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Ben is a partner in the firm's Global Commercial Disputes Group. Ben has significant substantive experience with all aspects of corporate and commercial litigation, including substantial first-chair trial experience. He is also a go-to resource for Delaware legal opinion letters, which are frequently required as a pre-condition to the consummation of a business transaction, such as mergers, asset sales and capital raises.

Ben’s litigation practice touches upon all areas of business law, with a particular emphasis on actions governed by Delaware law involving breach of fiduciary duty, inspection of company records, advancement and indemnification of legal expenses, and various post-closing M&A disputes. He also regularly advises Delaware companies in connection with corporate governance matters, including to minimize potential litigation risk.

Credentials

  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law; John F. Schmutz Corporate & Business Law Fellow
  • Towson University, B.S., Sociology

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

  • Honorable M. Jane Brady, Superior Court - Delaware
  • Honorable Thomas L. Ambro, U.S. Court of Appeals - Third Circuit

Awards & Recognition

  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© "Ones to Watch" list for Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025, and for Corporate Law, 2025