Sarah Runnells Martin focuses on corporate and complex commercial litigation. She represents clients in derivative litigation, class action lawsuits, “broken deal” litigation, special committee investigations and litigations, federal securities suits, appraisal litigation, proxy contests, books and records demands and litigation, and hostile takeovers in state and federal courts in Delaware and across the country. Sarah also provides advice to corporations and their boards of directors on corporate governance issues and the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Sarah’s litigation experience encompasses a wide range of matters. She has handled cases involving challenges to hundreds of billions of dollars of mergers and acquisitions, stock drop and event-driven litigation, breach of contract and fraud disputes, and statutory proceedings under the Delaware General Corporation Law. Her work also includes cases concerning option grant practices, SPACs, incentive compensation plans, FDA reporting, stock offerings, and interpretation of corporate instruments.
In addition to her work in the Delaware Court of Chancery, Sarah has argued before the Delaware Supreme Court. She served as amicus curiae for the Family Court of the State of Delaware, briefing and arguing certified questions of law before the state’s highest court regarding malpractice immunity for court-appointed attorneys.
