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June 2009

Delaware corporate records searching: a step up

For corporate and securities lawyers, Delaware isn't just another state. In 2007, Delaware corporations comprised more than 61 percent of the Fortune 500 companies and more than 50 percent of the corporations listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and the American Stock Exchange. Edward P. Welch & Robert S. Saunders, Freedom and Its Limits in the Delaware General Corporation Law, 33 Del. J. Corp. L. 845 (2008).

You'd expect a database of Delaware corporate records on Westlaw to be state-of-the-art. And you'd be right.

If you've ever searched the Corporate Records and Business Registrations–Delaware database (CORP-DE) before, try it again now. You will notice some welcome improvements, including these:

  • You can search all records types simultaneously.
  • You can select check boxes by clicking them, rather than by typing an X.
  • Records now contain tax information and filing history dates.
  • If the search result exceeds the document limit, an informational error message is displayed.
  • Useful search instructions are displayed below the Company Name text box.

These improvements allow CORP-DE to look and function like the Corporate Records and Business Registrations–Combined database (CORP-ALL).


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