Curtis Alva

Curtis Alva is an of counsel member of the firm’s Litigation Department. Prior to joining the firm in 2003, Mr. Alva practiced Litigation at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP in Wilmington, Delaware from 1988 through 1998 and at Shutts & Bowen LLP from 1998 through 2003.

Practice Areas

Representing Fortune 500 and other companies and their directors, officers and stockholders in complex business, class action and derivative litigation such as mergers & acquisitions, RICO, breach of fiduciary duty, indemnification, mismanagement, fraud, breach of contract, tortious interference and civil theft.

Education

Yale Law School, J.D., 1988
Editor-in-Chief, Yale Journal on Regulation
John M. Olin Scholar
Idaho State University, B.A., with honors, Political Science, 1985
Phi Kappa Phi and Mortar Board

Representative Matters

Counsel to Hard Rock Café International regarding the adequacy of the $965
million sale from Rank Group, plc, to Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment.
Assisted in defense of Great Western Financial Corporation against $6.5
billion hostile takeover attempt by H.F. Ahmanson & Company.
Defended appeal of contested $4 billion restructuring of the property and
casualty divisions of CIGNA.
Lead trial counsel in a multimillion RICO jury trial among international
telephone companies.
Assisted in hostile takeover of American Bankers Insurance Group by Cendant
Corporation.
Lead trial counsel in an action to enforce an exclusive provider agreement at
Baptist Hospital.

Professional Associations and Memberships

The Florida Bar, 1999
Supreme Court of Florida, 1999
United States District Court
Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, 1999
The Delaware Bar, 1989
Supreme Court of Delaware, 1989
United States District Court
District of Delaware, 1989

Honors

AV Rated (means his legal ability and ethical standards are
very high to preeminent) as independently determined
by Martindale-Hubbell.

Reported Cases

H.F. Ahmanson & Co. v. Great Western Financial Corp., 23 Del. J. Corp. L.
633; 1997 WL 305824 (Del. Ch. 1997).
In re Delmarva Securities Litigation, 794 F. Supp. 1293 (D. Del. 1992).
In Re RJR Nabisco Shareholders Litigation, 576 A.2d 654 (Del. Ch. 1990).

Articles and Publications

Delaware and the Market for Corporate Control: History and Agency,15 Del. J.
Corp. L. 810 (1990).