Adrienne Ferraro Mueller

Adrienne Ferraro Mueller has amassed a broad range of experience defending companies and their officers and directors in securities and shareholder litigation. She has appeared in federal and state courts throughout the country, with notable success in the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Supreme Court.

Adrienne advises boards, committees, and senior management in connection with matters of corporate governance, complaints brought on behalf of employee benefits plans, and actions involving the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Secretary of Labor. She frequently collaborates in the M&A space, aggressively defending against merger-related challenges threatening major transactions and practically addressing post-closing disputes. She also has conducted wide-ranging internal investigations arising out of allegations of insider trading, accounting misconduct, harassment, and noncompliance with DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies.

Adrienne is the administrative partner for the Cleveland Office, a role she assumed in 2021 after nearly five years as the office's hiring partner. She is a member of the office's Diversity Inclusion and Advancement (DIA) Committee and the Firmwide Associate Training Committee. Outside of the Firm, Adrienne has served as a member of the board of directors and chair of the governance committee of both the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center and Blessing House, a children's crisis care center, as well as a member of the Family Services Committee of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio. She is a member of the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2022.