Brett M. McCartney

Brett M. McCartney is chairman of the board of directors and a litigation director at Bayard, P.A. in Wilmington, Delaware. His practice covers corporate governance and complex commercial litigation, stockholder disputes, fiduciary duties, alternative entity disputes, and class and derivative actions. He represents directors, officers, stockholders, financial advisors, and companies in matters involving corporate decisions, business transactions, and rights under Delaware law.

Brett received a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a B.A. from James Madison University. His academic training provides a foundation for addressing statutory corporate rights, fiduciary duties, and commercial disputes. That knowledge is applied to litigation in Delaware courts and counseling clients when governance questions arise in mergers, business restructurings, and decisions by boards or special committees.

Brett has represented parties in disputes about appraisal, dissolution, advancement of legal fees, books and records, director elections, and mergers and acquisitions. He advises special committees on transactions, conflicts, investigations, debt issuances, and strategic alternatives. His matters have involved public companies, limited liability companies, financial advisors, and investment banks. He has also written about special committees and shareholder rights for American Bar Association publications.

Brett serves on Bayard’s Executive Committee and has been recognized by Chambers USA and Benchmark Litigation for his litigation practice. He writes on Delaware corporate law and participates in the editorial work of an American Bar Association corporate governance publication. Brett M. McCartney combines governance counseling and court experience to help clients address disputes arising from business ownership, corporate decisions, and transactions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Bayard, P.A.
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court

Licensed State

• Delaware

Education

• University of Pittsburgh School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• James Madison University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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