Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2003, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Executive Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
- B.A., summa cum laude, 2000, Hofstra University
Clerkships
- Law Clerk to Chancellor William B. Chandler III and Vice Chancellor John W. Noble, Delaware Court of Chancery, 2003-2004
Admissions to Practice
- Delaware, 2005
- New York, 2004
Eric is an associate with the Delaware Corporate Law Counseling Group. His practice is primarily focused on the statutory requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the fiduciary duties of directors, officers and controlling stockholders of Delaware corporations. Eric has provided advice to members of independent committees in the context of potential transactions, and has representated corporations generally in corporate governance matters. Eric is a frequent contributor to the Drexler, Black, and Sparks, Delaware Corporation Law and Practice annual publication.
Eric is actively engaged in the regional community and volunteers for a number of non-profit organizations.
News
- Morris Nichols Represents IMS Health Transaction Committee in $5.2 Billion Private Equity Acquisition – Largest Leveraged Buyout this Year
Rick Alexander, and associates Eric Wilensky and Ryan Greecher, advised the Transaction Committee for IMS Health, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by TPG Capital and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in a transaction valued at $5.2 billion.
Notable Publications and Presentations
- Angela Priest, Eric Wilensky, Corporate Governance Developments in a Recessionary Environment, Securities Regulation & Law Report, Vol. 41, No. 20 (May 18, 2009)
- William M. Lafferty, Eric Wilensky, Material Adverse Effects And Reasonable Best Efforts: The Hexion/Huntsman Opinion, (2008)
- Angela Priest, Eric Wilensky, 2007 Developments in Delaware Corporation Law, Securities Regulation & Law Report, Vol. 40, No. 19 (May 12, 2008)
- Angela Priest, Eric Wilensky, 2006 Developments In Delaware Corporation Law On Directors: Good Faith, Duties In Zone Of Insolvency, And Structuring Deals, 39 Securities Regulation & Law Report 476 (Mar. 26, 2007)
- William M. Lafferty, Eric Wilensky, Delaware Court of Chancery Suggests that Federal Securities Regulation do not Trump State Annual Meeting Law
- Eric Wilensky, A Contractarian Critique of the Theory of Auto-Limitation: The Fundamental Law of International Relations, 150 U. Pa. L. Rev. 2011 (2002)
- John F. Johnston, Eric Wilensky, Vice Chancellor Strine Proposes Changes in Going-Private Standards of Review
Professional and Community Activities
- Board of Directors, ACLU-Delaware (Legal Review Panel and Fundraising Committee)
- Board of Directors and Former Chairperson, Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia
- Young Friends Committee, Congregation Rodeph Shalom
- Member, University of Pennsylvania Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alumni Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association