Joseph Larkin

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ABOUT JOSEPH LARKIN

Joe Larkin concentrates on corporate litigation with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, controlling stockholder going-private transactions, hostile takeovers, proxy contests and other “bet the company” disputes. He has litigated and tried cases in the Delaware Court of Chancery as well as in state and federal courts throughout the country, and has extensive experience in all aspects of litigation. He also frequently provides transactional and corporate governance advice on the Delaware law of corporations, limited partnerships and limited liability companies.Mr. Larkin has represented companies and their boards in some of the largest transactions in history, and he has been at the forefront of corporate innovation. Most recently, Mr. Larkin represented the former executives of an industrial gas company in a six-day trial on claims for fraud, as well as breach of representations and warranties of a stock purchase agreement. Mr. Larkin also represented MacAndrews & Forbes in the Delaware Supreme Court’s groundbreaking decision Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp, in which the court held for the first time that the deferential business judgment standard of review applied to a controller-led merger. He also represented the former trustees of CommonWealth REIT in the successful defense of a board-adopted mandatory arbitration bylaw, and later at trial. Both victories were recognized as finalists for the Financial Times’ North America Innovative Lawyers 2014, and the MacAndrews & Forbes representation was highlighted in a Law360 article naming Skadden as the 2014 “Securities Group of the Year.” Mr. Larkin successfully argued Krieger v. Wesco, 30 A.3d 54 (Del. Ch. 2011), a decision that is often cited for clarifying the availability of appraisal rights under Delaware law.He has written numerous articles on Delaware corporation law issues and was appointed twice by the Delaware Supreme Court to serve on the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners.