Meet Our Team of Attorneys
Our attorneys are all seasoned trial lawyers with experience in all of Delaware’s State and Federal Courts as lead counsel. Our firm has also had the opportunity of assisting many of the top firms in the world as Delaware local counsel.
James S. Green, Jr.
Practice Areas:
- Commercial, Business Litigation
- Bankruptcy Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Tort Litigation
- Patient Litigation
- Trial Practice in all Delaware courts
- Outside General Counsel
James S. Green, Jr. concentrates his practice in the area of business and corporate litigation. His practice also extends to all areas of business litigation, including bankruptcy and patent litigation, and first-chair trial experience in the Delaware District Court, the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, and Delaware state courts. Mr. Green regularly appear before federal and state courts in Delaware representing a range of clients, as lead counsel and Delaware counsel, including: Delaware corporations and limited liability companies, financial institutions, bankruptcy debtors, trustees, and committees, as well as officers, directors, and shareholders involving matters of Delaware corporate jurisprudence, receiverships in the Court of Chancery, and local and national Delaware business entities. He has extensive experience resolving discovery issues, including promoting efficiencies of complex e-discovery and managing multi-party and third-party discovery.
Mr. Green is a member of the Federal Bar Association, Delaware Chapter, the Delaware State Bar Association, and he actively participates and has had leadership positions in the American Bar Association, Business Litigation Section; the American Bankruptcy Institute, Litigation Section; and the Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court. Jim participates in Delaware’s Federal Civil Panel and frequently is engaged on other pro bono litigation matters, and he currently serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors of Concord Soccer Club. Jim is recognized in Best Lawyers of America© 2020 and 2019 for Commercial Litigation, and he was named to the Delaware Law Weekly’s 2016 Lawyers on the Fast Track.
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Memberships & Associations:
- American Bar Association, Business and Litigation Sections
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Litigation Section
- Federal Bar Association
- Delaware State Bar Association
- Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court
- Federal Civil Panel
Admissions:
- Supreme Court of Delaware
- United States District Court
- District of Delaware
- United States Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Education:
- Widener University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2003
- Law Review: The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law
- Gettysburg College, B.A., cum laude, Philosophy, with minor concentrations in Spanish and English, 1999
- Archmere Academy, 1995
Recent Publications and Presentations
- Panelist on ABI Webinar, Presenting Evidence in Bankruptcy Court: Tips and Best Practices, June 14, 2018.
- Co-author of the Quick Evidence Handbook, second edition, published April 2018 by the American Bankruptcy Institute.
- Co-author chapter on corporate law developments in the American Bar Association’s Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation treatise.
- A Year Later: The Impact in Delaware from the US Supreme Court’s TC Heartland, Delaware Business Court Insider, April 11, 2018; TC Heartland — High Court Reverses 30 Years of Patent Venue Law, Delaware Business Court Insider, June 21, 2017; In re TC Heartland, LLC: Patent Venue Issues Come to the Fore, Delaware Business Court Insider, June 22, 2016.
Experience
- Outside General Counsel for American Fiber Company; ClaritiDox LLC
- Co-counsel with Knobbe Martens and Schiff Hardin LLP representing defendants in various ANDA patent litigation matters in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
- Represent plaintiff post-confirmation general unsecured creditors trust, asserting D&O liability claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent transfer, breach of contract, among other claims, relating to the demise of debtor. Lipscomb as Special Trustee of the LMI GUC Trust v. Clairvest et al.
- Represent defendant in Superior Court in international litigation against Italian financial advisory firm.
- Represented intervening directors and managers in connection with Section 225 control dispute. GEL v. Webspectator Corporation.
- Represented comptroller in Superior Court action for breach of fiduciary duties and for an accounting. Brooks, Sr. v. Brooks, Jr. et al.
- Represented special committee in response to a subpoena in connection with Court of Chancery appraisal action. In re Dell, Inc.
- Represented specialty aircraft firm in international multi-jurisdiction litigation relating to breach of contract. PATS Aircraft v. Vedder Munich GmbH.
- Represented plaintiff general contractor in Federal District Court in breach of contract and breach of warranty matter against subcontractor. PATS Aircraft v. Robinson Aircraft Interiors.
- Represented plaintiff in action to enforce stock purchase agreement in Delaware Court of Chancery and Superior Court. Steinberg v. Winklevoss Capital Fund, LLC.
- Delaware counsel to a number of generic pharmaceutical companies in ANDA patent litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
- Trial counsel in Delaware Court of Chancery to petitioner for receivership over biotechnology company under 8 Del. C. § 291. In re Geneius Biotechnology, Inc.
- Litigation counsel in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to debtor Saladworks concerning plan-related disputes. In re SW Liquidation, LLC.
- Litigation counsel to Official Committee of Equity Security Holders relating to sale and plan-related disputes. In re Tuscany Int’l Holdings.
- Co-counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors and Litigation Trustee in prosecuting one of the United States’ largest failed leverage buyouts. Lead discovery efforts to trace over $8 billion in prepetition transfers. In re Tribune Company.
- Bankruptcy trial counsel for bank lender group, leading to favorable settlement during Third Circuit appeal. In re W.R. Grace & Co.
- Co-counsel to defendants in Delaware District Court stockholder class action suit, achieving favorable settlement. Tuttle vs. Agile Sky Alliance Fund, et al.
- Successfully moving to stay advancement action brought by former manager of a Delaware limited liability company in favor of arbitration pursuant to arbitration clauses in separate agreements with the manager. Anshan (Andy) Li v. Standard Fiber, LLC.
- Representation of stockholder, securing a novel contempt order in the Delaware Court of Chancery permitting client, a significant investor in defendant Delaware corporation, to “put” his shares in the company, followed by the appointment and representation of a receiver to seize company assets in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, China, and New York to obtain payment for the client’s shares. Deutsch v. ZST Digital Networks, Inc.
- Co-counsel to defendants Japanese parent of Delaware debtor and its directors and officers, achieving settlement of bankruptcy claims and multi-million dollar adversary proceeding after successful mediation. In re Autobacs Strauss Inc.
Selected Bankruptcy Representations
- Chapter 11 Debtors:
LTAP US, LLP
M.P.C. Computers, LLC (Special Counsel)
Pecus ARG Enterprises, Inc. (Black Angus Steakhouse)
Rouge Industries, Inc. (Special Counsel)
SW Liquidation, LLC (Saladworks)
Skybus Airlines, Inc.
SweetskinZ Holdings, Inc.
- Official and Unofficial Committees:
AstroPower, Inc.
Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.
Landauer Healthcare
Stone & Webster, Inc.
Tribune Company
Tuscany International
- Major Creditors and Other Parties in Interest:
American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (Warehouse Lender)
Just For Feet (Secured Lender)
Autobacs Strauss (Major Creditor)
Bethny, LLC (Secured Creditor)
DVI, Inc. (Major Creditor)
Hawker Beechcraft (Secured Creditor)
Just For Feet (Major Creditor)
Qimonda (Major Creditor)
Refco (Major Creditor)
VeraSun Energy (Major Creditor)
Winstar Communications (Major Creditor)
W.R. Grace (Major Creditors)
Bruno’s Supermarkets (Major Creditor and Asset Purchaser)
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James S. Green, Jr. concentrates his practice in the area of business and corporate litigation. His practice also extends to all areas of business litigation, including bankruptcy and patent litigation, and first-chair trial experience in the Delaware District Court, the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, and Delaware state courts. Mr. Green regularly appear before federal and state courts in Delaware representing a range of clients, as lead counsel and Delaware counsel, including: Delaware corporations and limited liability companies, financial institutions, bankruptcy debtors, trustees, and committees, as well as officers, directors, and shareholders involving matters of Delaware corporate jurisprudence, receiverships in the Court of Chancery, and local and national Delaware business entities. He has extensive experience resolving discovery issues, including promoting efficiencies of complex e-discovery and managing multi-party and third-party discovery.
Mr. Green is a member of the Federal Bar Association, Delaware Chapter, the Delaware State Bar Association, and he actively participates and has had leadership positions in the American Bar Association, Business Litigation Section; the American Bankruptcy Institute, Litigation Section; and the Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court. Jim participates in Delaware’s Federal Civil Panel and frequently is engaged on other pro bono litigation matters, and he currently serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors of Concord Soccer Club. Jim is recognized in Best Lawyers of America© 2020 and 2019 for Commercial Litigation, and he was named to the Delaware Law Weekly’s 2016 Lawyers on the Fast Track.
Memberships & Associations:
- American Bar Association, Business and Litigation Sections
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Litigation Section
- Federal Bar Association
- Delaware State Bar Association
- Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court
- Federal Civil Panel
Admissions:
- Supreme Court of Delaware
- United States District Court
- District of Delaware
- United States Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Education:
- Widener University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2003
- Law Review: The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law
- Gettysburg College, B.A., cum laude, Philosophy, with minor concentrations in Spanish and English, 1999
- Archmere Academy, 1995
Recent Publications and Presentations
- Panelist on ABI Webinar, Presenting Evidence in Bankruptcy Court: Tips and Best Practices, June 14, 2018.
- Co-author of the Quick Evidence Handbook, second edition, published April 2018 by the American Bankruptcy Institute.
- Co-author chapter on corporate law developments in the American Bar Association’s Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation treatise.
- A Year Later: The Impact in Delaware from the US Supreme Court’s TC Heartland, Delaware Business Court Insider, April 11, 2018; TC Heartland — High Court Reverses 30 Years of Patent Venue Law, Delaware Business Court Insider, June 21, 2017; In re TC Heartland, LLC: Patent Venue Issues Come to the Fore, Delaware Business Court Insider, June 22, 2016.
Experience
- Outside General Counsel for American Fiber Company; ClaritiDox LLC
- Co-counsel with Knobbe Martens and Schiff Hardin LLP representing defendants in various ANDA patent litigation matters in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
- Represent plaintiff post-confirmation general unsecured creditors trust, asserting D&O liability claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent transfer, breach of contract, among other claims, relating to the demise of debtor. Lipscomb as Special Trustee of the LMI GUC Trust v. Clairvest et al.
- Represent defendant in Superior Court in international litigation against Italian financial advisory firm.
- Represented intervening directors and managers in connection with Section 225 control dispute. GEL v. Webspectator Corporation.
- Represented comptroller in Superior Court action for breach of fiduciary duties and for an accounting. Brooks, Sr. v. Brooks, Jr. et al.
- Represented special committee in response to a subpoena in connection with Court of Chancery appraisal action. In re Dell, Inc.
- Represented specialty aircraft firm in international multi-jurisdiction litigation relating to breach of contract. PATS Aircraft v. Vedder Munich GmbH.
- Represented plaintiff general contractor in Federal District Court in breach of contract and breach of warranty matter against subcontractor. PATS Aircraft v. Robinson Aircraft Interiors.
- Represented plaintiff in action to enforce stock purchase agreement in Delaware Court of Chancery and Superior Court. Steinberg v. Winklevoss Capital Fund, LLC.
- Delaware counsel to a number of generic pharmaceutical companies in ANDA patent litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
- Trial counsel in Delaware Court of Chancery to petitioner for receivership over biotechnology company under 8 Del. C. § 291. In re Geneius Biotechnology, Inc.
- Litigation counsel in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to debtor Saladworks concerning plan-related disputes. In re SW Liquidation, LLC.
- Litigation counsel to Official Committee of Equity Security Holders relating to sale and plan-related disputes. In re Tuscany Int’l Holdings.
- Co-counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors and Litigation Trustee in prosecuting one of the United States’ largest failed leverage buyouts. Lead discovery efforts to trace over $8 billion in prepetition transfers. In re Tribune Company.
- Bankruptcy trial counsel for bank lender group, leading to favorable settlement during Third Circuit appeal. In re W.R. Grace & Co.
- Co-counsel to defendants in Delaware District Court stockholder class action suit, achieving favorable settlement. Tuttle vs. Agile Sky Alliance Fund, et al.
- Successfully moving to stay advancement action brought by former manager of a Delaware limited liability company in favor of arbitration pursuant to arbitration clauses in separate agreements with the manager. Anshan (Andy) Li v. Standard Fiber, LLC.
- Representation of stockholder, securing a novel contempt order in the Delaware Court of Chancery permitting client, a significant investor in defendant Delaware corporation, to “put” his shares in the company, followed by the appointment and representation of a receiver to seize company assets in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, China, and New York to obtain payment for the client’s shares. Deutsch v. ZST Digital Networks, Inc.
- Co-counsel to defendants Japanese parent of Delaware debtor and its directors and officers, achieving settlement of bankruptcy claims and multi-million dollar adversary proceeding after successful mediation. In re Autobacs Strauss Inc.
Selected Bankruptcy Representations
- Chapter 11 Debtors:
LTAP US, LLP
M.P.C. Computers, LLC (Special Counsel)
Pecus ARG Enterprises, Inc. (Black Angus Steakhouse)
Rouge Industries, Inc. (Special Counsel)
SW Liquidation, LLC (Saladworks)
Skybus Airlines, Inc.
SweetskinZ Holdings, Inc.
- Official and Unofficial Committees:
AstroPower, Inc.
Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.
Landauer Healthcare
Stone & Webster, Inc.
Tribune Company
Tuscany International
- Major Creditors and Other Parties in Interest:
American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (Warehouse Lender)
Just For Feet (Secured Lender)
Autobacs Strauss (Major Creditor)
Bethny, LLC (Secured Creditor)
DVI, Inc. (Major Creditor)
Hawker Beechcraft (Secured Creditor)
Just For Feet (Major Creditor)
Qimonda (Major Creditor)
Refco (Major Creditor)
VeraSun Energy (Major Creditor)
Winstar Communications (Major Creditor)
W.R. Grace (Major Creditors)
Bruno’s Supermarkets (Major Creditor and Asset Purchaser)
Jared T. Green
Practice Areas:
- Personal Injury
- Commercial Litigation
- General Litigation
- Delaware Counsel
Jared Green concentrates his practice in the areas of business, commercial, and construction litigation, as well as representing plaintiffs who have been injured as a result of the negligence of others. He has extensive experience litigating matters in the Court of Chancery related to breaches of fiduciary duties and restrictive covenants. Jared also regularly serves as Delaware counsel and provides invaluable advice to out-of-state attorneys on the practice of law in Delaware.
Jared is also certified by the National Basketball Players Association to act as a player agent. In that capacity, he uses his experience as a litigator to understand all aspects of the collective bargaining agreement and leverage that knowledge to ensure the best team contracts and endorsement deals for his clients.
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Memberships & Associations:
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section
- Delaware State Bar Association
- Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
- Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court
Admissions:
- Supreme Court of Delaware
- United States District Court for the District of Delaware
- United States Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Education:
- Villanova University School of Law
- Villanova University
- Universidad de Sevilla
Languages:
- Spanish
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After receiving both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Villanova University, Jared T. Green joined SVG in 2008. Mr. Green was one of thirty-five associates nationwide to receive a fellowship from the inaugural American Board of Trial Advocates Trial College held at Princeton University. Mr. Green has experience trying cases and arguing motions and appeals in every court in Delaware.
Memberships & Associations:
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section
- Delaware State Bar Association
- Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
- Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court
Admissions:
- Supreme Court of Delaware
- United States District Court for the District of Delaware
- United States Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Education:
- Villanova University School of Law
- Villanova University
- Universidad de Sevilla
Languages:
- Spanish
R. Karl Hill
Practice Areas:
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Real Estate Related Litigation
- Bankruptcy Litigation
R. Karl Hill has been practicing law for nearly 30 years after clerking for the Superior Court of Delaware upon graduation from law school. His practice has focused exclusively on litigation matters. He has litigated and tried cases in all of Delaware’s trial courts, state and federal. He has a varied commercial litigation practice including the pursuit and defense of cases involving trade secrets, fraud, breach of contract, tortious interference, construction and mechanics lien, real estate, trust and fiduciary obligations, and bankruptcy.
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Representative Cases:
- C. B. Research and Development, Inc. and Beard Research, Inc. v. Kates et al., 8 A.3d 573 (Del. Ch. 2010). Obtained multi-million dollar judgment after trial against former employees and their new employers relating to their misappropriation of trade secrets relating to chemical compounds, tortious interference and breaches of fiduciary duty. On same case obtained sanctions relating to spoliation of laptop, 981 A.2d 1175.
- Multimillion dollar jury verdict after a three week trial in Delaware Superior Court involving contract, fraud and trade secrets relating to armor technology.
- Successful defense of various cases involving real estate brokers and agents in cases involving a variety of fraud based and contract issues.
- Representation of condominium council against various parties relating to substantial common element construction defects.
- Representation of condominium developer in condominium project in Sussex County Delaware in respect to various issues relating to construction defects.
- Successful defense of trustees and fiduciaries in respect to actions seeking their removal and other trust issues.
- Representation of a successor trustee in various lawsuits against a predecessor corporation in environmental claims and insurance coverage related thereto in federal courts in New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Successful defense of Bankruptcy trustee in professional negligence action.
- Successful and complete defense of a property manager in a mold case, which case was affirmed on appeal after en banc argument.
- Arbitrator and mediator in complex commercial disputes.
Memberships & Associations:
- Delaware State Bar Association, 1989 – Present
Classes & Seminars Taught:
- Member, Superior Court Civil Rules Advisory Committee, 2007 – Present
Admissions:
- Supreme Court of Delaware, 1989
- United States District Court District of Delaware, 1990
- United States Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1993
Education:
- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1989)
- Law Journal
- Dickinson Journal of International Law
- Appellate Moot Court Board
- Dickinson Journal of International Law
- Law Journal
- University of Delaware
- (B.A., 1985) Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Major: Political Science
- (B.A., 1985) Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
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R. Karl Hill has been practicing law for nearly 30 years after clerking for the Superior Court of Delaware upon graduation from law school. His practice has focused exclusively on litigation matters. He has litigated and tried cases in all of Delaware’s trial courts, state and federal. He has a varied commercial litigation practice including the pursuit and defense of cases involving trade secrets, fraud, breach of contract, tortious interference, construction and mechanics lien, real estate, trust and fiduciary obligations, and bankruptcy.
Representative Cases:
- C. B. Research and Development, Inc. and Beard Research, Inc. v. Kates et al., 8 A.3d 573 (Del. Ch. 2010). Obtained multi-million dollar judgment after trial against former employees and their new employers relating to their misappropriation of trade secrets relating to chemical compounds, tortious interference and breaches of fiduciary duty. On same case obtained sanctions relating to spoliation of laptop, 981 A.2d 1175.
- Multimillion dollar jury verdict after a three week trial in Delaware Superior Court involving contract, fraud and trade secrets relating to armor technology.
- Successful defense of various cases involving real estate brokers and agents in cases involving a variety of fraud based and contract issues.
- Representation of condominium council against various parties relating to substantial common element construction defects.
- Representation of condominium developer in condominium project in Sussex County Delaware in respect to various issues relating to construction defects.
- Successful defense of trustees and fiduciaries in respect to actions seeking their removal and other trust issues.
- Representation of a successor trustee in various lawsuits against a predecessor corporation in environmental claims and insurance coverage related thereto in federal courts in New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Successful defense of Bankruptcy trustee in professional negligence action.
- Successful and complete defense of a property manager in a mold case, which case was affirmed on appeal after en banc argument.
- Arbitrator and mediator in complex commercial disputes.
Memberships & Associations:
- Delaware State Bar Association, 1989 – Present
Classes & Seminars Taught:
- Member, Superior Court Civil Rules Advisory Committee, 2007 – Present
Admissions:
- Supreme Court of Delaware, 1989
- United States District Court District of Delaware, 1990
- United States Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1993
Education:
- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1989)
- Law Journal
- Dickinson Journal of International Law
- Appellate Moot Court Board
- Dickinson Journal of International Law
- Law Journal
- University of Delaware
- (B.A., 1985) Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Major: Political Science
- (B.A., 1985) Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Bernard A. Van Ogtrop
Practice Areas:
- Personal Injury
- General Litigation
Bernard A. Van Ogtrop is a trial lawyer with a varied practice, specializing in plaintiff personal injury. He began his trial practice in Delaware following service as a special agent with the F.B.I. Mr. Van Ogtrop has tried more than 125 cases to verdict. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, whose membership is limited to one percent (1%) of trial lawyers in a state. Mr. Van Ogtrop is a charter member and former president of the Delaware Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Van Ogtrop is a past president of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association. He is a founding member of Judge Bifferato’s Trial Practice Forum.
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Memberships & Associations:
- Former President – Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
- Fellow – American College of Trial Lawyers
- Former President – American Board of Trial Advocates
Admissions:
- Supreme Court of Delaware
Education:
- Catholic University of America
- Columbus School of Law
- Georgetown University Law Center
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Bernard A. Van Ogtrop is a trial lawyer with a varied practice, specializing in plaintiff personal injury. He began his trial practice in Delaware following service as a special agent with the F.B.I. Mr. Van Ogtrop has tried more than 125 cases to verdict. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, whose membership is limited to one percent (1%) of trial lawyers in a state. Mr. Van Ogtrop is a charter member and former president of the Delaware Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Van Ogtrop is a past president of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association. He is a founding member of Judge Bifferato’s Trial Practice Forum.
Memberships & Associations:
- Former President – Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
- Fellow – American College of Trial Lawyers
- Former President – American Board of Trial Advocates
Admissions:
- Supreme Court of Delaware
Education:
- Catholic University of America
- Columbus School of Law
- Georgetown University Law Center
