Overview
Daniel Dreisbach has more than 30 years’ experience handling complex disputes involving Delaware corporate law.
Dan advises and conducts litigation on behalf of Delaware corporations, special board committees, limited liability companies, and partnerships. He has represented entities in hostile and friendly takeovers, in governance disputes, and in defense of investor-initiated litigation in Delaware’s state and federal courts.
Dan’s clients include:
- Landry’s Restaurants, board of directors
- Vanguard Group
- 3M Corp.
- Essar Group
- Bob Vila
- Halliburton
- Intergraph Corp.
- PepsiCo
- Roche Holdings
- Sunrise Senior Living Services
Dan has participated on numerous panels and lectured on various topics of corporate law and practice within the United States and internationally.
PRACTICES
- Temple University School of Law, J.D., 1987
- Lehigh University, B.S., 1982
- Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 1979
Education
Publications
Chancery Appoints Liquidating Trustee to Assist With Windup
Delaware Business Court Insider | August 27, 2014
In Comerica Bank v. Global Payments Direct, the Delaware Court ofChancery appointed a liquidating trustee to assist with and oversee the winding up of Global Payments ComericaAlliance LLC pursuant to Section 18-803(a) of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Chancery Court’s Lyondell Decision
BNA's Corporate Counsel Weekly | April, 2009
Before the merger at issue in the case, Lyondell Chemical Company was the third-largest independent public chemical company in North America. Dan Smith was Lyondell’s Chairman and CEO; Lyondell’s other ten directors were independent and sophisticated businesspeople. This article explains what led to The Supreme Court’s reversal of the Court of Chancery’s decision and remanded the…
Delaware Supreme Court in Lyondell Decision Updates Duties of Directors in Response to a Takeover
Corporate Counsel Weekly | April, 2009
Directors will likely face the most intense scrutiny of their conduct when the board acts in response to a takeover proposal. In Lyondell Chemical Company v. Ryan, the Delaware Supreme Court confirmed important principles regarding both the duties owed by directors, and the standards by which their conduct will be measured. Ever since its adoption in…
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, since 2013
Bar Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1997
- United States District Court, District of Delaware, 1988
- Delaware, 1988
- Pennsylvania, 1988
