K. Tyler O'Connell

Tyler also counsels companies, directors, officers, and managers of Delaware business entities in connection with transactions that involve litigation risk.

Tyler has represented parties in the Delaware Court of Chancery in disputes over the ownership, control, and management of Delaware business entities, including corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. His clients include companies, founders, and significant investors, as well as directors, officers, general partners, and other members of senior management. Tyler frequently litigates claims for breach of fiduciary duties and breach of limited partnership agreements and limited liability company agreements, as well as governance disputes and control contests, advancement actions, books and records litigation, appraisal actions, and other statutory proceedings under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.

Tyler also has significant experience in complex commercial litigation matters in Delaware’s state and federal courts, including representing parties in the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Delaware Superior Court and in cases before the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. In addition to serving in a lead counsel role, Tyler enjoys working with non-Delaware attorneys as their Delaware counsel.

Tyler is a member of the Corporation Law Council of the Corporate Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, which helps assess potential amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law. Among other honors, Tyler has been selected for inclusion in the Chancery section of Chambers USA, where he is praised for his “very good sense of how to approach the court” and his “very rigorous and meticulous” approach to legal issues.