Daniel J. McBride
Dan has significant experience representing plaintiffs and defendants through all stages of litigation. His practice focuses on internal corporate and alternative entity claims (such as claims involving fiduciary duties, contests for control, statutory appraisal of stock, inspection of books and records, advancement of legal fees, and the scheduling of annual stockholder meetings) and other commercial claims (such as breach of contract, tortious interference, and fraud). His matters regularly involve requests for injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, status-quo orders, and anti-suit injunctions. Dan is certified by the Delaware Superior Court to serve as a mediator.
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2016
- Hardy Cross Dillard Scholar
- Trial Advocacy College
- President, Federalist Society
- University of Ottawa, Honours BSocSc with Specialization in Economics, Minor in History, summa cum laude, 2013
Publications
- Examining Chancery’s Relaxed New Confidential Filing Rules, Law360 (July 2024)
Admissions
- Delaware
- United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Certifications
- Delaware Superior Court Certified Mediator
Representative Matters
- Hyde Park Venture Partners Fund III, L.P. v. FairXchange, LLC, 292 A.3d 178 (Del. Ch. 2023) (memorandum opinion granting motion to compel production of company-privileged material)
- XRI Inv. Holdings LLC v. Holifieldg 283 A.3d 581 (Del. Ch. 2022), (post-trial opinion granting declaratory judgment), aff’d in part, rev’d in part on other grounds and remanded, 304 A.3d 896 (Del. 2023)
- In re Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., C.A. No. 2022-0127-LWW (Del. Ch. Feb. 15, 2022) (transcript ruling granting temporary restraining order)
- Express Scripts, Inc. v. Bracket Holdings Corp., 248 A.3d 824 (Del. 2021) (opinion reversing $82.1 million jury verdict and remanding)
- Hawley v. Alpert [GlobalSCAPE, Inc.], C.A. No. 2020-0659-PAF (Del. Ch. Jan. 6, 2021) (transcript ruling denying motion for corporate benefit doctrine fee award to be paid by director defendants)
- Am. Bottling Co. v. Repole, 2020 WL 2394906 (Del. Super. May 12, 2020) ( Memorandum opinion granting motion to compel production of documents subject to claim of privilege)
- Jiménez v. Palacios [Citgo Petroleum Corporation], 250 A.3d 814 (Del. Ch. 2019), aff’d, 237 A.3d 68 (Del. 2020) (opinion confirming authority to appoint corporate directors)
- FrontFour Capital Group LLC v. Taube [Medley Capital Corporation], 2019 WL 1313408 (Del. Ch. Mar. 11, 2019) (post-trial memorandum opinion enjoining merger transaction)
- Froot Family Ltd. Partnership v. Mainstreet Asset Management, Inc., 2018 WL 6068437 (Del. Ch. Nov. 16, 2018) (order finding privilege waived and ordering production of documents without regard to privilege)
- Tilden v. Cunningham [Blucora, Inc.], 2018 WL 5307706 (Del. Ch. Oct. 26, 2018) (memorandum opinion granting motion to dismiss)
- Digirad Corp. v. Aviragen Therapeutics, Inc., 2018 WL 705699 (Del. Ch. Feb. 2, 2018) (final order setting parameters for annual meeting of stockholders)
- Eutelsat S.A. v. Northland, C.A. No. 2017-0656-JRS (Del. Ch. Nov. 2, 2017) (transcript ruling granting preliminary anti-suit injunction)
- Grimstad v. Melchiorre, [iPayment, Inc.], C.A. No. 12782-VCL (Del. Ch. July 25, 2017) (transcript ruling approving settlement of derivative claims)
Statements about prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each representation.
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