Patricia O Vella

Practice Areas

Patricia regularly provides advice on corporate governance matters and a variety of corporate transactions for publicly traded and privately held corporations. Patricia is often called upon to advise on mergers and acquisitions, financings, asset sales and other significant transactions.

Her work includes structuring complex transactions and often involves counseling boards of directors and board committees on their fiduciary duties and the technical aspects of Delaware corporate law.

As a member of the Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association she participates in the annual review of, and preparation of amendments to, the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL).

Career

Law Clerk to the Honorable Randy J. Holland, Delaware Supreme Court, 1996-1997

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, Business Law Section (Mergers & Acquisitions Committee (Vice Chair)): American College of Governance Counsel (Board of Trustees, Vice Chair); Delaware State Bar Association (Council of the Corporation Law Section)

Publications

Co-edited the ABA publication The Role of Directors in M&A Transactions: A Governance Handbook for Directors, Management and Advisors.

Education