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Six partners have been included in Best Lawyers Business Edition’s list of 2016 Women in the Law. Featuring peer-nominated attorneys in 140 practice areas, the list is part of the inaugural Best Lawyers Business Edition publication, produced in collaboration with the women’s legal advocacy organization Ms. JD.

Wilmington, DE (March 31, 2016) - Eric Schwartz was a guest lecturer at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.  Mr. Schwartz lectured on the subject of corporate fiduciary duties in a distress situation to the Corporate Restructuring class of students in the masters in business program.   Mr. Schwartz' hour-long lecture covered the challenges officers and directors face in a distress situation and their duties and alternatives.

Wilmington, DE (March 18, 2016) - This week, Lex Machina released its 2015 Patent Litigation Year in Review report, which analyzes filing trends, key decisions and timing to key events, as well as settlement rates, damages and other U.S. patent litigation data over the past year. 

Based on an extensive review of data compiled using Lex Machina’s Legal Analytics® platform, the study found that Morris Nichols again led Delaware firms in patent litigation activity with 251 cases. The findings reinforce Morris Nichols’ reputation as the leading Delaware patent litigation law firm.

Wilmington, DE (March 18, 2016) - For the third year in a row, Managing Intellectual Property has presented Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP partner Jack B. Blumenfeld with the award for Outstanding IP Litigator in Delaware. Jack was recognized at the annual North America Awards dinner in Washington, DC on March 17, 2016. 

The awards recognize outstanding work by law firms as well as celebrating in-house teams and individual achievements. They are the culmination of Managing Intellectual Property’s five month-long research for the world IP survey and IP stars, based on submissions, peer review and interviews.

Wilmington, DE (February 19, 2016) - This week, Docket Navigator released its 2015 Year in Review of U.S. patent litigation. The annual report analyzes data on patent litigation cases and administrative proceedings to highlight trends in the patent landscape.

Wilmington, DE (November 19, 2015) - The Turnaround Management Association hosted its 2015 TMA Asia Pacific Conference in Singapore and Morris Nichols Partner, Eric Schwartz was invited to present on the Judges Panel covering the topic of Restructuring Regimes.  He joined Judicial Commissioner Kannan Ramesh of the Supreme Court of Singapore and Judge Bingkun Ye of Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court, Fujian Province (P.R.C.) to discuss how various regimes may interact to produce efficient and effective cross-border restructuring and resolution of corporate insolvency matters.

Wilmington, DE (November 2, 2015) - U.S. News - Best Lawyers® has once again ranked Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP in its annual guide of the “Best Law Firms.” In the 2016 edition, the firm was selected for inclusion in a diverse array of bankruptcy, corporate, intellectual property, and trust law practice areas in Delaware.