Startups and Company Law: The Competitive Pressure of Delaware on Italy (and Europe?)

US corporate law and, in particular, Delaware law, which leaves ample room to freedom of contract, has been one of the reasons for the successful creation and financing of startups in Silicon Valley. We analyze the Italian attempt to modernize company law in order to promote startup creation within the wider movement of company law simplification and modernization around Europe. In Italy a suitable corporate law statute for early stage startups...