Stephen R. DiPrima
Education
- Wesleyan University, B.A. 1989
- Columbia Law School, J.D. 1995, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar (Columbia Law Review)
Clerkships
Honorable Jerome Farris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1995–1996
Stephen R. DiPrima
Stephen R. DiPrima is a partner in the Litigation Department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. He focuses on M&A litigation and derivative and class-action litigation involving breach of fiduciary duty and federal securities claims.
Mr. DiPrima received his B.A. with honors from Wesleyan University in 1989 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1995, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a member of the Columbia Law Review. Following law school, Mr. DiPrima was a law clerk to the Honorable Jerome Farris of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Select Publications
- District Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in FTC's "Potential Competition" Merger Case,
in Bank and Corporate Governance Law Reporter Volume 55 Number 3, November 2015.
- Federal District Court Dismisses "Control Person" Claim Brought by Madoff Investors,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, September 19, 2015.
- U.S. Court of Appeals Holds That Madoff Trustee Lacks Authority to Bring Damages Claims Against Banks,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation June 27, 2013.
- Federal District Court Holds that Madoff Trustee Lacks Authority to Bring Damages Claims Against Banks,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, December 2, 2011.
- Recent Decisions Reaffirm That Merger Terminates Derivative Standing Under Delaware Law,
in Bank and Corporate Governance Law Reporter Volume 45 Number 1, September 2010.
- Maryland Court Rejects Stockholder Challenge to Sale of Terra Industries,
in DealLawyers.com, July 26, 2010.
- Federal District Court Dismisses Madoff-Related Class Action as Preempted by Federal and New York State Statutes,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, March 24, 2010.