Admitted
1995, Virginia; 1996, Delaware
Law School
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1995
Law School Graduation Year
1995
College
Princeton University, A.B., summa cum laude, 1991; University of Virginia, M.A., 1996
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Law School Alumni Association Award for Academic Excellence, Best Academic Record. Virginia Law Review, Articles Review Board, 1994-1995, Editorial Board, 1992-1994. Author: Omnicare Casts Doubt on a Controlling Stockholder Lock-Up When Combined With a Force-the Vote Provision, Insights, (Jan. 2003); Decision by DE Supreme Court Suggests That it May Be Time to Carefully Review Indemnification Provisions, Corporate Counsel Weekly, (July, 2002); Diluting a Controlling Shareholder, Insights, (May, 2002); Exposing a False Dichotomy: The Implication of the No-Talk Cases for the Time/Revlon Double Standard, 2 Del. L. Rev. 179 (2000); Exorcising the Omnipresent Specter: The Impact of Substantial Equity Ownership on Unocal Analysis, 55 Bus Law. 109 (2000); Liability of Directors of Acquiring Companies, Insights (Nov. 2000); Can a Board Dilute a Majority Stockholder? Corporate Counsel (Nov. 2000); The Changing Rules of Takeover Defense, The Corporate Board (July/Aug. 2000); An Appraiser By Any Other Name, Insights (May 1999); Selecting A Forum To Reduce Y2K Risk, Insights (Mar. 1999); The Line Item Veto and Unocal: Can a Bidder Qua Bidder Pursue Unocal Claims Against a Target Corporation's Board of Directors? 53 Bus. Law. 767 (1998): The Year 2000 Problem: Preparing to Defend Shareholder Derivative Suits, Corporate Gov. Advisor (Sept./Oct. 1998); The Role of the Victim's Conduct in Assessing Fault under the Lex Aquilia, 25 Anglo-American L. Rev. 188 (1996); Pierce v. Martin: When Two Good Rules Make Bad Law, 8 J. of Civil Litig. 9 (1996); Pure Comparative Negligence: The Choice for Virginia, VTLA Journal 34 (Summer 1994). Co-Author: The Evolving Judicial Review of Squeeze-Out Transactions by Controlling Stockholders, Insights, (April 2003); A Warning Shot for Directors?, Insights, (Feb. 2003); The Return of the Market Check, Insights, (June, 2001); Appraisal Rights in Mergers and Consolidations, (2001); Practical Lessons for MBO Transactions, Insights (Mar. 2001);