Andre G. Bouchard at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judicial Officer (past members list)
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- Delaware · State
- Judicial service
- Former
Andre G. Bouchard
Former Judicial Officer (past members list) · Delaware Court of Chancery
Biography
Professional career
- American attorney and retired judge who held the role of Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery from May 5, 2014, to April 30, 2021
- In 1996, he co‐founded Lamb & Bouchard (later Bouchard, Margules & Friedlander) as managing partner
- Joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as a litigation partner in Wilmington, DE
Education
- B.A. summa cum laude from Boston College in 1983 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1986
Additional information
- Bouchard announced his retirement in December 2020, effective April 2021.
- Appointed by Governor Jack Markell in 2014 and confirmed by the Delaware Senate, Bouchard succeeded Leo E. Strine Jr..
- Admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1986, Bouchard began as a corporate litigator at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
- Bouchard was born in 1961 near Montreal, Quebec, Canada, of French‐Canadian origin, and later moved with his family to Wilmington, Delaware.
- focusing on corporate governance, M&A, and shareholder litigation
- He also chaired Delaware’s Judicial Nominating Commission
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Sources
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