Delaware vs Nevada | The Corporat...

Delaware vs Nevada | The Corporate Shift Happening Now EP 16

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Delaware vs Nevada: The Corporate Shift Happening Now

Are companies quietly leaving Delaware?

For decades, Delaware has been the default state to incorporate a business. Startups, IPOs, and Fortune 500 companies all followed the same playbook: “Just incorporate in Delaware.”

But that may be changing.

In this episode of Lex Lumina, Sam Castor sits down with Professor Ben Edwards (Associate Dean, UNLV Boyd School of Law) to break down:

• Why Delaware became the king of corporate law

• What’s driving companies to consider Nevada instead

• How the Elon Musk compensation case changed the conversation

• Why founder control and shareholder power are back in the spotlight

• What this means if you're starting a business today

If you’re forming an LLC, launching a startup, planning to raise capita ... 

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