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Band 4

Chancery

Delaware

4 Years Ranked

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Provided by Robert Burns

USA

Practice Areas

  • Corporate & Chancery Litigation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Career

    “An excellent trial lawyer” (Chambers USA), Robert Burns has worked on an extraordinary number of Chancery Court trials in the past 10 years. Rob has litigated numerous corporate control, corporate governance, fiduciary duty, appraisal, and contractual disputes in Delaware’s state and federal courts. Focusing primarily on corporate and commercial litigation, he represents Delaware corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, and their officers, directors, and managers.

    Very active in pro bono and civic matters, Rob has served as a child attorney, worked pro bono on the firm’s Protection from Abuse team, and received the Delaware National Guard’s Distinguished Service Medal for helping to represent two charities associated with the Delaware National Guard.

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    Band 4
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    Robert Burns is recognized as a strong litigator. He focuses his practice on representing directors and managers in corporate and commercial litigation.

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