Francis Pileggi Interviewed by Law360 on Success of Lewis Brisbois' Wilmington Office, Practicing in the First State
Wilmington, Del. (November 9, 2022) - Wilmington Managing Partner Francis G.X. Pileggi was recently interviewed for a Law360 Pulse article about the success of Lewis Brisbois’ Delaware office and practicing law in the First State, as well as penning a long-running and widely-read litigation blog.
As the article, titled “5 Questions With Lewis Brisbois’ Del. Office Managing Partner,” explains, Lewis Brisbois’ Delaware office opened in 2020. The office’s four partners and one associate focus on corporate and commercial litigation as well as bankruptcy and patent law. Mr. Pileggi told Law360 that the office has “enjoyed a fair amount of growing, and we expect to continue,” adding, “The firm is very experienced in the recruiting process.”
Discussing his experience managing the firm’s Wilmington office, Mr. Pileggi noted, “Lewis Brisbois has demonstrated their commitment to our Delaware office by providing all the necessary resources and support for both staff and attorneys.” He added, “Although we do not have a timetable by which we will meet arbitrary growth targets, we have tripled the number of lawyers we had since we opened two years ago. . . We are focused on quality, not quantity.” Most recently, the office brought on Sean Brennecke as a partner in the firm's Complex Business & Commercial Litigation, Corporate, and Bankruptcy & Insolvency Practices.
Mr. Pileggi also talked about maintaining his almost 18-year-old law blog, https://www.delawarelitigation.com, which analyzes key corporate and commercial opinions issued by Delaware’s Supreme Court and Chancery Court. Noting that many lawyers have told him that visiting his blog is often their first step in researching an issue, Mr. Pileggi explained, “The most interesting part of writing my blog over the years has been the people I meet around the country, and around the world, who have told me that they read my blog. Some readers . . . have become treasured friends.”
Finally, Mr. Pileggi offered words of advice for lawyers who are just beginning their practice in Delaware and for out-of-state attorneys who are litigating in Delaware’s courts. “The first step for those practicing here should be to familiarize oneself with the extensive guidelines published by the Court of Chancery for practitioners . . . In order to be an effective practitioner, one must follow closely the guidance provided by our highly respected jurists so that their expectations are met.”
Mr. Pileggi is a member of Lewis Brisbois’ Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practice. He focuses primarily on high-stakes disputes of corporations, stockholders, members of boards of directors, members and managers of LLCs, and those with managerial or ownership interests in other forms of entities.
You can read the full Law360 Pulse article here (subscription required).
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Francis Pileggi
Managing Partner
Wilmington, DE
Philadelphia, PA
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