Susan Wood Waesco > Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP > Wilmington, United States > Lawyer Profile
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Offices
CHASE MANHATTAN CENTER, 18TH FLOOR
1201 NORTH MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE
DELAWARE
United States
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Susan Wood Waesco
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial Litigation
Position
A partner at Morris Nichols, Susan’s practice focuses on proceedings in the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Supreme Court arising under the Delaware General Corporation Law, including litigation involving corporate mergers and acquisitions and shareholder class and derivative actions. She also represents national and regional clients in complex business disputes pending in the Delaware Superior Court and the Delaware District Court.
Susan has substantial experience working on a variety of cases involving important issues of Delaware law, including M&A class action litigation, derivative litigation, corporate governance disputes, demands for books and records, dissolution proceedings, and other complex commercial disputes. Susan also regularly advises corporate boards of directors and special committees, including demand review committees.
For more, visit her bio at https://www.morrisnichols.com/lawyers-susan-wood-waesco.
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Business Law Section
- Litigation Litigation
- Delaware State Bar Association
Education
- J.D., 1998, University of Michigan Law School
- Associate Editor, 1996-1997; Note Editor, 1997-1998, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
- B.A., psychology, cum laude, 1994, Williams College
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
For many ‘the best across the board business law firm in Delaware‘, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP is acknowledged as one of the standout Delaware firms and whether it is handling cases as lead counsel or as co-counsel with a national or international firm, it continues to build an impressive track record of success. Standout partners Megan Ward Cascio and Kevin M. Coen lead the practice. Coen, along with veteran litigator William M. Lafferty and the highly regarded Susan Waesco, acted for directors Purple Innovation, Inc. in connection with a proposal to take the company private and a proxy contest from 2022 to 2023. The parties settled on the eve of trial. The firm’s deep bench of talent includes Thomas Briggs, who handled a high-stakes case for directors of Premier, Inc.; John DiTomo, who acted as counsel to IAC Holdings Inc. in a dispute challenging the 2020 reverse spinoff of Match.com; the vastly experienced Kenneth J. Nachbar
; and David Teklits, who recently advised directors of electric carmaker Mullen Automotive, Inc.