Twenty-One Morris Nichols Practice Areas Named in U.S. News/Best Lawyers 2011-2012 Rankings of Best Law Firms

Wilmington, DE (November 16, 2011) - Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP has been recognized in twenty-one practice areas in the U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers 2011 - 2012 "Best Law Firms" rankings.

Those practice areas are Administrative/Regulatory Law, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation - Patent, Litigation - Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Patent Law, Real Estate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Trademark Law, and Trusts & Estates Law.

Most of the Fortune 1000 companies, including every Fortune 100 company, provided firm practice-area evaluations.  Morris Nichols' Best Law Firm ranking complements the recognition of 25 of its attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2012 released last month.