Centerview Founders Win Dismissal of Ex-Partner Handler’s Claims

Centerview Partners Holdings LLC’s founders prevailed Friday over former partner David Handler’s claims that they defrauded him out of his equity stake after he started a rival firm.

The Delaware Chancery Court dismissed Handler’s counterclaims against Robert Pruzan and Blair Effron. A previous court ruling against him “did not invite Handler to relitigate his entitlement to compensation by asserting new theories that directly contradict the factual findings,” Vice Chancellor Bonnie W. David said in a 22-page opinion.

• The court ruled in April 2024 that Handler’s title at Centerview was an honorific and he wasn’t an actual equity partner entitled ...