Edward P. Welch is Managing Partner in the Delaware Office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as well as the leader of that office’s litigation practice. He received his J.D. in 1976 from Villanova University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Villanova Law Review. Mr. Welch is a member of the Delaware Court of Chancery Rules Committee and the Delaware Corporation Law Section of the Delaware Bar Association. His practice focuses on corporate and securities litigation in Delaware and courts throughout the country, including the defense of class and derivative actions, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions. He has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America, and he has been named as one of the 500 leading lawyers in the country by Lawdragon. Mr. Welch is co-author of Folk on the Delaware General Corporation Law.