Adam V. Orlacchio

With a focus on Delaware corporate litigation, Adam Orlacchio maintains a national litigation practice and provides legal counsel to clients on a wide range of business issues. Adam takes pride in providing his clients with thorough pre-litigation counseling and attempting to obtain business resolutions in a timely and cost-effective manner. He frequently advises clients on complex commercial,corporate, and employment litigation matters, including: Breach of contract matters Breach of fiduciary duty and corporate governance claims Shareholder/stockholder disputes, including derivative, appraisal, and quasi-appraisal claims Alternative entity disputes Merger and acquisition litigation Requests to inspect companies books and records Business torts Class actions Mass torts and products liability defense Employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation litigation Wage/hour compliance, employee separations/terminations, and personnel policies/procedures Patent infringement and intellectual property Trade secret and non-compete litigation Real estate and construction litigation Cybersecurity and data privacy Adam regularly represents clients in both state and federal courts nationwide, particularly: The Delaware Court of Chancery, which is internationally recognized as the preeminent forum for the resolution of corporate disputes and development of corporate law The Superior Court for the State of Delaware, including its Complex Commercial Litigation Division The United States District Court for the District of Delaware Adam has also handled appeals to the Supreme Court for the State of Delaware and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Adam is experienced with motions practice, oral argument, written discovery and taking/defending depositions, trial practice, post-trial work, and appellate work. He also has experience resolving litigation for clients via alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation and arbitration. Adam is a recipient of Blank Romes Edwin P. Rome Pro Bono Achievement Award. The Edwin P. Rome Pro Bono Achievement Award was created in 2004 to recognize outstanding performance and a demonstrated commitment to pro bono legal service each year. In 2019, Adam V. Orlacchio was presented with the firms Edwin P. Rome Pro Bono Achievement Award in recognition of his personal commitment to, and leadership in, performing pro bono litigation on behalf of indigent tenants in numerous landlord-tenant cases in Philadelphia and Wilmington over the past decade. An active and important member of Blank Romes Bono Coordinating Committee, Adam has been a strong supporter of the firms pro bono program and has uniformly achieved outstanding results for his many pro bono clients. Furthermore, Adam has mentored many young associates at Blank Rome and elsewhere and has fostered their interest in performing pro bono landlord-tenant matters. He has taught many CLE training sessions over the years, and he serves as a supervisor on many of the firms landlord-tenant matters. Adams leadership in this area is especially important at this time, as tenants all across the country face an onslaught of these sorts of landlord-tenant cases, due to the financial devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adam is also participating in the firms newly formed Housing/Eviction Protection Pro Bono Working Group, to address the impact of racism in our society. Outside the Firm When he is away from the office, Adam focuses on spending time with his wife, daughter, and son. Adam is also an avid sports fan and enjoys playing pick up basketball.