R. Garrett Rice

R. Garrett Rice is a partner at Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP in Wilmington, Delaware. He represents companies, directors, officers, and other business clients in corporate and commercial litigation before the Delaware Court of Chancery and other Delaware courts. His practice focuses on stockholder derivative actions, mergers and acquisitions disputes, corporate governance conflicts, breach of contract and fraud claims, alternative entity matters, and books-and-records proceedings.

Garrett earned his J.D. summa cum laude from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 2015. He was elected to the Order of the Coif, served as senior articles editor of the Washington and Lee Law Review, and received the Law Council Law Review Award for Best Student Note. He earned his undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Lafayette College in 2012. He later clerked for then-Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. of the Delaware Supreme Court.

Garrett has handled significant trial and appellate matters involving corporate transactions, fiduciary duties, insurance coverage, governance, and commercial disputes. His representative experience includes Schertz v. Garcia II, the Alexion Pharmaceuticals insurance appeals, Chordia v. Lee, and ACE American Insurance Co. v. Rite Aid Corp. He also regularly appears before the Delaware Supreme Court, including in appeals from matters litigated in the Delaware Court of Chancery and Delaware Superior Court.

R. Garrett Rice has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation, which named him to its 2024 40 & Under list, and by The Legal 500 for M&A defense litigation. He has also received recognition from Super Lawyers and the Delaware Business Times. Beyond his client work, Garrett writes on Delaware corporate law and maintains an active pro bono practice involving First Amendment litigation, family law matters, and court-appointed mediation in landlord-tenant cases.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Delaware

Education

• Washington & Lee School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Lafayette College
  Undergraduate