Gregory V. Varallo

Gregory V. Varallo focuses his practice on complex corporate and business litigation, corporate governance and corporate transactions. He has litigated numerous complex business disputes in the Delaware courts and has also appeared on behalf of the firm's clients in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Greg is a director in the firm and vice chair of the Corporate Department.

A frequent author and speaker at numerous seminars and institutes, Greg has been published in The Business Lawyer, The Securities Regulation Law Journal, M&A Lawyer, Corporate Governance Advisor, Insights and Business Law Today. He has been a panelist at the annual Securities Regulation Law Institute (PLI), as well as various PLI, ABA and other programs and institutes.

Significant matters in which Greg has served as lead counsel or co-lead counsel include:

• Lead counsel for the tobacco industry in Delaware in connection with the entry of the landmark consent decree between that industry and the state attorneys general.
• Carlton Invs. v. TLC Beatrice Int'l Holdings, Inc., 1995 WL 305829, 23 Del. J. Corp. L. 712, Allen, C. (Del. Ch. May 30, 1997), which involved the defense of the Estate of Reginald F. Lewis in a case brought by Carlton Investments, a Drexel Burnham/Michael Milken partnership, where the estate prevailed in a contested settlement of derivative litigation.
• PL Capital, LLC v. Central Bancorp, Inc., No. 03-0554 BLS, Van Gestle, J. (Mass. Super. June 30, 2003), in which the client succeeded in enjoining and then defeating the first attempted use of the "poison pill" or stockholder rights plan against a stockholder.
• Lead counsel in Frontier v. Holly, 2005 WL 1039027 (Del. Ch.), where the court concluded that the filing of mass tort litigation in California was not a "material adverse effect" under a merger agreement.
• Teleglobe v. BCE, Inc., __ F.3d __, 2007 WL 2034156 (3d Cir. July 17, 2007), which deals at length with previously undeveloped issues relating to the application of privilege and related doctrines to parent-subsidiary relationships.
• Selectica, Inc. v. Versata Enterprises, Inc. and Trilogy, Inc., (pending), lead trial counsel in case involving first actual use of poison pill rights plan.

• Past Chair, Subcommittee on Corporate Counseling and Litigation, American Bar Association
• Past Co-chair, ABA Task Force on Litigation Reform and Rules Revision
• Past Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The Business Lawyer
• Member, Task Force on Stockholder Meetings

• Benchmark Litigation
• Best Lawyers
• Chambers USA
• Lawdragon
• Super Lawyers
• Who’s Who Legal

• Member, Board of Directors, the Ministry of Caring, Inc.