Philip Trainer, Jr.

Philip (“Lee”) Trainer, Jr. is a Member of Ashby & Geddes’ Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Counseling groups.  The focus of his practice is trial work.  Although primarily appearing before the Court of Chancery, Mr. Trainer also regularly litigates matters in Delaware’s Federal, Bankruptcy and law courts.

As a member of the firm’s Corporate Litigation and Counseling group, Mr. Trainer has tried a broad array of matters, including defending shareholder challenges to going-private transactions, determining the appropriate valuation mechanism for stock put rights, contesting proposed mergers, and valuing preferred stock in appraisal proceedings.

As a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Counseling group, Mr. Trainer’s experience has ranged from defending lender liability claims to prosecuting a breach of contract action against a major Western utility.  He has also represented one of Delaware’s largest municipal waste haulers in a Constitutional challenge to local “flow control” regulations, principals in the dissolution of closely held entities, and buyers and sellers in post-closing disputes.

Mr. Trainer is praised by Chambers USA 2017 for his “encyclopaedic knowledge of Delaware corporate disputes.”