Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Wilmington-based M&A litigation team represents defendants facing suits from the pre- to post-closing phases of mergers, including in stockholder derivative disputes and securities class actions. Paul Lockwood heads the firm’s Wilmington office and is frequently tasked with defending clients facing, inter alia, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud suits in the Court of Chancery. He is currently representing Dupont de Nemours, Inc. and Corteva, Inc. in relation to alleged fraudulent transfers tied to the former’s spinoff of The Chemours Company and Dupont’s subsequent merger with Dow Chemical. On this matter Lockwood worked alongside Cliff Gardner, who both advises board of directors on their fiduciary duties and represents them where shareholder accuse them of failing to keep to those standards. Edward Micheletti is sought after for his experience in representing client against activist shareholders and in the event of hostile takeovers and busted deals. In 2024 he represented Activision after a stockholder accused it of violating the Delaware General Corporation Law in its merger with Microsoft.