Matt advises Delaware corporations on transactional and governance matters. He regularly counsels boards of directors and committees, particularly in situations involving potential conflicts of interest.

He also advises corporations and their counsel on the technical aspects of Delaware corporate law, including in connection with mergers, asset sales and preferred stock investments.

Before joining Morris Nichols, Matt served as a judicial intern to the Honorable James T. Vaughn, Jr. of the Delaware Supreme Court. He also worked as a senior staff editor of The Tax Lawyer.

News & Insights

  • 2023 Amendments to the DGCL & Delaware’s Alternative Entity Statutes
    Publication, Bloomberg Law, 09.2023

    Melissa DiVincenzo, Dave Harris, Matt Darby, and Emily LaSpina contributed an article to Bloomberg Law outlining several 2023 amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) and the Delaware “alternative entity” statutes.

  • Amendments to Delaware General Corporation Law in 2022
    Article, Bloomberg Law, 10.2022

    In its 2022 session, the Delaware legislature passed a number of amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGGL) and the Delaware “alternative entity” statutes. The amendments to the DGCL became effective on Aug. 1, 2022.

  • 2021 Amendments to the DGCL and Delaware’s Alternative Entity Statutes
    Article, Bloomberg Law, 08.01.2021

    In its 2021 session, the Delaware legislature passed a number of amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) and the Delaware “alternative entity” statutes—the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (DLLCA), the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (DRULPA), and the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (DRUPA). The amendments to the DGCL, the DLLCA, the DRULPA, and the DRUPA became effective on August 1, 2021.

  • 2020 Amendments to Delaware’s General Corporation Law and Alternative Entity Statutes
    Article, Bloomberg Law, 10.01.2020

    In its 2020 session, the Delaware legislature passed a number of amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Delaware “alternative entity” statutes—the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act and the Delaware Statutory Trust Act.

  • 2019 Amendments to Delaware’s General Corporation Law and Alternative Entity Statutes
    Article, Bloomberg Law, 09.09.2019

    In its 2019 session, the Delaware legislature passed a number of amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Delaware “alternative entity” statutes - the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, and the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act.

Professional & Civic

American Bar Association (Business Law Section)

Delaware State Bar Association

Clerkships

  • Judicial Intern to the Honorable James T. Vaughn, Jr., Delaware Supreme Court, 2016

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, JD, cum laude, 2018
The Tax Lawyer, senior staff editor

University of Delaware, BA, 2015

Admissions

  • Delaware, 2018
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