Quamaine Montgomery

Quamaine Montgomery externed for the Honorable Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery. Quamaine focuses his practice primarily on transactional matters concerning Delaware limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and general partnerships. He renders advice and legal opinions in connection with structured finance transactions, investment funds, and other matters involving alternative entities with…

Kent A. Jordan

Former Judge Kent Jordan, who served as a federal judge for more than two decades, including a tenure on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 2006 to January 2025, joined Richards, Layton & Finger in February 2025. In addition to his tenure on the Third Circuit, former Judge Jordan’s 40+ years of…

Nicholas F. Trotto IV

Nicholas Trotto served as an articles editor for Villanova Law Review Nick focuses his practice on the formation and administration of Delaware statutory trusts in connection with securitizations, debt restructuring, and multi-series mutual funds. He advises financial institutions and trust companies acting as indenture trustees, owner trustees, or in other representative capacities in complex financial…

Hannah L. Ryan

Hannah Ryan served as a managing and associate editor of the Tulane Law Review. Hannah focuses her practice on commercial transactions, including structured finance transactions and securitizations.  She provides advice and legal opinions on matters of Delaware law, including the creation and perfection of security interests under Article 9 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code.…

Kevin A. Rodriguez

Kevin Rodriguez was an active member of Penn State Law’s Latinx Law Students Association. Kevin’s practice focuses on commercial and intellectual property litigation in Delaware’s state and federal courts. In law school, Kevin was part of Penn State Law’s Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic, which provides free legal services to startup and early-stage entrepreneurs throughout Pennsylvania.  These services…

Keegan J. Hicks

Keegan Hicks served as an online editor of the Wake Forest Law Review. Keegan focuses his practice primarily on transactional matters, advising Delaware corporations on mergers and acquisitions and other business combinations, fiduciary duties, entity formation and dissolution, and board and special committee governance. During law school, Keegan interned for the Honorable Michael L. Robinson…

Nicholas A. Franchi

Nick Franchi served as a member of the George Mason Law Review. Nick focuses his practice on corporate restructuring, bankruptcy litigation, and other insolvency matters.  He also renders advice and legal opinions as a member of the firm’s substantive non-consolidation opinion team.…

Paige S. Diminick Benkovic

Paige Diminick Benkovic served as senior development editor for the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Paige primarily focuses her practice on transactional matters involving Delaware limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and general partnerships. She provides advice and legal opinions in connection with structured finance transactions, investment funds, and other matters involving Delaware alternative entities with respect…

Brendan W. Clark

Brendan W. Clark served as symposium editor of the William & Mary Business Law Review, organizing a symposium of practitioners and academics examining corporate accounting scandals and corporate fraud. Brendan concentrates his practice on complex litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Supreme Court. He handles litigation matters for Delaware corporations and their…

Danielle I. Bell

Danielle Bell received the Kessler-Edison Scholarship Award for Trial Techniques. Danielle focuses her practice primarily on litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court involving corporate governance, corporate control, mergers and acquisitions, appraisal , fiduciary duties, and other commercial disputes. While in law school, Danielle was a member of the Emory Law Mock Trial…