Dominick Gattuso
Dominick Gattuso, a partner at Proctor Heyman LLP, focuses his practice on advising and representing Delaware corporations and alternative entities, their governing bodies and other constituencies in business litigation, including derivative suits and class actions, contested mergers and acquisitions, contested elections and appraisals among other business matters. Dominick also represents clients in patent and complex commercial disputes. He has experience in both trial and appellate courts and specializes in handling expedited litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Dominick's clients include large publicly-traded and privately-held companies as well as smaller, emerging-growth entities. In addition to his litigation practice, Dominick counsels Delaware entities and their governing bodies on issues relating to corporate governance and fiduciary duties.
- Education:
- Widener University, Wilmington, J.D., cum laude, 1997, Wilkes University, B.A., 1992
- Career:
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Henry duPont Ridgely and the Hon. N. Maxson Terry, Delaware Superior Court, 1997-1998
- Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Associate, 1998-2002
- Widener University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, 2003-2004
- Smith, Katzenstein & Furlow, LLP, Associate, 2003-2004
- Bouchard, Margules & Friedlander, P.A., Associate, 2004-2007
- Memberships:
- Partnerships and Alternative Business Entities, Business Law Section, American Bar Association (Vice-Chair)
- Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court (2004-2007)
- Reported Cases:
- Emerald Partners v. Berlin, 787 A.2d 85 (Del. Supr. 2001)
- Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. v. Shapiro, 721 A.2d 1281 (Del. Supr. 1998)
- Hollinger Intern., Inc. v. Black, 844 A.2d 1022 (Del. Ch. 2004)
- Comac Partners, L.P. v. Ghaznavi, 793 A.2d 372 (Del. Ch. 2001)
- Allenson v. Midway Airlines Corp., 789 A.2d 572 (Del. Ch. 2001)
- Mentor Graphics Corp. v. Quickturn Design Systems, Inc., 728 A.2d 25 (Del. Ch. 1998)
- In re Elonex Phase II Power Management Litig., 279 F. Supp. 2d 521 (D. Del. 2003)
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Abbott Laboratories, 294 F. Supp. 2d 552 (D. Del. 2002)
- True North Composites, LLC. v. Trinity Industries, Inc., 191 F. Supp. 2d 484 (D. Del. 2002)
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Abbott Laboratories, 203 F.R.D. 159 (D. Del. 2001).
- Publications and Speaking Engagements:
- Co-Author: “Chapter on General Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies,” Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Chapter 20 (American Bar Association 2010).
- Co-Author: “Reining in Directors and Officers in Corporate America: In Delaware, the Answer is Not to Expand Their Personal Liability,” Business Law Today, Vol. 19, No. 3 (January/February 2010).
- Speaker: Developments in Delaware Corporate Law and LLCs, Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, Webcast (October 14, 2009).
- Co-Author: “Delaware LLCs: The Wave Of The Future And Advising Your Clients About Surfing The Wave,” Business Law Today, Vol. 19, No. 1 (September/October 2009).
- Co-Author: “Chapter on General Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies,” Ch. 20 in Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation (American Bar Association 2009).
- Speaker: LLCs From Formation to Special Uses, National Business Institute, Wilmington, Delaware (March 13, 2009).
- Author: “Drafting Arbitration Provisions for LLC Agreements: The Devil is in the Details,” Business Law Today, Vol. 18, No. 4 (March/April 2009).
- Author: “Series LLCs: Let's Give the Frog a Little Love,” Business Law Today, Vol. 17, No. 6 (July/August 2008).
- Co-Author: "Handling Mergers & Acquisitions in High-Tech & Emerging Growth Environments," PLI Corporate Law and Practice Course Handbook Series (May 2000).
