Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr.
Director

Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr. practices in the areas of corporate and business litigation.  His litigation practice concentrates on corporate and commercial litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery.  He represents clients in a wide range of matters including corporate mergers and acquisitions, fiduciary duty litigation, corporate governance, books and records demands, officer and director advancement and indemnification, special committee investigations, and statutory appraisal.

Mr. Fioravanti is a co-author of the annual Review of Developments in Delaware Corporation Law and is the former editor in chief of the Maryland Law Review.  He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ellen L. Hollander of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Practice Areas

• Corporate Litigation
• General Litigation:
  • Commercial and Contract Disputes

Recent Experience

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int'l v. Jerney, 2007 WL 704935 (Del Ch.)
• Gholl v. eMachines, Inc., 2004 WL 2847865 (Del. Ch.),  aff'd, 875 A.2d 632 (Del. 2005) (Order)
• May v. Bigmar, Inc., 838 A.2d 235 (Del. Ch. 2003), aff'd, 845 A.2d 1158 (Del. 2004) (Order)
• Agostino v. Hicks, 845 A.2d 1110 (Del. Ch. 2004)
• H-M Wexford Corp. LLC v. Encorp, Inc., 832 A.2d 129 (Del. Ch. 2003)
• Zoren v. Genesis Energy L.P., 836 A.2d 521 (Del. Ch. 2003)
• In re Staples, Inc. Shareholders Litig., 792 A.2d 934 (Del. Ch. 2001)

Professional and Community Activities

• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Adjunct Professor of Political Science, University of Delaware  2004-2005

Bar Admissions

• Delaware
• Maryland
• United States District Court for the District of Delaware
• United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Supreme Court of the United States

Publications

• Review of Developments in Delaware Corporation Law (published annually)
• Valeant Pharmaceuticals: A Case Study in the Perils of Self-Interested Compensation and the Restrictions on Bonus Awards  (May 2007) BNA, Inc. Pension  Benefits Reporter, Vol. 34, No. 18

Education

• University of Delaware (B.A.)
• University of Maryland School of Law (J.D.)