Ned Weinberger is a Partner in the Delaware office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP and Chair of the Firm’s Corporate Governance and Shareholder Rights Litigation Practice. An experienced advocate of shareholder rights, Weinberger focuses almost exclusively on representing investors in corporate governance and transactional matters, including shareholder class, derivative, and appraisal litigation.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Financial & Securities Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2025 | Financial & Securities Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2025 | Corporate Governance |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2024 | Financial & Securities Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2024 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2023 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2022 | Securities Litigation |
Notable recoveries where Weinberger served as lead or co-lead counsel include: 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. Merger Litigation ($79 million pre-trial partial settlement and $199 million post-trial ruling); Nantahala Capital Partners II Limited Partnership v. QAD Inc. ($65 million class recovery); In re AmTrust Financial Services Inc. Stockholder Litigation ($40 million class settlement); H&N Management Group, Inc. & Aff Cos Frozen Money Purchase Plan v. Couch, et al. ($35.5 million class settlement); Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island v. Marciano et al. ($30 million settlement, plus significant corporate governance reforms); In re HomeFed Corp. Stockholder Litigation ($15 million settlement); and John Makris, et al. v. Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. ($12.5 million settlement), among others.
Weinberger has also provided his expertise in numerous matters that have helped positively shape Delaware law for the benefit of shareholders. For example, in Olenik v. Lodzinski, Weinberger successfully argued to the Delaware Supreme Court that where a controlling shareholder substantively engages with management before committing to so-called MFW conditions, the transaction should not be subject to business judgment deference.
Weinberger is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Law and Economic Policy (ILEP), a research and educational foundation dedicated to enhancing investor and consumer access to the civil justice system. Weinberger also serves on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Delaware.