Kevin Gross joined Richards, Layton & Finger after serving a fourteen-year term as a highly esteemed judge on the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, including three years as chief judge. During his tenure on the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, Kevin presided over some of the highest-profile reorganizations in the country. At Richards, Layton…
Kenneth Jackman focuses on transactional and advisory matters involving publicly traded limited partnerships and limited liability companies. Ken provides advice to boards of directors and board committees on a wide variety of matters, including governance, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and sales of assets. Ken also advises directors and managers of limited partnerships and limited liability companies…
Steve Bigler is a “top-notch corporate lawyer,” a “go-to person on anything related to Delaware,” and a “key practitioner in the Delaware bar” (Chambers USA). Steve provides counsel on all aspects of Delaware corporate law matters in the full range of corporate transactions, including statutory compliance, structuring, fiduciary duty, and governance. He is “very…
Donald Zeman gained valuable experience working for a prominent corporate trust institution. Don focuses his practice on the formation and administration of Delaware common law and statutory trusts, including series trusts, in connection with complex financial transactions. He renders advice to financial institutions and trust companies acting as owner trustee, indenture trustee, paying agent, transfer agent,…
“An excellent trial lawyer” (Chambers USA), Robert Burns has worked on an extraordinary number of Chancery Court trials. 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…
Considered “incredibly smart” and an “outstanding lawyer” (Chambers USA, 2025), Doneene Damon is chair of the firm’s Corporate Trust and Agency Services Group. “When Doneene speaks, everyone listens” (Chambers USA, 2025). She focuses her practice on formation and operational issues relating to Delaware statutory trusts and Delaware and New York common law trusts in…
“An expert on Delaware transactional law and corporate governance” (Chambers USA), Mark Gentile has served as Delaware counsel on some of the world’s largest M&A transactions. “Substantively excellent, incredibly responsive and always accessible,” Mark is one of Delaware’s leading advisors on complex mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, and corporate governance issues. He is “a…
Brock Czeschin represents Delaware corporations, alternative entities, and their directors and managers in complex corporate litigation matters. Brock has litigated numerous disputes in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and also regularly advises clients on governance and transactional issues relating to Delaware corporations and alternative entities. Brock’s practice includes: Representing corporations and their directors in class, derivative,…
Andrew Milam clerked for the Honorable James T. Vaughn Jr. in the Delaware Supreme Court. Andrew focuses his practice on litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Supreme Court involving corporate governance, corporate control, fiduciary duties, and related contractual and commercial disputes. In law school, Andrew competed on William & Mary’s moot court…
“Russ Silberglied is a very valuable resource on all issues Delaware. He is very conscientious and hard-working, and is always available” (Chambers USA, 2025) Russ’s bankruptcy practice includes both core chapter 11 work and litigation. “A brilliant litigator” (Chambers USA), his litigation practice includes breach of fiduciary duty suits, lien priority litigation, valuation fights, and…