Mae Oberste practices out of the firm’s Wilmington office, prosecuting corporate governance and shareholder rights litigation on behalf of the firm’s institutional investor clients.
Recognized for her exceptional work in the practice area of corporate governance, Mae was named a “Rising Star” by respected peer-review publication Super Lawyers.
Prior to joining the firm, Mae was an associate at a plaintiffs' firm where she litigated cases involving corporate law, including breach of fiduciary duty claims and expedited litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Her earlier experience includes securities litigation, and she also served as primary editor for Practising Law Institute's Directors' and Officers' Liability: Current Law, Recent Developments, Emerging Issues (Third Edition).
Mae graduated summa cum laude from Seattle University School of Law, where she served as an editor of both the Seattle University Law Review and the American Indian Law Journal. During law school, Mae immersed herself in Delaware corporate law by leading a course comparing Delaware corporate law to that of Washington and other states. After law school, Mae served as a judicial clerk to The Honorable Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves of the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Mae is an active member of the Delaware legal community. She has been a member of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Executive Committee since 2020. She is also a member of the DSBA’s Women & Law Section, Multicultural Judges & Lawyers Section, Corporation Law Section, and Litigation Section.