Boards of Directors, LLC Manager & General Partner Control Contests

Our team has substantial experience handling these highly expedited and complex disputes, which often implicate both statutory and contract law, as well as equitable principles animating Delaware corporate law.

OUR TEAM

Our attorneys have received accolades from local and national organizations, including Chambers USA and Best Lawyers. We are respected by our peers in the legal community and among the Delaware bench. We count numerous Delaware judges and chancellors among our current attorneys and alumni. Our Corporate, Alternative Entity, and Fiduciary Litigation team includes a former Vice Chancellor of the Court of Chancery. Our attorneys have served on state court rule committees and the Delaware State Bar Association’s Council, which proposes legislation to the General Assembly to revise and enhance Delaware’s business statutes.

Team Leaders

Albert H. Manwaring IV

Partner

Albert J. Carroll

Partner

Representative Experience

Represented board members of a financial technology company in dispute with founder and former chief executive officer over contested director and officer appointments and removals

Represented founder of medical technology company in dispute with corporation over contested director and officer appointments and removals

Represented LLC member of resort company in dispute over manager’s entitlement to hold office under terms of LLC agreement

Defended an international mining company and its directors in a dispute over the validity of the board and its subsequent actions on behalf of the company

Represented limited partner of investment company in dispute over removal and replacement of general partner

Represented putative managers of a limited liability holding company in the medical marijuana industry over their appointment and removal as managers

Defended a retail clothing company in dispute over the election and removal of directors from the board

Defended a defense contractor in a proxy-contest for control of the board initiated by a shareholder activist

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