Chancery
Delaware
14 years ranked
Provided by Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP
Practice is concentrated in the area of corporate law and corporate and commercial litigation, including involvement in many of the Delaware corporate law cases. Tried and won various complex multi-million dollar cases including corporate stock appraisal, breach of fiduciary duties, expedited mergers and acquisitions disputes, fraud, breach of contract, and books and records. Some of the major cases he has litigated include Appraisal of Columbia Pipeline, CSC v. Pulier, Roma, In re Celera, Montgomery Cellular, In re Ancestry.com, In re Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Yucaipa v. Riggio, In re Countrywide, Highfields v. AXA, Gore v. Wu, Kronenberg v. Katz, In re Pure Resources, and RGC v. Greka.
Partner, Young Conaway. Admitted to Delaware Bar (1992); Clerked for The Honorable Carolyn Berger, Vice Chancellor, Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (1992-1993)
Delaware State Bar Association, Corporate Law, Business Law and Litigation Sections; Rodney Inns of Court
Provided by Chambers
Martin Lessner demonstrates experience acting for corporate clients in disputes concerning stockholders, M&A and fiduciary duties. He is well-versed in fraud and books and records issues as well.
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