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K. O'Connell

K. O'Connell

Partner at Morris James LLP
Wilmington, DEAdmitted 2004

About K. O'Connell

Tyler O'Connell represents companies, members of management, and investors in business disputes before the Delaware courts. Tyler also counsels companies, directors, officers, and managers of Delaware business entities in connection with transactions that involve litigation risk. Tyler has represented parties in the Delaware Court of Chancery in disputes over the ownership, control, and management of Delaware business entities, including corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. His clients include companies, founders, and significant investors, as well as directors, officers, general partners, and other members of senior management. Tyler frequently litigates claims for breach of fiduciary duties and breach of limited partnership agreements and limited liability company agreements, as well as governance disputes and control contests, advancement actions, books and records litigation, appraisal actions, and other statutory proceedings under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. Tyler also has significant experience in complex commercial litigation matters in Delaware's state and federal courts, including representing parties in the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Delaware Superior Court and in cases before the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. In addition to serving in a lead counsel role, Tyler enjoys working with non-Delaware attorneys as their Delaware counsel. Tyler is a member of the Corporation Law Council of the Corporate Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, which helps assess potential amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law. Among other honors, Tyler has been selected for inclusion in the Chancery section of Chambers USA, where he is praised for his “very good sense of how to approach the court” and his “very rigorous and meticulous” approach to legal issues. Experience Disputes over the

Notable case results

Representing founder in expedited control dispute for the appointment of a custodian

Representing corporate directors in an expedited election dispute

Defending former managers of Delaware limited liability company in fiduciary duty litigation

Representation of a special litigation committee formed to address derivative claims against directors and officers

Representing former directors, officers, and corporations in advancement actions

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Education

Wake Forest University School of Law
JD, 2003
Davidson College
Undergraduate, 2000

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Delaware, admitted 2004

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