Governor Carney recently signed into law certain amendments (the Amendments) to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) that (i) clarify the powers of boards of directors in an emergency, (ii) enumerate the officers entitled to mandatory indemnification, (iii) confirm the ability of a corporation to execute and deliver documents and notices by electronic means, and (iv) facilitate both the conversion of for-profit Delaware corporations to public benefit corporations and the merger of Delaware corporations in connection with the creation of a holding company structure.
