Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

General Litigation

Director at Richards, Layton & Finger, Travis Hunter is an accomplished trial attorney who has successfully handled significant cases in all of Delaware’s state and federal courts.  He has particular expertise in handling large commercial disputes in the Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division (CCLD), serving as trial counsel in some of the largest cases ever filed in that division.

Travis routinely litigates complex disputes involving:

intellectual property and trade secrets

cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin and Ethereum

business contracts

mergers and acquisitions

insurance coverage

products liability

Travis has also acted as trial counsel in large arbitrations filed with the American Arbitration Association.

Travis serves on the Delaware Superior Court’s Rules Committee and the CCLD Rules Committee and is active in the American Bar Association’s Section of Commercial and Business Litigation.  He has also completed the Federal Trial Practice Seminar sponsored by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

PRACTICES

Arbitration & Mediation

Commercial Litigation

Fiduciary Litigation

Intellectual Property

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Delaware Superior Court CCLD Representations

Incyte v. Flexus Biosciences, C.A. No. N15C-09-055 MMJ CCLD: Member of successful defense team on one of the largest trade-secrets jury trials in the Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division

Viking Pump Inc. v. Century Indemnity Co., N10C-060141 PRW CCLD: Member of successful trial team in one of the largest insurance coverage cases taken to a jury trial in the Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division

JCM Innovation Corp., et al. v. FL Acquisition Holdings, Inc., et al., N15C-10-255 EMD CCLD: Trial counsel for defendants in dispute over business acquisition

Flowshare, LLC v. Georesults, Inc., C.A. No. N17C-07-227 EMD CCLD: Trial counsel for defendants in dispute over business acquisition

Novipax Holdings LLC v. Sealed Air Corp., N17C-03-1682 EMD CCLD: Counsel for plaintiff in large business dispute involving claims of fraud

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. v. Ameriprise Financial, Inc., N16C-05-086 WCC CCLD: Co-lead counsel in indemnification dispute

Alcoa World Alumina LLC v. Glenore Ltd., N15C-08-032, N15C-08-032 EMD CCLD: Counsel in business indemnification dispute

Larry Fabian v. BGC Holdings, L.P., N14C-03-037 MMJ CCLD: Lead counsel in business contract dispute

Delaware Court of Chancery Representations

Haart v. Scaglia, 2022-0145-MTZ: Successful trial counsel in corporate control dispute concerning ownership of various modeling businesses that was recognized by The American Lawyer‘s “Litigators’ of the Week”

Blockfusion USA, LLC v. Property Holdings Portfolio, LLC, 2021-0037-SG: Lead counsel in control dispute over cryptocurrency and Bitcoin mining facility in New York

Perryman v. Stimwave, 2020-0079-SG: Lead trial counsel in successful defense of an advancement claim brought by director.

inTEAM Associates, LLC v. Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., 11523-VCMR: Trial counsel in business acquisition and noncompete case involving technology development

Strata Decision Technology, L.L.C. and Roper Technologies, Inc. v. Scott Kerber and Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc., 12378-VCL: Counsel in dispute over noncompete provisions

K&G Concord LLC vs. Charcap, LLC, 12563-VCMR: Trial counsel in dispute over real property

Cummings v. Ronald E. Lewis Estate, 6948-VCP: Counsel in probate dispute

Delaware District Court Representations

Crystallex International Corporation v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, C.A. No. 17-151-LPS: Counsel for plaintiff in one of the largest judgments cases filed in Delaware

Hurwitz v. Mullins et al., C.A. No. 15-711-MAK: Counsel in dispute involving federal securities law claims

HSM Portfolio LLC et al v. Elpida Memory Inc. et al, C.A. No. 11-770-RGA: Counsel for defendant in patent infringement dispute

Cellectis S.A. v. Precision Biosciences Inc., 11-173-SLR: Counsel for plaintiff in patent infringement dispute

Publications

 COVID-19 Pandemic: Material Adverse Effects and Covenant Compliance under Delaware Law — ABA | July 6, 2021

Is the Force Majeure With You? — ABA | July 6, 2020

Life in the Fast Lane: How Delaware’s Rapid Arbitration Act Can Resolve Licensing Disputes — ABA | March 26, 2020

Intellectual property licenses do not come in one shape and size. Rather, they are often customized based on deliberate decisions of the contracting parties. For example, a patentee may grant a nonexclusive license to commercialize but may restrict the rights granted in another license to research and development activities. Although sublicensing may be permissible, any sublicensee…

Death by a Thousand Cuts-Using Pretrial Motions to Gain Trial Advantage in Trade Secrets Litigation — ABA | September 10, 2019

In the English language, the phrase “death by a thousand cuts” is an idiom that refers to a series of bad events, none of which is devastating on its own but, when added together, result in disaster. In many large trials, this idiom is an appropriate metaphor for the use of pretrial motions. This is particularly…

Pro Bono Activities

Child Attorney, Delaware’s Office of the Child Advocate

Bar Admissions

Delaware, 2009

United States District Court, District of Delaware, 2011

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2013

Leadership

Delaware Superior Court: Rules Committee; Complex Commercial Litigation Division Rules Committee; Complex Commercial Litigation Division Advisory Committee

Rodney Inn of Court, Treasurer

ABA Commercial & Business Litigation, Newsletter Editor

American Bar Foundation, Fellow

Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2009; Woolsack Honor Society

Davidson College, B.A., History and Classics, 2006