Peter J. Walsh, Jr.
Partner

TEL: (302) 984-6037
FAX: (302) 778-6037
pwalsh@potteranderson.com
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Mr. Walsh practices primarily in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation.  He has tried many corporate and commercial cases in the Delaware courts, including stockholder class and derivative actions, summary proceedings pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, and hostile takeover proceedings.  Mr. Walsh frequently counsels officers and directors and the Delaware corporations they serve in matters of Delaware corporate law, primarily as such matters bear upon ongoing or anticipated litigation.

Mr. Walsh has been recognized by Chambers USA:  America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading commercial litigator in Delaware, and was named in the most recent edition of The Best Lawyers in America.  He currently chairs the Firm's Associates Committee.  An accomplished runner and triathlete, Mr. Walsh is a 10-time qualifier and finisher of the Boston Marathon and has run several sub-three hour marathons.

Education

  • Washington & Lee University School of Law, J.D., 1986; Executive Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review
  • Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 1983
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Jack B. Jacobs, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1986-1987

Representative Matters

West Coast Management & Capital, LLC v. Carrier Access Corporation, 2006 WL 3502995 (Del. Ch.); Cede & Co. v. JRC Acquisition Corp. 2004 WL 286963 (Del. Ch.); In re Explorer Pipeline Co., 781 A.2d 705 (Del. Ch. 2001); New Castle County v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 243 F.3d 744 (3d Cir. 2001)

Professional Activities

  • Delaware State Bar Association; Committee on Judicial Appointments; Committee on Professional Ethics
  • American Bar Association; Vice Chair, Business and Corporate Litigation Committee of the Business Section; Co-Chair, Task Force on Director and Officer Liability; frequent participant in ABA-sponsored corporate law programs
  • Board Member and Former President, United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware
  • Board of Directors, Delaware Greenways