Kevin Gallagher

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Kevin Gallagher is “a great litigator with great judgment” (Chambers USA). Kevin primarily litigates complex corporate control, corporate governance, contractual, and other commercial disputes in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Supreme Court and the federal courts of Delaware. His practice focuses on litigation and advisory matters relating to Delaware business organizations and their fiduciaries.

Kevin’s matters routinely involve disputes arising out of mergers and acquisitions, stockholder class actions, stockholder derivative lawsuits, and disputes among boards of directors and significant stockholders. “An excellent trial practitioner” (Chambers USA), his recent matters also include statutory appraisal proceedings, corporate dissolution matters, advancement proceedings, and books and records actions.

In law school, Kevin served as editor-in-chief of The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and was the John F. Schmutz Corporate and Business Law Institute Fellow.

Work Highlights

M&A Litigation

Stockholder Class Action and Derivative Litigation

Corporate Control Disputes

Appraisal Litigation

Commercial Disputes

Books and Records Litigation

Advancement and Indemnification Litigation

Dissolution Proceedings

Alternative Entity Disputes

Special Committee Investigations

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