Biography
Callan R. Jackson is a partner in the firm's Corporate Litigation Group. She focuses her practice primarily on corporate and commercial litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery, representing clients in contested director elections, dissolution proceedings, and high-stakes litigation.
Callan is a member of the firm’s Recruiting Committee. She is involved with the Delaware State Bar Association, serving as chair of the Young Lawyers Section in 2023. While in law school, Callan served as a law clerk for the United States Attorney's Office in Buffalo, New York.
Practice Areas
Experience
Representative Matters
- Twitter, Inc. in action against Elon Musk and his affiliates to compel closing of merger
- Officers of Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. in defense of allegations of breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with sale to Silver Lake and P2 Capital Partners
- National Amusements Inc. (NAI), Shari Redstone, and Sumner Redstone in a favorable settlement against CBS Corporation and certain members of its board of directors concerning CBS’s attempt to dilute NAI’s voting control of CBS
- Controllers of ISN Software Corp. in a successful post-trial holding that a private equity investor’s claims for breach of fiduciary duty in connection with a cash-out merger were barred by the investor’s delay
Professional Activities & Recognition
Honors & Recognitions
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law (2022-present)
Super Lawyers: Rising Star for Delaware, Business Litigation (2024)
Professional
ABA Business Law Section Fellow 2022-2024
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2022 Pathfinder
DSBA Young Lawyers Section, Co-Chair (2023), Executive Board member (2020-2023)
Cooperating Attorney, Delaware ACLU
Education
The Pennsylvania State University, J.D. cum laude, 2016
- Associate Editor, Penn State Law Review
- Member, Woolsack Honor Society
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, B.A. summa cum laude, 2013; Phi Beta Kappa
Bar & Court Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Delaware, 2016