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Patricia Vella serves on the steering committee of the 2023 Delaware Governance Institute.

Eric Klinger-Wilensky will speak on the panel, Fiduciary Duties: “What’s Old is New Again.”

Sophie Rogers Churchill will moderate the panel, “Bankruptcy: Evolution of DIP Financing Orders.”

Eric Klinger-Wilensky will speak on the panel “Overview of Hostile M&A and Deal protections.”

Lawdragon500 Leading Litigators in America second annual guide includes six Morris Nichols partners from the firm’s corporate litigation and IP litigation practices.

Lauren Neal and Jim Honaker will speak on panels at this CLE program sponsored by the Corporations Law Council.

Michael Houghton was nominated by Delaware Governor John Carney, and confirmed in a special session of the Delaware State Senate on Friday, September 8, 2023.

Various Morris Nichols attorneys will serve as committee leaders and speakers.

Todd Flubacher will co-present the session, “Trust Termination Best Practices.”

A combination of steady work, a collaborative environment, and practices focused on Delaware statutes, caselaw, and courts have all contributed to Morris Nichols’ inclusion on Law360’s list of 2023 Regional Powerhouses. 

The Best Lawyers in America has released its 2024 edition, listing 39 attorneys from Morris Nichols. The results are based on peer-review evaluations from more than 76,000 eligible attorneys.

Derek Abbott will speak on the “Mass Torts” session.

Morris Nichols has again been ranked by Chambers High Net Worth 2023 in Band 1 for Private Wealth Law in Delaware.

IFLR United States 2023 ranks Morris Nichols in two Delaware tables ranking the top M&A law firms and the leading restructuring and insolvency law firms.

The 2023 edition of IAM Patent 1000 recognizes Morris Nichols as a “gold” tier Delaware IP law firm.

Jennifer Ying will co-moderate the Friday, June 30 panel "Claim Construction – Do We Need Phillips 2.0?”

Morris Nichols appears on the list of Vault’s Leading Law Firms in the Mid-Atlantic.

Patricia Vella will serve as program faculty and speak on the June 21 session, “Recent Delaware Law Happenings.”

Lawdragon 500 has released its 2023 list of Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers in the United States.

Morris Nichols is saddened to learn of the passing of O. Francis “Frank” Biondi on Friday, May 30, 2023.

Morris Nichols is again listed in the highest tier for Delaware intellectual property law practices. IP litigators Jack Blumenfeld, Karen Jacobs, and Jeremy Tigan are recognized as Delaware “IP Stars.”

His practice concentrates on corporate restructuring, both in court and out of court, and bankruptcy litigation. Before entering private practice and law school, Scott was a police officer with the Wilmington Police Department. 

The Legal 500 US, a nationwide guide to the foremost law firms in the United States has again ranked Morris Nichols.

Chambers USA has again ranked Morris Nichols in Band 1 for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Chancery, Corporate M&A & Alternative Entities, and Intellectual Property.

Tarik Haskins will co-present a Delaware Law Update at the LLC Institute.

Jeff Wolters co-present the session, “Crisis Management, Tough Judgment Calls and Legal Ethics Considerations in Representing Emerging Growth Companies.”

2023 Delaware Super Lawyers selects 11 Morris Nichols attorneys for inclusion.

The Practising Law Institute hosts their annual full-day program on Venture Capital Nuts and Bolts in San Francisco and via live webcast.

Morris Nichols serves as co-counsel with White & Case to the Boy Scouts. In March 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware affirmed the plan, and on April 19, 2023, the Chapter 11 plan went into effect.

Corporate litigator Susan Waesco and commercial transactions partner Tarik Haskins will speak at this full-day program.

Todd Flubacher will speak on the panel, “Releasing the Dead Hand: Helping families embrace transparency.”

Morris Nichols partner Andrew Remming will join The Knowledge Group's live webcast as a speaker.

Morris Nichols partner Patricia O. Vella has been elected Vice Chair of the Ameican College of Governance Counsel.

Eric Klinger-Wilensky will moderate the panel, “Hot Topics for Boards and Directors.”

The Deal has named Morris Nichols partner Patricia Vella to their list of Top Women in Dealmaking 2023.

Bill Lafferty co-moderates this distinguished speaker program presented by The University of Delaware John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance.

Tarik Haskins presents the segment “Delaware Law for Real Estate Lawyers.”

Bill Lafferty serves as a conference co-chair of the Tulane University Law School’s 35th Annual Corporate Law Institute. Tarik Haskins serves as a conference speaker.

Donna Culver will co-present the session, “Legalese for Non-Lawyers” at the UPPO Annual Conference.

Lou Hering will speak on the “Fiduciary standards applicable to investment managers” panel.

Melissa DiVincenzo will speak on “The Art of Deal Structuring” panel.

Tarik Haskins joins a panel discussion hosted by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the Delaware State Bar Association.

Morris Nichols is again among the most active US law firms in Lex Machina’s 2023 Patent Litigation Report released today.

John DiTomo will moderate the panel, “Important Issues in Current Delaware Litigation“ at the 11th Annual Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute.

Patricia Vella and David Harris will present a Delaware business law update to the Business Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association.

Patrica Vella will serve as program faculty and moderate the January 18 session “Special Committees in M&A Transactions.”

Jennifer Ying will speak on the “Mediating Patent and Trade Secrets Disputes” panel at a virtual summit hosted by Certified Patent Valuation Analyst.

Corporate litigator, Bill Lafferty is among six Delaware attorneys recognized in the elite nationwide guide.

Summer associate Jillian Patterson reflects on her 1L experience at Morris Nichols in summer 2022.

Todd Flubacher will speak on the panel, “Upside Down with a Perfect View: Practical Considerations in Establishing a Long Term Trust” at the 57th Annual Heckerling Institute.

Morris Nichols attorneys Zach Haupt and Anthony Raucci have been promoted to special counsel effective January 1, 2023.

Morris Nichols, as co-counsel with Baker Botts, represented TPC Group Inc. and its affiliated debtors in successfully securing confirmation of the debtors’ Chapter 11 plan.

Morris Nichols will donate $20,000 to The Arc of Delaware in support of its efforts to promote and protect the human rights of people with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Ten Morris Nichols lawyers have been admitted to the Delaware bar today.

Derek Abbott will speak at the American Bankruptcy Institute's Winter Leadership Conference.

Ryan Stottmann will co-present a live Strafford webinar, “M&A 2021-2022 Delaware Update: Entire Fairness Standard, Caremark Duties, Appraisal Rights, Demand Futility.”

Jennifer Ying will speak on the the “Litigation Trends & Forecasts” panel.

Derek Abbott will speak at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Bankruptcy Institute 2022.

Thomas has nearly a decade of experience in Delaware courts, handling challenges to mergers, acquisitions, and other decisions by boards of directors, and litigating complex commercial disputes and statutory proceedings authorized under Delaware’s business statutes.

Morris Nichols was selected for inclusion in a range of Delaware business law categories including corporate law and transactions; bankruptcy and reorganizations; and M&A, IP and patent litigation.

Patricia Vella serves as program faculty and moderates the November 3 session, “Delaware Developments: The Latest from the First State.”

Tom Pulsifer has been named the first ever recipient of the Delaware Trust and Wealth Management Lifetime Achievement Award.

Morris Nichols is a gold sponsor of the seventeenth annual Delaware Trust Conference from October 18 to 19, 2022 in Wilmington, Delaware.

John DiTomo recently spoke with Law360 Pulse about the growing docket of the Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division (CCLD).

Morris Nichols is pleased to announce that three judicial law clerks have joined the firm’s Corporate & Commercial Litigation group.

The inaugural list of Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America includes five Morris Nichols partners from the firm’s corporate litigation and IP litigation practices.

The restructuring transactions concerning Klausner Lumber One LLC and Klausner Lumber Two LLC were selected for the 2022 Small Company Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Award.