Wilmington · Delaware · Est. boutique practice
Delaware corporate
& commercial litigation.
The Williford Firm LLC represents plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes — often before the Delaware Court of Chancery and on appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court — with the rigor of a national practice and the attentiveness of a boutique.
The Firm
A practice built for the Chancery bar.
Mr. Williford has litigated alongside and against the top lawyers and law firms in Delaware and nationally. He has participated in matters involving substantial economic stakes — running into the billions of dollars — and matters of national legal interest.
The firm has also litigated disputes involving small and family businesses; while these may not have the same economic stakes, they are equally — if not more — important to those involved, and the firm provides attentive, high-quality representation in those matters as well.
The firm's mission, quite simply, is to provide its clients with the very best in quality, creative legal representation and advice on Delaware business law matters.
Read the firm profilePractice Areas
Three disciplines. One focused bar.
The firm represents plaintiffs and defendants and can discuss contingent or other alternative compensation arrangements.
Corporate Litigation
Class and derivative actions, fiduciary duty disputes, advancement and indemnification, books-and-records, appraisal, and contested governance before the Delaware Court of Chancery.
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Business disputes before the Delaware Superior Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, the Delaware Supreme Court, and other jurisdictions.
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Counsel to boards, committees, and entities on Delaware corporate law — from oral guidance to written opinions on governance, conflicts, and transactional risk.
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The Attorney
Evan O. Williford
Before founding The Williford Firm LLC, Mr. Williford practiced corporate litigation with Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. and then Bouchard Margules & Friedlander, P.A. — both recognized as leaders in Delaware Court of Chancery litigation. He attended Cornell Law School, served as Articles Editor on the Cornell Law Review, and clerked for Chief Justice E. Norman Veasey of the Delaware Supreme Court.
- Education
- Cornell Law School, J.D., cum laude
- Clerkship
- Chief Justice Veasey, Delaware Supreme Court
- Undergraduate
- University of Delaware, magna cum laude
- Honors
- Phi Beta Kappa
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