Mark D. Richardson is a Partner in the Delaware office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP. Mark focuses on representing shareholders in corporate governance and transactional matters, including class action and derivative litigation.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2025 | Corporate Governance |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2024 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Plaintiff Securities Litigation |
| The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2023 | Securities Litigation |
| Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2023 | Plaintiff Securities Litigation |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2022 | Securities Litigation |
Richardson has litigated numerous matters through trial, including in the Delaware Court of Chancery, FINRA and AAA arbitrations, and a five-month jury trial in New Jersey state court. Richardson served as co-lead counsel in the following matters that recently were tried or settled: In re Dell Technologies Inc. Class V Stockholders Litigation ($1 billion settlement); Ontario Provincial Council of Carpenters’ Pension Trust Fund, et al. v. Walton, et al. ($123 million settlement plus corporate governance reforms); In re Pattern Energy Group Inc. Stockholders Litigation ($100 million class settlement—largest settlement of Revlon claims in Delaware history); In re Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. ($79 million pre-trial partial settlement and $199 million post-trial ruling); In re Coty Inc. Stockholder Litigation ($35 million settlement); In re Straight Path Communications Inc. Consolidated Stockholder Litigation ($12.5 million partial settlement); In re Amtrust Financial Services Stockholder Litigation ($40 million settlement); In re AGNC Investment Corp. ($35.5 million settlement); In re Stamps.com ($30 million settlement); In re Homefed Corp. ($15 million settlement); and In re CytoDyn Corp. (rescission of over $50 million in director and officer stock awards).
Prior to joining Labaton Keller Sucharow, Richardson was an Associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, where he gained substantial experience in complex commercial litigation within the financial services industry and advised and represented clients in class action litigation, expedited bankruptcy proceedings and arbitrations, fraudulent transfer actions, proxy fights, internal investigations, employment disputes, breaches of contract, enforcement of non-competes, data theft, and misappropriation of trade secrets.
In addition to his active caseload, Richardson has contributed to numerous publications and is the recipient of The Burton Awards Distinguished Legal Writing Award for his article published in the New York Law Journal, “Options When a Competitor Raids the Company.” His notable publications include the article “‘Zapata Drift’: A Proposal for Improving Trust in the Special Litigation Committee Process” published in the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. Richardson also serves on Law360’s Delaware Editorial Advisory Board.