Proctor Heyman LLP - A Delaware Corporate Litigation and Counseling Boutique.
Founded by the firm's two name partners and an associate in 2006, Proctor Heyman LLP now has nine attorneys who offer a wealth of experience in practicing in Delaware, principally in corporate and commercial litigation before the Delaware Court of Chancery.
The firm acts as both lead counsel and Delaware counsel in matters before Delaware state and federal courts, and works with some of the nation's leading law firms. The firm handles a full array of corporate and commercial litigation matters, including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, stockholder class and derivative actions, fiduciary duties, stockholder appraisal actions, and litigation involving limited liability companies and limited partnerships. The firm also acts as Delaware counsel in intellectual property disputes in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The firm is proud to have three former Court of Chancery clerks, two former Delaware Superior Court clerks and two former Delaware Supreme Court interns among its ranks. One of the founding partners is a co-author of a new treatise on drafting Delaware limited liability company agreements.
Proctor Heyman LLP has been listed as a leading firm in the field of Chancery litigation by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in all seven years of its existence - 2006 through 2012. According to Chambers: the "firm's rise to prominence in a short time is a testament to the 'quality and hard work of its name partners.'" "Sources Say: 'This boutique can go head to head with anybody.'" Both founding partners were recognized individually by Chambers as well.
All of the firm's partners are also AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Several of the firm's partners are listed in Best Lawyers in America in the field of Corporate Law and in Super Lawyers in the field of Business Litigation. The firm is also recognized as a "GO-TO" Top 500 Law Firm, and it is also listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.