Court of Chancery Clarifies When Indemnification Right Includes Advancement

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Edward M. McNally
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Sodano v. American Stock Exchange LLC, C.A. 3418-VCS (Del. Ch. July 15, 2008)

It is widely assumed that the right to be indemnified does not include the right to have attorneys’ fees advanced as the litigation proceeds. Actually, as this decision notes, lawyers deal in this area who do not even know the difference between indemnification and advancement. That is not entirely accurate as this decision holds it is all a matter of contract. When the contract or bylaw defines indemnification in such a way as to include advancement rights, then that is the deal and advancement is required.

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