At Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, we often handle high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation. Litigation is an adversarial process that requires strategic thinking and preparedness. As the ancient Chinese warrior-philosopher Sun Tzu said in his treatise Art of War, “The victorious warrior first wins and then seeks battle; the defeated warrior first battles and then seeks victory.” We do not believe in fighting for fighting’s sake, however. Litigation can be costly, and it is not our goal to consume the value of an enterprise with legal fees. As Sun Tzu also said, “The supreme art of war is to win without fighting.” We strive to maximize the prospects of settlement on terms favorable to our clients as early as possible in the litigation process. The firm acts as both lead counsel and Delaware counsel in matters before Delaware state and federal courts, particularly in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and works with some of the nation’s leading law firms. The firm handles a full array of corporate and commercial litigation matters, including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, stockholder class and derivative actions, fiduciary duties, stockholder appraisal actions, business divorce and litigation involving limited liability companies and limited partnerships. The firm also acts as Delaware counsel in intellectual property disputes in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The firm is proud to have three former Court of Chancery clerks, two former Delaware Superior Court clerks and one former Delaware Supreme Court intern among its ranks. In addition to the firm and certain of its partners being listed in Chambers USA, all of the firm’s partners are AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and are listed in Super Lawyers in their respective fields. Several of the firm's partners are also listed in Best Lawyers in America.