PARTNERS
Vernon R. Proctor (Partner) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, June 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Delaware; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1976); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Author, "Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law," 6 Del. L. Rev. 177 (2003). Co-Author: with John M. Cunnigham, "Drafting Delaware LLC Agreements: Forms and Practice Manual," Aspen 2009. Member: Delaware State Bar Association (Member, 1981 and Council, 1994-2004, Corporation Law Section; Member, Alternative Entities Committee, 2004); American Bar Association (Member, Section of Business Law, 1982; Chair, Partnerships and Alternative Business Entities Subcommittee, Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, 1997-2004). Reported Cases: Feldman v. Cutaia, 951 A.2d 727 (Del. 2008); Feldman v. Cutaia, 956 A.2d 644 (Del. Ch. 2007); Production Resources Group, L.L.C. v. NCT Group, Inc.; 863 A.2d 772 (Del. Ch. 2004); Comrie v. Enterasys Networks, Inc., 837 A.2d 1 (Del. Ch. 2003); Grimes v. Alteon, Inc., 804 A.2d 256 (Del. 2002); Emerald Partners v. Berlin, 726 A.2d 1215 (Del. 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate, Securities and Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; General Partnership Law; Limited Partnership Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Vernon R. Proctor
Kurt M. Heyman (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 20, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with high distinction, 1988); University of Chicago (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Harry S. Truman Scholar. Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court. Law Clerk to The Honorable Jack B. Jacobs, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1991-1992. Author: "Expedited Proceedings in the Delaware Court of Chancery: Things of the Past?" 23 Del. J. Corp. L. 145 (1998). Co-Author: "The Disappearing Distinction Between Derivative and Direct Actions," 4 Del. L. Rev. 155 (2001); "Recent Developments in Corporate Law: Recent Supreme Court Reversals and the Role of Equity in Corporate Jurisprudence," 6 Del. L. Rev. 451(2003). Member: Delaware State Bar Association (Council, Corporation Law Section, 2004); American Bar Association. Reported Cases: Langdon v. Google Inc., 474 F. Supp. 2d 622 (D. Del. 2007); In re NetSmart Techs., Inc. Shareholders Litig., 924 A.2d 171 (Del. Ch. 2007); In re Tyson Foods, Inc. Consol. Shareholder Litig., 919 A.2d 563 (Del. Ch. 2007); Beck v. Atlantic Coast PLC, 868 A.2d 840 (Del. Ch. 2005); Anglo American Sec. Fund, L.P. v. S.R. Global Int'l Fund, L.P., 829 A.2d 143 (Del. Ch. 2003); Grimes v. Alteon Inc., 804 A.2d 256 (Del. 2002); State of Delaware v. Preferred Florist Network, Inc., 791 A.2d 8 (Del. Ch. 2000). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance Litigation; Partnership and Limited Liability Company Litigation; Chancery Litigation; Securities Litigation; Class and Derivative Actions; Fiduciary Litigation; Trade Secrets; Deceptive Trade Practices; Consumer Fraud Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kurt M. Heyman
Neal C. Belgam (Partner) born Red Bank, New Jersey, December 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Delaware; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Albright College (B.A., 1986); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1989). Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court. Member, Local Rules Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Delaware State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section and Corporation Law Section. Member: Delaware State (Former Chairman, Litigation Section; Member, Intellectual Property Section), Federal (Former President, Delaware Chapter) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Carlson v. Hallinan, 925 A.2d 506 (Del. Ch. 2006); VFB LLC v. Campbell Soup Co., 336 B.R. 81 (D. Del. 2005); State ex rel. Brady v. Pettinaro Enterprises; 870 A.2d 513 (Del. Ch. 2005); Ciena Corp. v. Corvis Corp., 352 F. Supp. 2d 526 (D. Del. 2005); 334 F. Supp. 2d 598 (D. Del. 2004); 334 F. Supp. 2d 610 (D. Del. 2004); 210 F.R.D. 519, 66 U.S.P.Q.2d 1798 (D. Del. 2002); E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 879 A.2d 929 (Del. Super. 2004); Miller Products Co., Inc. v. Veltek Associates, Inc., 218 F.R.D. 425 (D. Del. 2003); In re Explorer Pipeline Co., 781 A.2d 705 (Del. Ch. 2001); Wilmington Hospitality, LLC v. New Castle County ex rel. New Castle Department of Land Use, 788 A.2d 536 (Del. Ch. 2001); Mendelson v. Delaware River & Bay Authority, 56 F. Supp. 2d 436 (D. Del. 1999); Hoechst Celanese Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, 673 A.2d 164 (Del. 1996); City Investing Co. Liquidating Trust v. Continental Cas. Co., 624 A.2d 1191 (Del. 1993); Hoechst Celanese Corp. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 623 A.2d 1099 (Del. Super. 1991). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Neal C. Belgam
Patricia L. Enerio (Partner) born Chestertown, Maryland, January 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Delaware; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1995); Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Phi Kappa Phi. Law Clerk to the Honorable Leo E. Strine, Jr., Court of Chancery, 1998-1999. Co-Author: The Disappearing Distinction Between Derivative and Direct Actions, 4 Del. L. Rev. 155 (2001). Member: Delaware State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Reported Cases: In re Tyson Foods, Inc. Consol. Shareholder Litig., 919 A.2d 563 (Del. Ch. 2007); Back v. Atlantic Coast PLC, 868 A.2d 840 (Del. Ch. 2005); Production Resources Group, L.L.C. v. NCT Group, Inc., 863 A.2d 772 (Del. Ch. 2004); Anglo American Sec. Fund, L.P. v. S.R. Global Int'l Fund, L.P., 829 2d 143 (Del. Ch. 2003); Grimes v. Alteon, Inc., 804 A.2d 256 (Del. 2002); State of Delaware v. Preferred Florist Network, Inc., 791 A.2d 8 (Del. Ch. 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Governance Litigation; Partnership and Limited Liability Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class and Derivative Actions.Email: Patricia L. Enerio
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Dominick T. Gattuso (Special Counsel) born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, January 1, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Delaware; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Wilkes University (B.A., 1992); Widener University, Wilmington (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Vice-Chair of the Partnerships and Alternative Business Entities Subcommittee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association. Law Clerk to the Hon. Henry duPont Ridgely and the Hon. N. Maxson Terry, Delaware Superior Court, 1997-1998. Co-Author: "Delaware LLCs: The Wave Of The Future And Advising Your Clients About Surfing The Wave," Business Law Today, Vol. 19, No. 1 (September/October 2009); Speaker: LLCs From Formation to Special Uses, National Business Institute, Wilmington, Delaware (March 13, 2009); Author: "Drafting Arbitration Provisions for LLC Agreements: The Devil is in the Details," Business Law Today, Vol. 18, No. 4 (March/April 2009); Co-Author, "Chapter on General Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies," Ch. 20 in Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation (American Bar Association 2009); Author: "Series LLCs: Let's Give the Frog a Little Love," Business Law Today, Vol. 17, No. 6 (July/August 2008); Co-Author: "Handling Mergers & Acquisitions in High-Tech & Emerging Growth Environments," PLI Corporate Law and Practice Course Handbook Series (May 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Delaware State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Richard S. Rodney Inn of Courts. Reported Cases: Emerald Partners v. Berlin, 787 A.2d 85 (Del. 2001); Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. v. Shapiro, 721 A.2d 1281 (Del. 1998); Hollinger Intern., Inc. v. Black, 844 A.2d 1022 (Del. Ch. 2004); Comac Partners, L.P. v. Ghaznavi, 793 A.2d 372 (Del. Ch. 2001); Allenson v. Midway Airlines Corp., 789 A.2d 572 (Del. Ch. 2001); Mentor Graphics Corp. v. Quickturn Design Systems, Inc., 728 A.2d 25 (Del. Ch. 1998); In re Elonex Phase II Power Management Litigation, 279 F. Supp. 2d 521 (D. Del. 2003); Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Abbott Laboratories, 294 F. Supp. 2d 552 (D. Del. 2002); True North Composites, LLC. v. Trinity Industries, Inc., 191 F. Supp. 2d 484 (D. Del. 2002); Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Abbott Laboratories, 203 F.R.D. 159 (D. Del. 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Corporate Litigation; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Commercial Litigation; Class Action Defense; Patent Litigation; Chancery Practice.Email: Dominick T. Gattuso
ASSOCIATE
Jill Agro (Associate) born New Jersey, October 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 2001); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 2004). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Moot Court Competition. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA). Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Corporate Litigation; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Chancery Practice; Commercial Litigation; Class Action Defense; Consumer Fraud.Email: Jill Agro