Richard I.G. Jones, Jr.

Richie is a member of the firm’s Corporate Litigation and Counseling group.  He practices mainly in the Court of Chancery, where his primary focus is on corporate, partnership and alternative entity disputes, commercial litigation and trust and estates battles.  Within these general areas, Richie has developed particular expertise and experience in M&A, proxy-contest and investment-vehicle litigation, suits involving the operation and interpretation of partnership agreements and limited liability company operating agreements, and actions to compel corporate advancement and indemnification.  Richie prides himself on bringing creative approaches to litigation, performing diligent and detailed analyses of corporate organizational and transactional documents and counseling his clients in a direct but personal manner.  A life-long native of the Wilmington area, Richie also serves on a number of local non-profit boards and provides pro bono services through the Delaware Office of the Child Advocate.

Representative Matters

Richie has served as served as lead counsel or Delaware counsel in a variety of actions in the Court of Chancery, including TowerHill Wealth Management, LLC, et al. v. The Bander Family Limited Partnership, LP, in which we obtained a preliminary injunction in favor of several hedge funds and their manager compelling a former investor to comply with the dispute-resolution mechanisms in the funds’ operating agreements, High River Limited Partnership, LP, et al. v. Biogen Idec, Inc., in which we obtained access to a target company’s books and records (including board minutes) in connection with a proxy battle for seats on the target’s board of directors, In re Siliconix, Inc., in which the Court of Chancery rendered a groundbreaking decision regarding a controlling stockholder’s fiduciary duties in the going-private tender-offer context, a major trust case in which we successfully defended several beneficiaries through appeal in a suit seeking an unequal division of a family trust, Arbor Place, et al. v. Weiss, et al., in which our arguments based on a detailed analysis of a limited liability company operating agreement resulted in the voluntary dismissal of our client and several other institutional investors, Weaver v. Zenimax, in which the Court of Chancery compelled the advancement of our client’s litigation expenses in a suit brought by his former employer, and Geneva Capital Partners v. Morningside Capital Partners, in which our client recovered its entire investment in a fraudulent limited liability company and all of its attorneys’ fees.  Richie has also represented several very young children in the Delaware Family Court on a pro bono basis through the Delaware Office of the Child Advocate.

News & Publications

• Ashby & Geddes Obtains Injunction in Favor of Hedge Funds
• Ashby & Geddes Aids Clients in Proxy Battle by Gaining Access to Biogen Idec's Books and Records

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association