''The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law'' is Widener University Delaware Law School's corporate

law review A law review or law journal is a scholarly journal or publication that focuses on legal issues. A law review is a type of legal periodical. Law reviews are a source of research, imbedded with analyzed and referenced legal topics; they also p ...

. The ''Journal'' was established in 1975 and publishes three issues per annual volume. In addition to scholarly articles, the ''Journal'' publishes opinions from the

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that are not otherwise printed in a regional reporter. In 2022, the ''Journal'' began including student authored case summaries as a preface to these opinions. It ranks among the top specialized legal journals in the United States based on the number of citations from federal and state courts. In 2008, the ''Journal'' ranked 10th out of 411 specialized journals based on citations in state and federal court opinions and 1st among student-edited journals in the category "Corporate Law and Business Law".

Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law

The ''Journal'' hosts the Annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law. This lecture series, held in

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, is presented to the Delaware Bench and Bar and focuses on developing issues in the area of corporate law. Notable past Pileggi Lecturers include

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(1986-1987),

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(1987-1988), Joel Seligman (1997-1998), Lynn A. Stout (2001-2002), Robert B. Thompson (2003-2004), Melvin A. Eisenberg (2004-2005),

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(2005-2006), and Mark J. Roe (2007-2008).

Membership selection

The ''Journal'' offers three methods for obtaining membership. First, those students whose academic performance has placed them in the top 5% of their respective class after completing first or second semester for regular division students or third semester for evening division students are invited to join. Second, students that have completed their first or second year in the regular division or second or third year in the evening division may obtain membership through the Summer or Winter Writing Competitions. These competitions take into consideration both the student's competition paper and grades. Finally, students, after completing their second year regular division or third year extended division, may submit a paper on a pre-approved topic as part of the Superior Authorship Competition, which takes place each summer. Participation in this competition is also subject to a minimum GPA requirement.

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Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law

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