Edward B. Micheletti

Mr. Micheletti has an extensive track record of wins involving litigation matters arising from M&A, corporate and governance disputes, derivative actions and statutory proceedings in connection with Delaware corporation law. He has extensive experience with “bet-the-company” litigation matters, including hostile takeovers, activist shareholder defense, proxy contests and “busted deal” litigation. Mr. Micheletti also has successfully defended countless shareholder class action M&A litigations in Delaware and throughout the country, including seminal decisions such as Omnicare, Toys “R” Us and Lyondell, among others. Additionally, he has tried numerous statutory matters in connection with indemnification and advancement, books and records demands, contested elections and appraisal matters.

Mr. Micheletti represents a wide array of clients in different business segments, and has successfully defended companies, boards of directors, special committees, buyers and investment banks in numerous trial and appellate proceedings involving injunctive relief and money damages. He also has handled other significant business litigation matters involving, among other areas, securities law, complex commercial litigation and escheat law in Delaware and federal and state courts throughout the United States.

Mr. Micheletti has represented numerous Fortune 500 and other companies, as well as their directors and C-suite executives, including:

Mr. Micheletti has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America and Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. He also was named a Lawdragon Legend in 2024 and recognized among its 500 Leading Global Litigators.

In addition to litigation, Mr. Micheletti has extensive experience with, and frequently provides corporate advice concerning, the Delaware General Corporation Law. He also has written numerous articles on Delaware Corporation Law topics, some of which have been cited in opinions issued by the Delaware Court of Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court. He is a member of the Court of Chancery Rules Committee, as well as a member of the Corporation Law Council of the Delaware State Bar Association, which is responsible for reviewing and recommending revisions to the Delaware General Corporation Law on an annual basis. Mr. Micheletti also is the co-author of the treatise Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Litigation Under Delaware Corporation Law.