Francis G.X. Pileggi is the managing partner of the Wilmington, Delaware, office of Lewis Brisbois, co-chair of the Directors & Officers Litigation practice, and a member of the Complex Business & Commercial Litigation practice. His litigation practice emphasizes representation in high-stakes disputes of corporations, stockholders, members of boards of directors, members and managers of LLCs, and those with managerial or ownership interests in other forms of entities. He has extensive experience in matters involving fiduciary duties and corporate governance as well as summary proceedings under the Delaware General Corporation Law in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
He has been asked to testify as an expert witness on Delaware Corporate Law and Delaware LLC Law.
One of his law review articles on corporate law has been cited by both the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery. The Delaware Superior Court also cited one of his articles. He has published over 1,000 articles in multiple publications on topics including corporate and commercial law as well as legal ethics and constitutional law. He also often speaks at seminars on those topics. Francis has also been certified as a mediator.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2027 | Directors & Officers, Fiduciary, Corporate Governance Litigation |
His Annual Review of Key Delaware Corporate and Commercial Decisions, now in its 21st year, has been described by a leading corporate law professor, who is often cited in Delaware court decisions, as “… the single most indispensable event of the corporate law year. A must read.”
In 2025, he was asked by the National Law Review to be the editor-in-chief of the new Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor.
Since early 2026, Pileggi has co-hosted a podcast twice each month called: Delaware Corporate Litigation Insights, with guest speakers. The full episodes can be heard via this link.
Pileggi created and maintains the "Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog" at www.delawarelitigation.com, which was named one of LexisNexis’ Top 25 Business Law Blogs and was selected for inclusion in the ABA Journal’s Blog 100 in 2011 and 2012.
He also has enjoyed success in litigating, in both federal and state appellate courts, groundbreaking Second Amendment cases and related constitutional issues on behalf of civil rights organizations. In 2015 and 2019, he was honored with The Chief Justice William Killen Award for Distinguished Second Amendment Appellate Advocacy.
Pileggi published a book entitled, American Legal Ethics: A Retrospective from 1997 to 2018 (Outskirts Press, 2018), available on Amazon.com.
Pileggi has represented townships in Delaware County and Chester County, Pennsylvania, as special counsel on litigation matters. He has also represented a school district in Delaware County, as well as educational and nonprofit institutions in Pennsylvania and elsewhere on corporate governance, litigation, and related issues.