Elizabeth K. Tripodi focuses her practice on shareholder M&A litigation, representing shareholders of public companies impacted by mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, and other change-in-control transactions. Ms. Tripodi has been named as a Washington, DC “Super Lawyer” and was selected as a “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuters for several consecutive years.

Ms. Tripodi has played a lead role in obtaining monetary recoveries for shareholders in M&A litigation:

In re Bluegreen Corp. Shareholder Litigation, C.A. No. 502011CA018111 (Circuit Ct. for Palm Beach Cty., FL), creation of a $36.5 million common fund settlement in the wake of a majority shareholder buyout, representing a 25% increase in total consideration to the minority stockholders
In re Cybex International Shareholders Litigation, Index No. 653794/2012 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2014), recovery of $1.8 million common fund, which represented an 8% increase in stockholder consideration in connection with management-led cash-out merger
In re Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, C.A. No. 7328-VCN (Del. Ch. 2012), where there was a $93 million (57%) increase in merger consideration
Minerva Group, LP v. Keane et al., Index No. 800621/2013 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2013), settlement in which Defendants increased the price of an insider buyout from $8.40 to $9.25 per share

Ms. Tripodi has played a key role in obtaining injunctive relief while representing shareholders in connection with M&A litigation, including obtaining preliminary injunctions or other injunctive relief in the following actions:

In re Portec Rail Products, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, G.D. 10-3547 (Ct. Com. Pleas Pa. 2010)
In re Craftmade International, Inc. Shareholders Litigation, C.A. No. 6950-VCL (Del. Ch. 2011)
Dias v. Purches, et al., C.A. No. 7199-VCG (Del. Ch. 2012)
In re Complete Genomics, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, C.A. No. 7888-VCL (Del. Ch. 2012)
In re Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, Lead Case No. 115CV279142 (Sup. Ct. Santa Clara, CA 2015)

Education

American University Washington College of Law (2006), cum laude, where she served as Editor in Chief of the Business Law Brief, was a member of the National Environmental Moot Court team, and interned for Environmental Enforcement Section at the Department of Justice
Davidson College B.A. (2000) Art History

Admissions

Virginia (2006)
District of Columbia (2008)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2006)
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2010)