Our Lawyers

Michael A. Weidinger

Mr. Weidinger focuses his practice on fiduciary and commercial litigation in Delaware. His primary work has been litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery, although he has substantial experience in other Courts in Delaware and in alternative dispute resolution. He has been lead counsel in numerous trials in the Court of Chancery and has argued multiple appeals in the Delaware Supreme Court. His work has included many appraisal and unfair dealing cases arising out of mergers and acquisitions, trust fiduciary litigation, limited liability company dissolution disputes, and class action litigation. He has litigated numerous trust fiduciary cases, been engaged in will contests, filed petitions for instructions, and sought the modification and/or termination of both charitable and non-charitable trusts. He has been appointed by the Court of Chancery as guardian ad litem in numerous trust disputes. He has been listed in Chambers USA for Court of Chancery practice.

PRACTICE AREAS:

LITIGATION:

Corporate & Alternative Entity Litigation
Contract Litigation
Dissolution Litigation
Appraisal and Valuation Litigation
Trust Fiduciary Litigation
Class Action Litigation
Trade Secrets/Noncompetition Litigation
Special Litigation Committee Work

TRANSACTIONS:

Counseling Delaware entities and their officers, directors and owners in transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, sales of assets, dissolution and winding up of business affairs.

ADMISSIONS:

State of Delaware
U.S. District Court -- Delaware

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Delaware State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association

EDUCATION:

The George Washington University School of Law, J.D., with high honors, Order of the Coif, 1994.
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, cum laude, 1983.