Jackson E.
Warren

Special Counsel Jackson E. Warren is a seasoned corporate litigator who represents clients in sophisticated disputes involving corporate governance, fiduciary duties, M&A transactions, and other complex business matters. With significant experience before the Delaware Court of Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court, Jackson helps clients navigate disputes at every stage—from pre-litigation counseling and investigation through trial, post-trial proceedings, and appeal.

Experience

Jackson focuses his practice on Delaware corporate and business litigation, representing directors, officers, companies, stockholders, and other stakeholders. In recent years, Jackson has played pivotal roles in landmark cases that have reshaped Delaware corporate law. His experience includes disputes arising from executive compensation, mergers and acquisitions, stockholder agreements, corporate control, books and records demands, fiduciary duties, DGCL violations and other governance matters, as well as contract claims and fraud.

Jackson takes a central role in developing case strategy, drafting and arguing dispositive motions, preparing expert and fact witnesses, taking and defending depositions, managing complex discovery, and preparing matters for trial and appeal. His extensive experience representing clients on both sides of corporate disputes provides him with a unique perspective on every stage of the litigation lifecycle, enabling him to develop practical, strategic and value-driven approaches that maximize client outcomes at every turn.

Beyond Delaware corporate litigation, Jackson has substantial experience in complex commercial disputes in federal courts. His practice has included antitrust, RICO, ERISA, and federal securities litigation. He has represented clients across industries including technology, hospitality, media, gaming, health care, financial services, insurance, real estate, manufacturing, and distribution.

Before entering private practice, Jackson served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Larry Alan Burns of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Representative Matters

• Serving on the trial, post-trial and appellate teams in Tornetta v. Musk, litigation challenging Elon Musk’s Tesla CEO compensation package.
• Serving on the trial team in In re Dell Technologies Inc. Class V Stockholders Litigation, which resulted in a $1 billion cash settlement, and working extensively with the principal damages expert on novel tracking-stock theories.
• Representing directors of a publicly traded corporation in a Section 225 action arising from a hostile takeover attempt by an Asian investor group.
• Defending a limited partnership and its general partner in a Section 225 action arising from a hostile takeover attempt.
• Representing specialty compounding pharmacies and affiliates against fraud and related claims, helping obtain summary judgment for more than 40 defendants on all claims, which was affirmed on appeal.
• Defending officers and directors against fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation claims.
• Defending a global gaming platform in antitrust class actions challenging platform policies under Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.
• Defending a vertically integrated payment processing company against antitrust claims challenging vertical mergers under the Sherman and Clayton Acts and helping obtain dismissal with prejudice.

Networks & Affiliations

• Rodney Inn
• Tulane Corporate Law Conference
• Court-appointed Guardian ad Litem