Governor Jack Markell of Delaware announced on June 8 that he will nominate the Honorable Leo Strine to serve as Chancellor of the Court of Chancery. Strine, an expert on corporation law, has served as a Vice Chancellor since 1998. Strine would fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Chancellor William Chandler, whose last day will be June 17.

The Governor also announced that if Strine is confirmed by the Senate, he will nominate the Honorable Sam Glasscock to the vacancy created in the office of Vice Chancellor. Glasscock has served as Master in Chancery since 1999. In that role, Glasscock has heard hundreds of matters as assigned by the Chancellor, and oversees a docket of corporate disputes, real property and land use cases, guardianships, trust and will disputes, and other matters.

"Vice Chancellor Strine has been a leading voice in corporate America and a proud advocate for our State and the Court of Chancery," said Markell. "The role of Chancellor has a long and distinguished history in this State, and I am confident that if Strine is confirmed, he can continue and build upon that tradition of excellence."

Prior to becoming Vice Chancellor, Strine was legal counsel to Governor Thomas Carper and an associate with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Wilmington. Strine has also served as an adjunct professor or lecturer at Harvard Law School, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Vanderbilt Law School, Duke University School of Law, UCLA Law School, and other institutions.

Prior to becoming a Master on the Court of Chancery, Glasscock was a deputy attorney general in the appeals unit of the Department of Justice, a special discovery master for the Superior Court, and an associate with Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol, & Schnee in Wilmington.