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Mr. Fischer primarily practices in the areas of corporate, commercial and alternative entities litigation; he also advises directors regarding shareholder derivative and class action suits. In addition, he has (i) defended shareholder and unitholder class and derivative actions, (ii) represented corporations and/or directors in commercial disputes, takeover disputes, corporate injunctive proceedings, advancement/indemnification suits, and litigation challenging mergers and acquisitions, and (iii) represented individuals and corporations in prosecuting and defending litigation arising under various sections of the Delaware General Corporation Law, including appraisal actions, dissolution proceedings, and books and records lawsuits. Mr. Fischer has been recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading practitioner in the area of Chancery litigation. Education Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1992; Recipient American Jurisprudence Awards in Legal Research and Writing, 1990, Real Property Security, 1991, and Federal Jurisdiction, 1992 James Madison University, B.A., cum laude, 1989 Representative Matters Mr. Fischer recently represented Intel in shareholder litigation regarding its proposed acquisition of McAfee; Bank of America; Dollar Thrifty and its board relating to the Hertz merger; Cogent and its directors with respect to 3M's proposed acquisition; Emulex and its board relating to Broadcom's hostile offer; Motorola; Weinstein Enterprises; investors in XO Communications challenging a proposed asset sale to Carl Icahn, its majority shareholder; BlueScope Steel and Butler Manufacturing in appraisal litigation; PeopleSoft and its directors in connection with Oracle's hostile offer; represented the general partner of Hallwood Realty Partners from Carl Icahn's hostile bid for the partnership; the Hewlett-Packard Company in litigation brought by Walter Hewlett relating to the HP-Compaq merger; and Baxter HealthCare Corporation in a commercial dispute with Aventis Behring. Professional Activities American Bar Association; Business Law Section, LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Committee; Chair of Litigation Subcommittee Board of Editors, The Delaware Law Review