Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole LLP

Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP prides itself on meeting clients’ diverse legal needs with an emphasis on personalized service. The firm offers the high-caliber experience of a large law firm coupled with the tailored attention of a boutique firm. The firm's lawyers devise innovative, results-driven, and cost-effective solutions to achieve its clients’ goals.

Chipman Brown recognizes the importance of continuity and attention to detail in order to meet its clients’ legal challenges. The firm believes it is important to thoroughly understand the complexities and nuances of its clients’ businesses, which requires a trustworthy and hands-on approach to all legal matters.

Main Areas of Practice

Business Bankruptcy, Restructuring And Creditor Representation

Chipman Brown lawyers advise small, mid-market, and large multi-national companies in restructuring and insolvency proceedings in Delaware and courts throughout the nation. Thanks to decades of experience at some of the largest firms in the world, the firm's lawyers are well-versed in business and corporate bankruptcy and restructuring alternatives, both in and out of court.

In addition to handling restructuring assignments for troubled companies, the firm's client base includes boards of directors, investors, lenders, trustees, purchasers and creditors of companies that are in distress or in bankruptcy proceedings. The firm's lawyers work with these clients to achieve the best results possible under the circumstances in an efficient and effective manner.

Complex Commercial And Corporate Litigation

Workable strategies and practical solutions--or the lack thereof--can make or break a corporation when litigation becomes a threat. Ideally, a company should prevent litigation through ongoing legal counsel and proactive analysis of risk factors. Despite precautions, legal entanglements may ultimately require resolution through litigation or arbitration. When a commercial dispute is imminent, it is important to have the support of a truly experienced and agile legal team.

The firm's lawyers often serve as lead counsel in litigation, including trials and appeals, as well as in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. The firm has had many successes in sophisticated commercial and corporate litigation. At any given time, the firm is involved in high-stakes, fast-moving litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery, as well as other state and federal courts throughout the United States.

Chipman Brown represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of legal controversies. The firm's in-depth understanding of both sides of a dispute is an asset to its clients, regardless of their roles in a conflict.

The firm's litigation experience includes a full array of commercial and corporate litigation matters, such as:

• Breach of fiduciary duty by directors and officers
• Post-transaction disputes associated with mergers and acquisitions
• Business valuation
• Business divorce
• Business torts
• Noncompete and nonsolicitation disputes
• Strategic partnerships and joint ventures
• Statutory violations under the Delaware General Corporation Law or applicable alternative entity law
• Intellectual property disputes
• Disputes arising under various financial instruments
• Commercial contract disputes