Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

Corporate Litigation

Catherine Dearlove, director at Richards, Layton & Finger, represents Delaware corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, and their officers, directors, and managers in M&A disputes, derivative and class actions, and corporate control disputes.

Catherine’s clients also rely on her advice regarding complex corporate governance and fiduciary issues. In addition, Catherine advises special committees in internal investigations and transactional matters, has served as a party-appointed neutral arbitrator, and has testified as an expert witness on Delaware corporate law issues.

Catherine is a frequent panelist and speaker at professional conferences addressing issues of Delaware corporate law and governance and has published articles and book chapters on current topics in Delaware corporate law.

Practices

Investigative & Demand Committees

Arbitration & Mediation

Corporate & Chancery Litigation

Corporate Transactions

Corporate Governance

Mergers & Acquisitions

Limited Liability Company & Partnership Advisory

Commercial Litigation

English

Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society, Ltd., Board of Directors

American Bar Association, Business Law Section: Contractual Governance of Business Entities Joint Task Force, Founding Co-Chair; Corporate Governance Committee, Delaware Affairs Sub-Committee, Co-Chair

Delaware Law Developments, Practicing Law Institute, Co-chair, 2018-present

Delaware Museum of Natural History, Board of Trustees, 2008-2011, 2013-2019

Stanford Law School, J.D., with distinction, 1994

Georgetown University, B.S.F.S., magna cum laude, 1991