Megan Ward Cascio > 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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Megan Ward Cascio
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial Litigation
Position
A partner at Morris Nichols, Megan’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery. She represents clients as both lead and co-counsel in a wide range of matters including shareholder disputes, derivative actions, breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits, disputes resulting from mergers and acquisitions and proxy contests, as well as trade secret disputes. Megan also has significant experience representing clients in litigations regarding alternative entities, including limited liability companies, limited partnerships, master limited partnerships and statutory trusts. In addition, she advises corporate boards of directors and special committees concerning transactional and litigation issues including representations of special negotiating committees, demand review committees and special litigation committees. For more, visit her bio at https://www.morrisnichols.com/lawyers-megan-ward-cascio.
Career
In 2015, Megan was appointed by the Delaware Supreme Court to serve on the Permanent Advisory Committee on Supreme Court Rules. She volunteers her time with the Office of the Child Advocate and is appointed to represent minor children as a guardian ad litem in the Delaware Family Court.
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Delaware State Bar Association
- Permanent Advisory Committee on Supreme Court Rules, Delaware Supreme Court
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1998, Washington and Lee University School of Law
- Articles Editor, 1997-1998, Member, 1996-1997, Washington and Lee Law Review
- B.A., political science, summa cum laude, 1995, Washington 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.