The Legal 500 US 2025 Recognizes Morris Nichols for Excellence in Delaware Counseling and M&A Litigation

The Legal 500 United States has once again recognized Morris Nichols for its premier legal services, ranking the firm in two categories and honoring fifteen attorneys in the 2025 edition. Morris Nichols appears in Tier 1 in the Legal 500 table for M&A Corporate and Commercial: Delaware Counsel and Tier 2 among Legal 500’s firms ranked for Dispute Resolution: M&A Litigation: Defense.

The Legal 500, a globally respected, data-driven research platform, benchmarks legal services in over 100 countries. Morris Nichols has appeared in its United States rankings for more than a decade. In an editorial and testimonials that accompanied the results, Legal 500 highlighted the firm’s well-established authority handling M&A litigation and Delaware corporate and commercial law.

• “Top notch Delaware litigation firm.”
• “Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP is reputed for its depth of expertise in corporate governance and a wide array of commercial transactions, demonstrating proficiency in acquisition finance, private equity work, asset management, and cryptocurrency-related matters.”
• “Top quality litigators who are very well known and well respected in the Delaware Court of Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court. Quality across the board.”

Fifteen Morris Nichols lawyers earned recognition as leaders in their field this year. Bill Lafferty advanced to the Hall of Fame, which highlights “law firm partners who are at the pinnacle of the profession.”

Morris Nichols Attorneys in The Legal 500 US by Practice Area:

M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Delaware Counsel

• Sara Gelsinger
• David Harris
• Tarik Haskins
• Louis Hering
• Jason Russell
• Melissa DiVincenzo
• James Honaker
• Eric Klinger-Wilensky
• Daniel Matthews
• Patricia Vella
• Jeffrey Wolters

Dispute Resolution: M&A Litigation: Defense:

• Megan Cascio
• Kevin Coen
• John DiTomo
• William Lafferty (Hall of Fame)

ABOUT THE LEGAL 500

Published for more than 30 years, The Legal 500 provides comprehensive worldwide analysis of the capabilities of law firms in over 100 countries. Research is based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers with experience in the legal market.