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Delaware

13 Years Ranked

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Provided by Blake Rohrbacher

USA

Practice Areas

  • Corporate & Chancery Litigation
  • Corporate Transactions
  • Corporate Governance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Special Committees & Investigations
  • Career

    Blake Rohrbacher is a “complete superstar” (The Legal 500) and a “go-to number-one on complex Chancery Court disputes” (Chambers USA). Blake focuses his practice on litigation, as well as advisory and transactional matters, relating to Delaware corporations and alternative entities. Described as “a genius, the best writer in Delaware” (The Legal 500), Blake litigates corporate control, governance, M&A, fiduciary, statutory, and contractual disputes in the Delaware courts. He also advises corporate boards and board committees regarding governance, fiduciary duties, and mergers and acquisitions. He has particular expertise in Delaware law regarding nonprofit and nonstock corporations.

    “A fantastic litigator” who is “extremely good on his feet” and “able to think five steps ahead” (Chambers USA), Blake serves on the Court of Chancery Rules Committee by appointment of the chancellor. He served on the drafting subcommittee responsible for the 2010 nonstock amendments to Delaware’s General Corporation Law. He also assisted in drafting the Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act. In 2023, Blake was appointed to the Lawyers Advisory Committee of the Judicial Council of the Third Judicial Circuit.

    Some of Blake’s first-chair litigation representations include Oracle, Boeing, BlackBerry, Papa John’s, theBalm Cosmetics, Standard General, AmTrust Financial Services, Quiznos, AssuredPartners, KKR & Co., Fox News Network, Banco Santander, RBC Capital Markets, Synchronoss Technologies, US Mobile LLC, Verdesian Life Sciences, 24 Hour Fitness, Riverstone National, Caraustar Industries, Dentons, Roper Technologies, and Verizon.

    A frequent writer and speaker on topics of Chancery litigation and Delaware corporate law, Blake is co-editor of The Delaware Law of Corporations and Business Organizations, a co-author of Delaware Nonstock Corporations, a co-author of Fundamentals of Corporate Governance: A Guide for Directors and Corporate Counsel, and a co-author of The Practitioner’s Guide to the Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act. He is also the author of Delaware Uniform Citation, published by the Litigation Section of the Delaware State Bar Association.

    Professional Memberships

    • American Law Institute
    • Court of Chancery Rules Committee, appointed by the Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery
    • Publications

      • The Practitioner’s Guide to the Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act (2nd edition), 2015
      • “The New Paradigm (Burden) Shift: The Business Judgment Rule After KKR,” Insights, December 2015
      • “Introducing Delaware’s Rapid Arbitration Act,” Insights, May 2015
      • “Disclosure of Management Projections Under Delaware Law,” The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, May 22, 2013
      • Chambers Review

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        Blake Rohrbacher typically acts as lead counsel to corporate organizations in complex litigation, and offers a broad skill set that covers disputes including breach of contract matters and books and records requests. He has particular experience with non-profit organizations.

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