LAMBRECHT v. O'NEAL

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam L. Balick , and Melony R. Anderson, Esquires , of Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Bartholemew J. Dalton, Esquire , of Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; for Appellants; OF COUNSEL: David A.P. Brower (argued) and Caitlin M. Moyna, Esquires , of Brower Piven, PC, New York, New York; for Appellant Loveman; OF COUNSEL: Jonathan W. Cuneo and Matthew E. Miller, Esquires , of Cuneo, Gilbert & Laduca, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Richard D. Greenfield, Esquire , of Greenfield & Goodman, LLC, New York, New York; for Appellant Lambrecht.

Paul J. Lockwood, Esquire (argued), of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; OF COUNSEL: Jay B. Kasner and Scott D. Musoff, Esquires , of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York; for Appellees Bank of America Corporation and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

A. Gilchrist Sparks, III, Esquire , of Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Delaware; OF COUNSEL: Gregory A. Markel, Esquire , of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, New York, New York; for Appellees Christ, Codina, Colbert, Cribiore, Finnegan, Jonas, Peters, Prueher, Reese and Rossotti.

Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Esquire , of Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP; for Appellees O'Neal, Fakahany, Edwards, Fleming, Lattanzio, Mallach, Semerci and Thain; OF COUNSEL: Michael J. Chepiga and Kimberly A. Hamm, Esquires , of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, New York; for Appellee O'Neal; OF COUNSEL: James N. Benedict , Andrew W. Robertson and Michael B. Weiner, Esquires , of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York, New York; for Appellee Fakahany; OF COUNSEL: Jonathan D. Polkes and Stephen A. Radin, Esquires , of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York; for Appellee Fleming; OF COUNSEL: Hollis Gonerka Bart , Brian Dunefsky and Chaya F. Weinberg-Brodt, Esquires of Withers Bergman LLP, New York, New York; for Appellee Semerci; OF COUNSEL: Daniel J. Fetterman and Adam K. Grant, Esquires , of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, New York, New York; for Appellee Lattanzio; OF COUNSEL: Henry Putzel , and Lucia T. Chapman, Esquires , of the Law Firm of Henry Putzel, III, New York, New York; for Appellee Mallach; OF COUNSEL: Andrew J. Levander and David S. Hoffner, Esquires , of Dechert LLP, New York, New York; for Appellee Thain; OF COUNSEL: Richard D. Bernstein , Antonio Yanez, Jr . and Sameer Advani, Esquires , of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, New York; for Appellee Edwards.

James J. Freebery, Esquire , of McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; OF COUNSEL: William M. Moran, Esquire , of McCarter & English LLP, New York, New York; for Appellee Kim.

Daniel A. Dreisbach, Esquire , of Richards Layton & Finger. P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; for Appellees Lewis and Curl; OF COUNSEL: Colby A. Smith, Esquire , of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Washington D.C.; Mary Jo White and Andrew J. Ceresney, Esquires , of Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, New York, New York; for Appellee Lewis; OF COUNSEL: Elkan Abramowitz , Richard D. Weinberg and Eli J. Mark, Esquires , of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, P.C., New York, New York; for Appellee Curl.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.