John P. DiTomo > Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP > Wilmington, United States > Lawyer Profile
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John P. DiTomo
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial Litigation
Position
A partner at Morris Nichols, John’s practice includes representing investors, directors and officers, corporations, limited liability companies and general and limited partnerships in litigation concerning mergers and acquisitions and other complex commercial disputes.
John routinely defends corporate defendants against stockholder lawsuits and has significant experience with takeover litigation.
He also routinely represents both individual and corporate clients who need to prosecute or defend corporate governance disputes including, for example, contests for board control, demands for appraisal or similar valuation disputes, demands for books and records, advancement and indemnification, requests for dissolution and receiverships, and a broad variety of other corporate governance disputes.
John’s litigation practice is complimented by his advisory work and he also routinely advises boards of directors and special committees in internal investigations, and stockholder derivative demands.
For more, visit his bio at https://www.morrisnichols.com/lawyers-john-p-ditomo.
Career
John has extensive trial experience and has received the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Advocate designation awarded to individuals who have devoted substantial time to trial practice continuing education.
At the invitation of the Honorable Andre G. Bouchard, Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, John serves on the Delaware Court of Chancery Rules committee, a body charged with regularly reviewing the Court’s rules and practices and working with the Court to ensure that the Court’s rules and practices remain optimal. He also frequently writes and speaks on emerging issues in corporation law both nationally and internationally. Most recently he partnered with the Honorable Randy J. Holland, Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, and the Taiwan Corporate Governance Association in a project to develop an international corporate law database that will serve as a resource for judges assigned to Taiwan’s newly developed business court.
In 2015, John was invited to deliver the key note address at the Taiwan Corporate Governance Association’s 2015 International Summit on Corporate Governance, a two-day event focused on strengthening internal and external corporate governance mechanisms. The corporate governance summit was attended by members of Taiwan’s Securities and Futures Exchange, members of Taiwan’s Judicial and Legislative branches and a panel of international corporate governance experts and academics from various countries,including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.
Memberships
- Delaware Board of Bar Examiners (appointed by Delaware Supreme Court, 2018-2020)
- Delaware Court of Chancery Rules Committee
- Delaware State Bar Association
Education
- J.D., 2004, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Associate, 2002-2003 and Research Editor, 2003-2004, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law
- Certificate of Study in Business Economics and Public Policy, 2004, University of Pennsylvania
- B.A., 1997, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
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.