Ralph N. Sianni
Ralph N. Sianni is co-founder of Sianni & Straite LLP and resident in our Delaware office. Mr. Sianni is experienced in complex commercial litigation, including securities, antitrust, corporate governance and breach of fiduciary duty cases in numerous state and federal courts. His experience includes representing shareholders and investors in cases involving complex mergers and acquisitions, accounting fraud and stock option backdating. Mr. Sianni is also experienced in matters of Delaware corporate law and has represented both Delaware corporations and shareholders of Delaware corporations in connection with various matters under the Delaware General Corporations Law.
Prior to founding Sianni & Straite, Mr. Sianni refined his litigation skills at law firms in Delaware and Philadelphia. During his tenure at two nationally-known firms, Mr. Sianni represented both individual investors and institutional investors in numerous litigation matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Mr. Sianni was also a member of a team of lawyers who appealed a prisoner's civil rights case all the way to the United States Supreme Court.
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Sianni served as a law clerk to the Hon. Stephen J. McEwen, Jr., President Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. As a legislative intern for the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sianni advised the Pennsylvania legislature on First Amendment issues, including issues concerning censorship and free speech as related to recorded music.
Mr. Sianni is a member of the bar for the State of Delaware, the State of New York, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and various federal courts including the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Sianni earned his law degree from the Boston University School of Law, where he served as an editor of the Boston University Public Interest Law Journal. He also earned an M.A. In History from Yale University and a B.A. In History from the University of Pennsylvania, where he concentrated his studies on American legal and constitutional history.
Mr. Sianni is a member of the Delaware State Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Federalist Society, the Supreme Court Historical Society, the St. Thomas More Society, the Justinian Society, and the Royal Society of St. George, Delaware Chapter.
Direct Dial:
+1 (302) 573 3561
Email:
rsianni@siannistraite.com
Mailing Address:
1201 N. Orange St. Suite 740
Wilmington, DE 19801United States
Education:
University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1990)
Yale University (M.A. 1991)
Boston University (J.D. 1995)
Admissions:
Delaware
New York
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
