CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. v. AINSLIE

No. 162, 2023.

CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P., A Delaware limited partnership, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. BRAD AINSLIE, JASON BOYER, CHRISTOPHE CORNAIRE, JOHN KIRLEY, ANGELINA KWAN, and REMY SERVANT, Plaintiffs Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: January 29, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Barr Flinn, Esquire , Paul J. Loughman, Esquire , Alberto E. Chávez, Esquire , Skyler A. C. Speed, Esquire , YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; David A. Paul, Esquire (argued), Virginia J. Cardenas, Esquire , Sid Nadkarni, Esquire , CANTOR FITZGERALD, New York, New York, for Appellant Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.

Blake A. Bennett, Esquire , COOCH & TAYLOR P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Kyle W. Roche Esquire (argued), KYLE ROCHE P.A., New York, New York; Velvel Freedman, Esquire , Alex Potter, Esquire , FREEDMAN NORMAND FRIEDLAND LLP, New York, New York, for Appellees Brad Ainslie, Jason Boyer, Christophe Cornaire, John Kirley, Angelina Kwan and Remy Servant.

Richard L. Renck, Esquire , DUANE MORRIS LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Robert M. Palumbos, Esquire , Ryan F. Monahan, Esquire , DUANE MORRIS LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Jordan L. Von Bokern, Esquire , Tyler S. Badgley, Esquire , U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC, for the United States of America, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, Managed Funds Association, and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association amici curiae in support of Appellant.

Michael L. Vild, Esquire , David G. Holmes, Esquire , CROSS & SIMON, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Kenneth W. Gage, Esquire , Dan Richards, Esquire , PAUL HASTINGS LLP, New York, New York; Corey L. Andrews, Esquire , John M. Masslon, II, Esquire , WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION, Washington, DC, for Washington Legal Foundation amicus curiae in support of the Appellant.

Anthony A. Rickey, Esquire , MARGAVE LAW LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Eric A. Posner, Esquire , for Small Business Majority in support of the Appellee.

Before Chief Justice; and Justices and President Judge constituting the Court en banc.


The courts of this State hold freedom of contract in high—some might say, reverential—regard. Only "a strong showing that dishonoring [a] contract is required to vindicate a public policy interest even stronger than freedom of contract"2 will induce our courts to ignore unambiguous contractual...

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