Joseph B. Cicero

Joseph B. Cicero is a partner at Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP and a Delaware litigator and corporate counselor. He litigates in Delaware state and federal courts, with a focus on merger and acquisition disputes and corporate and alternative entity governance litigation. His practice includes fiduciary duty claims, corporate control issues, going-private transactions, restructuring, proxy contests, stock repurchases, dissolutions, charter and bylaw disputes, and statutory proceedings under Delaware corporate law.

Joe earned a J.D., cum laude, from Widener University School of Law in 2003 and a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College in 2000. In law school, he was a Widener Scholar, appeared on the Dean’s Honors List, and belonged to Phi Kappa Phi. He also served as a Wolcott Law Clerk to Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland, adding appellate and judicial experience to his academic preparation for corporate and commercial litigation.

Joe represents clients in general commercial litigation involving contracts, business torts, fraud and fraudulent inducement, financial instruments, debtor-creditor rights, and director and officer liability. Representative matters have involved major merger disputes, corporate control proceedings, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and litigation arising from acquisitions and alternative entity relationships. His work regularly requires navigating Delaware’s specialized corporate courts and addressing complex factual, financial, and governance issues for businesses and their decision-makers.

Joseph B. Cicero has been listed in Chambers USA and previously recognized as a Delaware Super Lawyers Rising Star. He is active in the American Bar Association, Delaware State Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court, and St. Thomas More Society. His service includes the Federal Civil Panel and Delaware Office of Child Advocate. His practice combines Delaware corporate litigation, commercial disputes, counseling, and professional service in state and federal courts.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court
• Federal Civil Panel, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
• Guardian Ad Litem, Delaware Office of Child Advocate
• Member, St. Thomas More Society

Licensed State

• Delaware

Education

• Widener University Schools of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Franklin & Marshall College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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