaredelaware.com/the-delaware-brand/#comment-67 Csimon Wed, 18 May 2011 02:21:00 +0000 http://www.townsquaredelaware.com/?p=400#comment-67 Thanks.  Maybe if they upgraded the signs, threw in a little landscaping, I'd feel like somebody....  Thanks.  Maybe if they upgraded the signs, threw in a little landscaping, I’d feel like somebody…. 

]]> http://www.townsquaredelaware.com/the-delaware-brand/#comment-65 Sfitzpatrick924 Tue, 17 May 2011 23:09:00 +0000 http://www.townsquaredelaware.com/?p=400#comment-65 Thought your article was right on the money...although it would have been nice if the "place to be somebody" branding did the trick.  Thought your article was right on the money…although it would have
been nice if the “place to be somebody” branding did the trick. 

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