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Wilmington, DE (October 24, 2016) - Benchmark Litigation has released its 10th anniversary guide to the leading litigation firms in the United States. The 2017 publication again ranked Morris Nichols “Highly Recommended” for Delaware with Benchmark noting the firm’s reputation “one of the most respected presences in the Delaware legal market.”

Wilmington, DE (August 15, 2016) - Thirty attorneys from Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP were selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.  The results are based on peer-review evaluations from more than 79,000 eligible attorneys.

Wilmington, DE (July 12, 2016) - Morris, Nichols, Arsht and Tunnell LLP (“Morris Nichols”) announced today that it, together with co-counsel Hogan Lovells US LLP, has served as chapter 11 bankruptcy counsel for KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Brisbane, California based development stage, biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing treatments for neglected diseases, in a highly successful reorganization and recapitalization of its business.  Batuta Capital Advisors LLC acted as the company’s financial advisor and the Brenner Group LLC provided interim financial management support.

Wilmington, DE (June 24, 2016) - Today, the inaugural edition of Chambers High Net Worth ranked Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP as a Band 1 law firm in the Delaware category for Private Wealth Law.  Chambers HNW market sources touted the firm’s “very fine reputation as a leading Delaware firm,” with one commenter regarding the Morris Nichols Trusts, Estates & Tax team as “true experts” on Delaware trust law.

Wilmington, DE (June 15, 2016) - Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP has been ranked as a leading M&A law firm in The Legal 500 United States 2016. Now in its tenth edition, the U.S. guide organizes various practice areas into a single national ranking to highlight firms with a national presence in sophisticated and complex matters.

Wilmington, DE (June 8, 2016) - Eric Schwartz, Morris Nichols Business Reorganization & Restructuring Group partner, will speak at the TerraLex Bankruptcy/Insolvency Practice Group 2016 European Meeting in Budapest, Hungary on June 10, 2016.   He will speak from a U.S. perspective on “How decreasing interest rates in the long run may impact the lending market and liquidity of debtors.  How lenders’ work outs prepare for such lending risks.”

Wilmington, DE (May 31, 2016) - Intellectual Asset Management (“IAM”) has released the fifth edition of IAM Patent 1000 - The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. The 2016 guide pronounces Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP a “patent litigation powerhouse” and ranks the firm in its highest, Gold band on the Delaware rankings table.

Wilmington, DE (May 27, 2016) - The 2016 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business again ranked Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP as a Band 1 law firm in the Delaware categories for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Chancery, Corporate M&A & Alternative Entities, and Intellectual Property.

Wilmington, DE (May 24, 2016) - Managing Intellectual Property has once again ranked Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP as a “highly recommended” Delaware IP law firm. The firm earned the highest possible ranking in the Managing IP - IP Stars (2016) guide. The publication deemed Morris Nichols, “one of the biggest IP groups in Delaware” with clients remarking on the firm’s “tremendous experience in patent litigation.”

Wilmington, DE (May 23, 2016) - Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP is pleased to welcome J. Zachary Haupt to the Trusts, Estates & Tax Group. With six years of experience practicing law in Delaware, he recently earned his LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. Before entering private law practice, he was an accountant at a large multi-national facility management company.

Wilmington, DE (May 20, 2016) - Acquisition International magazine (“AI”) has announced the winners of the 2016 Intellectual Property Awards. Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP received both of the publication’s Delaware awards, with AI recognizing the firm as “Best IP Litigation Firm” and naming Morris Nichols partner Rodger D. Smith II “Best Patent Litigator.”

Wilmington, DE (May 13, 2016) - Seventeen Morris Nichols attorneys have been selected for inclusion to the 2016 Delaware Super Lawyers list.  Jack B. Blumenfeld was named to the “Top 10” list for Delaware.  In addition, attorneys Eric S. Klinger-Wilensky, D. McKinley (Mac) Measley, Curtis S. Miller, and Matthew R. Clark were recognized as 2016 Delaware Rising Stars.

Wilmington, DE (May 9, 2016) - Eric Schwartz, Morris Nichols Business Reorganization & Restructuring Group partner, will speak at the opening session of the TerraLex joint practice group meeting of the Construction, Bankruptcy, Energy, Environmental & Real Estate practice groups at the 2016 TerraLex Global Meeting in Lima, Peru.  Eric is Co-Chair of the Bankruptcy/Insolvency Practice Group.

This month’s Corporate Control Alert features an in-depth Q&A interview with former Vice Chancellor and Morris Nichols senior counsel Donald F. Parsons, Jr.  Reflecting on his 12 years on the Chancery bench, Don discusses the Court’s evolving approach to M&A-related fiduciary duty litigation and several important cases from his tenure, including Bear Stearns, Corwin v. KKR, Sothebys, and Trulia.