Mark Richardson > Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP > Wilmington, United States > Lawyer Profile
Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP Offices
300 DELAWARE AVENUE
SUITE 1340
WILMINGTON, DE 19801
DELAWARE
United States
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Mark Richardson
Work Department
Corporate Governance and Shareholder Rights Litigation
Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation
Derivative Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Mark D. Richardson is a Partner in the Delaware office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP. Mark focuses on representing shareholders in corporate governance and transactional matters, including class action and derivative litigation.
Mark is recommended by The Legal 500 for the excellence of his work in the Delaware Court of Chancery and Dispute Resolution. Clients highlighted his team’s ability to “generate strong cases and take creative and innovative positions.” Lawdragon has recognized him as one of the country’s Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers and Next Generation Lawyers. Benchmark Litigation also named him to their “40 & Under List.”
Mark has litigated numerous matters through trial, including in the Delaware Court of Chancery, FINRA and AAA arbitrations, and a five-month jury trial in New Jersey state court. Mark served as co-lead counsel in the following matters that recently were tried or settled: In re Dell Technologies Inc. Class V Stockholders Litigation ($1 billion settlement); In re Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. ($400 million post-trial judgment, appeal pending); In re Coty Inc. Stockholder Litigation ($35 million settlement); In re Straight Path Communications Inc. Consolidated Stockholder Litigation (trial verdict pending); In re Amtrust Financial Services Stockholder Litigation ($40 million settlement); In re AGNC Investment Corp. ($35.5 million settlement); In re Stamps.com ($30 million settlement); In re Homefed Corp. ($15 million settlement); and In re CytoDyn Corp. (rescission of over $50 million in director and officer stock awards).
Prior to joining Labaton Keller Sucharow, Mark was an Associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, where he gained substantial experience in complex commercial litigation within the financial services industry and advised and represented clients in class action litigation, expedited bankruptcy proceedings and arbitrations, fraudulent transfer actions, proxy fights, internal investigations, employment disputes, breaches of contract, enforcement of non-competes, data theft, and misappropriation of trade secrets.
In addition to his active caseload, Mark has contributed to numerous publications and is the recipient of The Burton Awards Distinguished Legal Writing Award for his article published in the New York Law Journal, “Options When a Competitor Raids the Company.” Mark also serves on Law360’s Delaware Editorial Advisory Board.
Education
Emory University School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2009
Cornell University
Bachelor of Science, 2006
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: plaintiff
The Delaware office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP is home to an M&A litigation practice that is ‘excellent at identifying the strongest claims in each case and aggressively prosecuting those claims without wasting time and resources on less strategically relevant issues‘. Lead partner Ned Weinberger is ‘already one of the best stockholder lawyers in Delaware – his judgment and strategic thinking combined with a depth of understanding of the law make him a tenacious advocate for his clients‘. He recently acted as co-lead counsel in a class action against controlling stockholders of Dell, who are accused of breaching their fiduciary duties and expropriating billions of dollars in value from Dell’s Class V Stockholders – the defendants settled the suit with only three weeks left before trial with an agreement for a $1bn cash settlement, which is currently awaiting court approval. Up-and-coming partner Mark Richardson played a key role in that matter. Michael Wagner joined from Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP in late 2022, bringing extensive experience in the representation of stockholders against corporate officers and directors in the Delaware Court of Chancery.