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Jenness E. Parker

Partner, Skadden

302-651-3183jenness.parker@skadden.com

One Rodney Square
920 N. King St.
Wilmington, DE 19801

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Jenness Parker represents public and private companies, as well as their directors and officers, in significant litigation matters in the trial and appellate courts in Delaware and other courts around the country.

She has also repeatedly named  to Lawdragon’s list of the 500 Leading Litigators in America. Parker has advised clients on derivative and class actions, corporate governance disputes, M&A-related actions, books and records matters, appraisal proceedings, advancement and indemnification actions, other Delaware statutory matters, federal securities laws and complex contractual disputes. She has achieved success for her clients at all stages of litigation, including motion practice, preliminary and permanent injunctions, and trials. She also has unique experience utilizing a recent and novel Delaware statute to obtain judicial validation of certain corporate acts.

Lawdragon Honors

Honor Year Practice
The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2026 Complex Corporate Litigation, esp. M&A, Chancery
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2025 Complex Corporate Litigation, esp. M&A, Chancery
The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2024 Complex Corporate Litigation, esp. M&A, Chancery
Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2022 Complex Corporate Litigation, esp. M&A, Chancery

In addition, Parker frequently provides corporate governance and transactional advice on Delaware law relating to corporations, limited partnerships and limited liability companies. She has also represented companies, boards and special committees related to deal processes and litigation demands.

Parker has advised or is currently advising public and private companies around the world, as well as their directors and C-suite executives, including:

  • American Apparel
  • Amgen
  • Archer Daniels
  • Baxter International Inc.
  • Booz Allen
  • Cineworld Group
  • CME Group
  • Delek US
  • Dentsply Sirona
  • Devon Energy
  • Express Scripts Holding Company
  • Fortress
  • Intel
  • Krispy Kreme
  • MTN Group
  • ON Semiconductor
  • Panera Bread Company
  • Pine Brook Capital Partners
  • Regal Entertainment Group
  • Revance
  • Six Flags
  • SmileDirectClub
  • Trimaran Capital Partners
  • Vantiv
  • Wayfair


In 2022, Parker was appointed by the Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery to its Rules Committee, which works directly with the judges to amend and improve the rules of the Court.

She has written numerous articles on Delaware corporation law issues and is on the board of editors of the treatise Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Litigation Under Delaware Corporation Law.

Parker is a member of the Delaware State Bar Association Judicial Appointments Committee, which is involved in the selection of Delaware Supreme Court, Chancery Court and Superior Court judges. Twice-appointed by the Delaware Supreme Court, she served two four-year terms on the Delaware Bar Foundation, including a two-year term as president.