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Email: lstrine@law.upenn.edu
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Bio
On November 9, 1998, Leo E. Strine, Jr. became a Vice Chancellor of the Court of Chancery. Since that time, Strine has written numerous opinions, particularly in the area of corporation law. Among the opinions Strine has authored are IBP, Inc. v. Tyson Foods Inc., Del. Ch., 2001 WL 675330 (Del. Ch. Jun. 18, 2001); In re Pennaco Energy, Inc. Shareholders Litig., Del. Ch., 2001 WL 115341 (Del. Ch. Feb. 5, 2001); Chesapeake Corp. v. Shore, 771 A.2d 293 (Del. Ch. 2000); In re Gaylord Container Corp. Shareholders Litig., 753 A.2d 462 (Del. Ch. 2000); Ace, Ltd. v. Capital Re Corp., 747 A.2d 95 (Del. Ch. 1999). In addition, Strine speaks frequently and has authored articles on topics of business law.
Immediately before becoming a member of the Court of Chancery, Vice Chancellor Strine was Counsel to Governor Thomas R. Carper. In that capacity, Vice Chancellor Strine was responsible for providing legal counsel to the Governor and in 1994 assumed responsibility for overall policy coordination. In those capacities, Vice Chancellor Strine played leading roles in, among other things, developing the legal strategy for litigating the New Castle County desegregation case unitary status motion, crafting the $200 million Delaware v. New York settlement, and drafting the welfare reform plan “A Better Chance”, and the State’s standards-based educational accountability, charter school and public school choice legislation.
Before becoming Counsel to Governor Carper in January 1993, Vice Chancellor Strine was a corporate litigator at the firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Prior to that, Vice Chancellor Strine was law clerk to Judge Walter K. Stapleton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Chief Judge John F. Gerry of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Vice Chancellor Strine graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and received his Bachelor’s Degree summa cum laude from the University of Delaware.
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Education
- J.D. - Pennsylvania - '88
- B.A. - Delaware - '85
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