Matthew F. Lintner

Matthew F. Lintner is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Commercial Litigation Group. He has extensive experience litigating complex corporate, commercial, and fiduciary matters. Matt represents corporations, directors and officers, and investors in class, derivative, and individual actions involving corporate governance and breach of fiduciary duty. He also represents clients in a wide variety of business tort, trust and contract actions, including trade secret and unfair competition claims. 

Matt was appointed by Attorney General Beau Biden to be the Director of the Fraud Division for the Delaware Department of Justice, and in that position was responsible for all civil and criminal enforcement under the securities, antitrust, consumer protection, data security and unfair competition laws in the state.  He was also responsible for the prosecution of all corporate fraud, health care fraud and charity fraud in Delaware.

Experience

Litigation involving the fiduciary duties of directors and officers of Delaware companies

Disputes between managers and members of Delaware limited liability companies

Actions for inspection of books and records of Delaware companies

Actions for appraisal of the value of the shares of Delaware companies

Litigation over material adverse effect and material adverse change clauses

Fiduciary breaches by trustees of Delaware trusts

Internal corporate investigations

Securities fraud

Trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition

Covenants not to compete

Professional Affiliations

Delaware State Bar Association
American Bar Association

Latest Blog Posts

Delaware Business Litigation Report

• Chancery Explains When Deal Price is a Persuasive Indicator of Fair Value in an Appraisal Proceeding
• Chancery Explains the Rule “Equity will not Enjoin a Libel” – and its Limited Exception
• CCLD Holds that D&O Policy’s Duty to Defend “Securities Claims” Extends to Appraisal Proceedings under 8 Del. C. § 262
• Chancery Dismisses Merger Challenge Concerning Board’s Delegation of Merger Negotiations and Management’s Undisclosed Compensation Discussions
• Chancery Rejects Second Plaintiff’s Attempt to Correct Pleading Deficiencies Following Dismissal of Aiding and Abetting Claim
• Chancery Holds Tension Between “Bespoke” Provision Governing Post-Closing Conduct and a Boilerplate Survival Clause Requires Consideration of Parol Evidence
• Advancement Available for Post-Separation Misuse of Confidential Information Obtained “By Reason of the Fact” of Corporate Service
• Delaware Supreme Court Revives Fiduciary Duty Claims in Derivative Lawsuit Concerning Blue Bell’s Listeria Outbreak
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Honors

Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent