Lisa Schmidt

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 3

Chancery

Delaware

2 Years Ranked

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Provided by Lisa Schmidt

USA

Practice Areas

Corporate & Chancery Litigation

Corporate Transactions

Corporate Governance

Mergers & Acquisitions

Special Committees & Investigations

Career

“Incredibly responsive and very proactive” (Chambers USA), Lisa Schmidt is the president of the firm. Lisa focuses her practice on advising and representing Delaware corporations, their directors, and other constituencies in corporate litigation. She has successfully litigated numerous corporate control, corporate governance, appraisal matters, and contractual disputes in the Delaware courts. Lisa also advises corporations, their directors, and special committees on corporate governance and fiduciary duties.

Lisa is a member of the Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institute. She is also the co-chair of the Federal Securities Institute. Lisa recently shared her thoughts on practicing law “the Delaware way” in an interview with the Delaware Prosperity Partnership.

Professional Memberships

Federal Securities Institute, Co-Chair

Ronald McDonald House of Delaware, Leadership Advisory Council

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Delaware

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

United States District Court, District of Delaware

Work Highlights

Counsel to Stericycle, Inc. in derivative litigation in the Court of Chancery

Counsel to Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives, Inc. in derivative litigation in the Court of Chancery

Counsel to Mindbody, Inc. in appraisal litigation in the Court of Chancery

Counsel to directors of Mindbody, Inc. in litigation in the Court of Chancery

Counsel to General Motors Company in derivative litigation in the Court of Chancery

Counsel to AbbVie Inc. in litigation in the Court of Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court

Counsel to a transaction committee of Annie’s Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Annie’s by General Mills and related litigation

Counsel to Expedia Inc. in derivative litigation in the Court of Chancery

Counsel to United States Cellular Corporation in litigation in the Court of Chancery

Counsel to MoneyGram International, Inc. in litigation in the Court of Chancery

Counsel to directors of Southwall Technologies Inc. in litigation in the Court of Chancery

Counsel to Viking Pump, Inc. in litigation in the Court of Chancery, Delaware Superior Court, and Delaware Supreme Court

Counsel to directors of Allegro Development Corp. in litigation in the Court of Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court

Counsel to ConAgra, Inc. in litigation in the Delaware Superior Court

Counsel in a confidential Court of Chancery arbitration

Counsel to the special committee of the board of Norfolk Southern

Counsel to Selectica Inc. in litigation in the Court of Chancery upholding the use of an NOL rights plan

Counsel to CVS Corporation in litigation in the Court of Chancery

Counsel to Broadcom Corporation in litigation in the Court of Chancery relating to its proposal to acquire Emulex

Counsel to Nokia Corporation in litigation in the Court of Chancery

Counsel to directors of The Walt Disney Company in litigation in the Court of Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court

Counsel to The Hartford Life Insurance Company in litigation in the Court of Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court

Education

Dickinson School of Law

J.D.

1991

Drew University

B.A.

1988

Awards

Chambers USA

The Legal 500

Litigation Counsel of America, Senior Fellow

Litigation Counsel of America, Order of Veritas

Benchmark Litigation

The Best Lawyers in America

Super Lawyers

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Lisa Schmidt

USA Guide 2023

Band 3 : Chancery

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