Kelly Farnan is “a great advocate” who has “instant credibility whenever she enters the courtroom” (Chambers USA). Kelly focuses her practice on complex commercial and intellectual property litigation in Delaware’s state and federal courts. She has been involved in numerous bench and jury trials and has also been successful in resolving disputes in her…
“Mark Collins is one of the most respected lawyers in the Delaware bankruptcy Bar. He is simply outstanding” (Chambers USA, 2025). Recognized as a leading bankruptcy lawyer both in Delaware and throughout the U.S., Mark has been involved in hundreds of significant bankruptcy cases in Delaware. He has received Chambers’ prestigious Star Individual ranking every…
With a “stellar reputation in the market” (Chambers USA), Mike Allen has served as Delaware counsel on many high-stakes, high-value corporate transactions. Mike is chair of Richards Layton’s Corporate Advisory Group and vice chair of the firm’s Corporate Department. In addition, Mike is a member of the Council of the Corporation Law Section of…
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…