Rolin P. Bissell

Mr. Bissell's practice focuses on corporate litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery, including disputes about mergers and acquisitions, going private transactions, “interested party” transactions, proxy contests, valuation and appraisal issues, indemnification and advancement and stockholder access to books and records. In addition, he has tried and handled a broad array of securities, financial, accounting malpractice, RICO, antitrust, patent, copyright, trade secret and other business disputes that involve complex financial, economic, or accounting concepts in federal and state courts throughout the country. Mr. Bissell has also assisted Boards of Directors and special litigation committees in connection with derivative claims and has assisted boards, officers and others in SEC investigations.

Before joining Young Conaway, Mr. Bissell was a partner at Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, an associate at Dewey Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer & Wood, New York, NY, and a Law Clerk to Hon. Justice Richard Neely, Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, Charleston, W.Va.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Section of International Law, Section of Litigation

Delaware State Bar Association, Section of Corporation Law

Activities

Richard Rodney Inn of Court (Master, 2004 to present); Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance of the Lerner School of the University of Delaware (2006 to present)

Mr. Bissell has also served as a board member for The Philadelphia Society for Preservation of Landmarks, the Committee of Seventy of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill Historical Society and has done pro bono work on behalf of Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

Representative Cases

Frontier Oil Corp. v. Holly Corp., C.A. No. 20502, Court of Chancery

Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., et. al. v. Huntsman Corp.

HMG/Courtland Properties Inc. v. Lee Gray, et al.

Hollinger International Inc. v. Black

Pershing Square, L.P. v. Ceridian Corporation, Delaware Court of Chancery, C.A. No. 2780-CC (May 11, 2007)

Travelers Indemnity Co., et. al., and Common Law Settlement Counsel v. Bailey, et. al. (Docket Nos. 08-295 & 08-307)

In re: the Topps Company Shareholder Litigation, C.A. No. 2768-VCS and C.A. No. 2998-VCS (Delaware Court of Chancery, June 14, 2007)

Express Scripts, Inc. v. Crawford, Delaware Court of Chancery, C.A. No. 2663-CC (Feb. 23, 2007)

Associated Online Publications

Deal Certainty In Uncertain Times--2007 Lessons From The Delaware Court of Chancery

Delaware's Flexible Approach to Majority Voting for Directors

Federalization of Corporation Law in a Time of Crisis - Which Institutions are Best Able to Improve Corporate Governance and Performance Going Forward?

Events

11/20/2009 - "Federalization of Corporation Law in a Time of Crisis - Which Institutions are Best Able to Improve Corporate Governance and Performance Going Forward," Panel Discussion, ABA Business Law Section's Fall Meeting