Megan Ward Cascio

Megan Ward Cascio is a partner at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP in Wilmington, Delaware. Her practice focuses on corporate and commercial litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery. She represents clients as lead and co-counsel in shareholder disputes, derivative actions, breach of fiduciary duty claims, merger and acquisition disputes, proxy contests, and trade secret matters. Megan also advises boards and special committees on transactional and litigation issues.

Megan earned a BA in political science, summa cum laude, from Washington College in 1995. She received her JD, magna cum laude, from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1998 and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Megan also served as an articles editor and member of the Washington and Lee Law Review. Her education provided a strong foundation in legal research, analysis, and complex problem-solving.

Megan has extensive experience with disputes involving limited liability companies, limited partnerships, master limited partnerships, and statutory trusts. She has represented sellers in post-closing contract disputes, special committee directors in merger litigation, and directors facing challenges to stock awards. Megan has also handled technology rights disputes and litigation involving control of portfolio companies. Her commercial litigation experience includes matters before the Delaware Superior Court Complex Commercial Litigation Division.

Megan Ward Cascio has been ranked for Delaware Chancery work by Chambers USA and recognized for M&A litigation by The Legal 500 US. She has also been included in The Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation. Megan chairs the Delaware Supreme Court Rules Committee and serves as the practice group coordinator for corporate and business litigation. She also volunteers with the Office of the Child Advocate and represents minor children as a guardian ad litem in Delaware Family Court.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Delaware

Education

• Washington and Lee University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Washington College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)