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, United States Court of Appeals, 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.
