Overview
Event Details
The corporate statutes in Delaware, Nevada, and Texas were significantly amended in 2025, leading businesses to reconsider their options. Please join Steptoe and CMS INDUSLAW for a complimentary two-part webinar series focused on navigating corporate domicile issues and the associated commercial litigation landscape across jurisdictions in the US.
Please use the button below to register for one or both installments in this series. Can't make it at the scheduled time? Sign up anyway and receive the link to listen on demand at a time that suits you.
Part One: Choosing (or Moving) Your Corporate Home in the US
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EDT | 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. IST
During this first installment, we will explore the critical factors influencing companies' decisions when choosing a state of incorporation. Learn why Delaware continues to dominate while states like Texas and Nevada position themselves as alternatives. We will also examine the drivers behind the interest of Indian companies and investors in US holding structures, and the factors to consider when deciding where to incorporate.
Key takeaways include:
- Why Delaware Leads the Way: Explore why most Fortune 500 and pre-IPO companies choose Delaware, including the state’s business-friendly legal framework, renowned Court of Chancery, and expansive case law.
- Texas and Nevada as Alternatives: Understand the pro-business environments offered by Texas and Nevada, including their unique fiduciary duty frameworks, lower tax burdens, and flexibility in corporate decision-making.
- Legal and Strategic Considerations: Compare fiduciary duties, stockholder rights, litigation risk, and taxation rules in Delaware, Texas, and Nevada to determine what’s best for your business.
Speakers:
- Scott Fisher, Partner in Steptoe's Corporate Group
- Avimukt Dar, Founding & Senior Partner in CMS INDUSLAW's Transaction Practice
- Rashi Bharadwaj, Partner in CMS INDUSLAW's Transaction Practice
Part Two: Litigation Considerations – Delaware Versus Texas (And Others)
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EDT | 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. IST
During this second installment, we will cover how and why commercial disputes are litigated in Delaware versus alternative states like Texas and Nevada. Learn about the Delaware Court of Chancery and the new Texas Business Court, established in September 2024, and how cases might be resolved differently in each jurisdiction. We will also briefly cover key aspects and consideration for effective enforcement of orders and decrees of the Texas Business Court in India.
Key takeaways include:
- Delaware Court of Chancery – Established Leader: Understand the court’s role and the reasons for its historical preeminence in resolving corporate disputes, as well as why some businesses are looking to resolve disputes elsewhere given recent Delaware rulings perceived as less business-friendly, including the reversal of Tesla's $55.8 billion compensation package for Elon Musk.
- Texas Business Court – Business-Friendly Alternative: Learn about this new court, which focuses on complex, high-value disputes, has stricter requirements for shareholder derivative actions compared to Delaware, and other potential advantages like smaller caseloads and prompt attention and case management.
- Venue Options: Explore available options for resolving commercial disputes, based on your company’s place of incorporation and/or principal place of business in the US, as well as strategic and practical considerations to allow for efficient and predictable (as possible) dispute resolution.
- Enforcement of US court judgments in India: Learn about key aspects concerning effective enforcement of Texas Business Court’s orders and judgments in India.
Speakers:
- Patrick Linehan, Partner in Steptoe's Investigations & White-Collar Defense Group
- Mayank Mishra, Partner in CMS INDUSLAW's Dispute Resolution Practice
- Jarod Stewart, Chair of Steptoe's Commercial Trials & Litigation Group
CLE Credit:
Steptoe is an accredited CLE provider in California, Illinois, New York, and Texas and is pleased to offer the following credit for participation in either live event. If you are seeking credit in other jurisdictions, please make a note in your registration form and we'll apply on your behalf.
- California: Each installment is approved for 1.0 hour of CLE credit. No credit may be claimed for required MCLE in legal ethics, recognition and elimination of bias in the legal profession, implicit bias, and competence issues.
- Illinois: Each installment is approved for 1.0 hour of general CLE credit.
- New York: Each installment is approved for 1.0 hour of CLE credit including 1.0 hour in areas of professional practice. The content and format are suitable for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys.
- Texas: Each installment is approved for 1.0 hour of General MCLE credit.
