MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL - Key Persons
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- Philadelphia Regional Advisory Board and Parent Group Leader
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- Director of Office Operations / Wilmington, Delaware
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- Partner
- Program Coordinator
- Appointed Co - Chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
- Restructuring Partner
Curtis Miller serves as program coordinator of this program presented by the ABA Litigation Section Bankruptcy & Insolvency Litigation Committee.
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- Partner
- Co - Presents the Session, "Crisis Management, Tough Judgment Calls and Legal Ethics Considerations in Representing Emerging Growth Companies."
The Practising Law Institute presents its annual daylong program on Venture Capital 2021: Nuts and Bolts program. Morris Nichols partner Dan Matthews serves as faculty and will speak in the ethics session, "Crisis Management, Tough Judgment Calls and Legal Ethics Considerations in Representing Emerging Growth Companies."
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- Partner
- Be Inducted As Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy
- Morris Nichols Partner
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- Partner
- Appointed Chair of ABA Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee
- Morris Nichols Partner
Wilmington, DE (September 12, 2016) - Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP partner Eric S. Klinger-Wilensky has been appointed chair of the American Bar Association's Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee.
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- of Counsel
- Lead Counsel for Clients
With 40 years of patent litigation experience, Jack has built a reputation as the "dean of the Delaware IP bar" (Chambers USA 2017).
Jack handles a unique mix of lead counsel, Delaware counsel, and co-counsel roles. Clients regularly turn to him in situations with a high risk of exposure that demand a thorough understanding of the complex legal and technical issues involved. Jack's extensive experience includes pharmaceutical, medical product and biotechnology matters, as well as technology disputes involving computers, software and telecommunications. He has tried cases in various district courts and argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Jack has served as lead counsel for clients including Pfizer, UCB, Comcast, Thermo Fisher, Amgen, Agilent, and ResMed, among many others, in patent and trade secret cases. His clients include major companies such as Allergan, Gilead, Bayer, Becton Dickinson, AbbVie, Johnson & Johnson, Google, Intel, Lenovo, Dell, Analog Devices, PayPal, Activision, Electronic Arts, Take Two, and Pindrop.
Jack has received numerous awards and recognition, including having been named Delaware litigator of the year by Managing Intellectual Property and inducted to the Lawdragon Hall of Fame. Chambers USA peer-review sources report that he is "a titan of the Delaware Bar" (2021), the "top Delaware IP lawyer" (2018) and "in a class of his own" (2017).
Experience
Represented Qualcomm in a breach of contract action brought by Arm involving custom CPUs and chip design.
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- Partner
- Member of the Corporation Law Council of the Delaware State Bar Association
- Vice Chair of the Drafting Committee
Jim is the vice chair of the drafting committee responsible for updating the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL).
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- Partner
- Co - Present the Session, "Crisis Management, Tough Judgment Calls and Legal Ethics Considerations in Representing Emerging Growth Companies."
- Co - Presents the Session, "Crisis Management, Tough Judgment Calls and Legal Ethics Considerations in Representing Emerging Growth Companies."
- Co - Presents, "the Delaware Update
- Morris Nichols Corporate Law Counseling Group Partner, and Associate Amy Simmerman, Authored "Innovations in Poison Pill Drafting" - Appearing in the November 2011 Issue of Practical Law the Journal
Jeff Wolters serves as faculty and co-presents the closing session, "Crisis Management, Tough Judgment Calls and Legal Ethics Considerations in Representing Emerging Growth Companies."
Jeff Wolters, Morris Nichols Corporate Law Counseling Group partner, and Mike Houghton, Morris Nichols Unclaimed Property Law Counseling Group partner, co-authored Liability Exposure for Delaware Incorporated Companies - The Risk of an Escheat Audit and Delaware's New Voluntary Disclosure Program to Avoid Penalties appearing in the April 2013 issue of TerraLex Connections.
Jeffrey Wolters, Morris Nichols Corporate Law Counseling Group partner, and associate Amy Simmerman, authored "Innovations in Poison Pill Drafting" - appearing in the November 2011 issue of Practical Law The Journal.
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- Chief Marketing Officer / Wilmington, Delaware
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- Human Resources / Administrative Support Manager
Judge Kevin Carey provides significant guidance to debtors and landlords calculating rejection damages claims.
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- Partner
- Morris Nichols Attorney
Kyle Pinder speaks on a webcast presented by TheCorporateCounsel.net.
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- Commercial Law Counseling Group Partner
- Contributor
- Member and past Chair of the Partnership and Limited Liability Company Committee of the Corporate Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association
- Morris Nichols Partner
Lou Hering is Featured On-Line Symposium Contributor for Institute of Delaware Corporate & Business Law
Commercial Law Counseling Group partner Lou Hering "2009 Amendments to Delaware's General Corporation Law and Alternative Entities Statutes" featured in the August 5 edition of BNA's Corporate Counsel Weekly.
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- Partner
- Morris Nichols Commercial Law Counseling Group Partner
Louis Hering, Morris Nichols Commercial Law Counseling Group partner, and Melissa DiVincenzo, Morris Nichols Delaware Corporate Law Counseling Group partner, co-authored 2013 Amendments to Delaware's General Corporation Law and Alternative Entity Statutes appearing in the July 19, 2013 edition of Corporate Accountability Report, a publication of Bloomberg BNA.
Louis Hering, Morris Nichols Commercial Law Counseling Group partner, and Melissa DiVincenzo, Morris Nichols Delaware Corporate Law Counseling Group partner, co-authored "Considerations for Contractual Provisions Extending Statutes of Limitations" presented at the 2013 Working Group on Legal Opinions Spring Seminar in New York City, May 14, 2013.
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- Partner
- Co - Presents "the Art of Deal Structuring" Session
- Morris Nichols Partner
Melissa A. DiVincenzo has been elected to the American College of Governance Counsel 2024 Class of Fellows.
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- Morris Nichols Unclaimed Property Law Counseling Group Partner
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- Partner
- Announces New Partners and Special Counsel Promotions
- Co - Counsel With Baker Botts, Represented TPC Group Inc. and Its Affiliated Debtors in Successfully Securing Confirmation of the Debtors' Chapter 11 Plan
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- Named Delaware IP Leader in 2024 IAM Patent 1000 Guide
- Promotes Commercial and Alternative Entities Attorney Sara Gelsinger to Partner
- Recognized by the M & a Advisor 2017 Turnaround Awards
- Recognized by the M & a Advisor 2021 Turnaround Awards
- Special Counsel
Morris Nichols serves as special counsel to boards of directors and board committees, particularly in situations involving potential conflicts of interest. Our representations involve negotiated acquisitions, including going-private transactions; financings and other transactions with existing investors or management; audit committee investigations; and transactions in the context of insolvency and bankruptcy.
Morris Nichols is pleased to announce that commercial and alternative entities attorney Sara Gelsinger has been invited to become a partner of the firm, effective January 1, 2021.
Morris Nichols is pleased to announce that William M. Lafferty has been elected chair of the Delaware law firm's Executive Committee.
The Best Lawyers in America has released its 2023 edition, listing 35 attorneys from Morris Nichols. The results are based on peer-review evaluations from more than 71,000 eligible attorneys.
Morris Nichols serves as lead counsel to Impresa Aerospace, a tier-one supplier to Boeing and other commercial and defense aviation companies. In December 2020, the Delaware Bankruptcy Court approved the going concern sale of Impresa's business and assets, and on April 28, 2021 confirmed Impresa's chapter 11 plan.
Morris Nichols was again ranked in The Legal 500 US, a nationwide guide to the foremost law firms in the United States. The Legal 500 Distinguishes Morris Nichols Among Leading US Law Firms for M&A Media Mention, The Legal 500, 06.10.2021 Morris Nichols was ranked in The Legal 500 US, a nationwide guide to the foremost law firms in the United States.
Morris Nichols partners Lou Hering, David Harris, and Jason Russell are coauthors of the Bloomberg BNA Corporate Practices Series Portfolio, Limited Liability Companies: Legal Aspects of Organization, Operation, and Dissolution. Morris Nichols attorneys Sean Sullivan and Melanie Young are also acknowledged for their significant contributions.
Wilmington, DE (February 6, 2017) - Morris Nichols successfully represented Terminal Investment Limited SARL ("TiL") as lead counsel in its cross-border acquisition from Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd. ("Hanjin") of a controlling stake in Total Terminals International, LLC ("TTI"), a Delaware limited liability company which operates two marine terminals on the U.S. West Coast. The complex deal successfully closed on February 1, 2017. Recent Developments in Delaware Commercial Law: Important Decisions and Legislation for Contract Drafting Article, Delaware Law Review, 12.2016 This article addresses a few recent Delaware commercial law developments that are particularly relevant to drafting and interpreting certain provisions in merger agreements, stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements and other transaction documents.
Wilmington, DE (January 4, 2016) - Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP is pleased to announce that Mac Measley, Andrew Remming and Jason Russell have been elected partners, and that Karl Randall has been promoted to special counsel, effective January 1, 2016. A New Delaware Statute of Limitations Will Be Useful for M&A Article, Law360, 08.05.2014 Delaware has furthered its general policy of giving maximum effect to the principle of freedom of contract and to the enforceability of contracts in accordance with their terms by passing legislation that authorizes a statute of limitations of up to 20 years for breach of contract claims. Delaware is the first state to adopt a statute of limitations of this length for breach of contract claims.
Morris Nichols partner Patricia O. Vella and associate Elizabeth A. Hecker "present a fascinating analysis of the intersection between antitrust, attorney-client privilege, and Delaware corporate law" in this article on In Re Family Dollar, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, a case involving the long-running takeover battle for Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
The Practising Law Institute will hold its annual two-day conference on mergers and acquisitions live via webcast from January 21 to 22, 2021. Morris Nichols partners Patricia Vella and Melissa DiVincenzo will offer Delaware perspective as program faculty.
Wilmington, DE (January 6, 2016) - Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP partner Karen Jacobs has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. An honorary organization of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars, the Fellows demonstrate outstanding achievements and dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession.
Morris Nichols earned a Tier 1 ranking among Delaware law firms, and 10 attorneys were selected for inclusion in IFLR1000 "The Guide to the World's Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms."
Recognized in the highest "gold" tier for Delaware IP law firms, Morris Nichols' Intellectual Property Litigation group is described as "by far the leader… The best Delaware firm."
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.
Morris Nichols maintains state-of-the-art office facilities, which we make available to clients and co-counsel. The main entrance to Morris Nichols is located on the 16th floor of the 1201 North Market Street building.
Morris Nichols is committed to providing continual development opportunities to its professional staff. The firm's learning management system, Morris Nichols University, offers a broad spectrum of training programs through its vast catalog of on-demand courses, classroom learning experiences, CLE programs and customized training designed specifically for Morris Nichols' systems and processes. Each professional staff member is offered the opportunity to explore the various learning paths available to them and build their own development goals in addition to those set for them by the firm.
Morris Nichols offers a highly competitive suite of benefits to all full-time employees, including "platinum" medical plans as well as dental and vision insurance. The firm also invests in its employees' security by providing life and disability insurance to all.
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- Partner
- Chairman of the "Delaware Law Developments
- Co - Chair of the 2023 Delaware Governance Institute
- Elected to the American College of Governance Counsel
- Elected Vice Chair of the American College of Governance Counsel
- Fellow of the American College
- Member of the Council of the Corporation Law Section
- Morris Nichols Delaware Corporate Law Counseling Group Partner, Co - Authored "Confidentiality and Standstill Agreements
- Morris Nichols Partner
Patricia is a member of the Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and, in that capacity, participates in the annual review of, and preparation of amendments to, the Delaware General Corporation Law. She was appointed by the Delaware Supreme Court to serve as a member of the court's Board on Professional Responsibility from 2012-2018. In 2018, she became a fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel, in 2019 was named to the Board of Trustees and Secretary, and in 2023 was elected Vice Chair.
The American Bar Association Business Law Section has published a new book titled, The Role of Directors in M&A Transactions: A Governance Handbook for Directors, Management and Advisors. Morris Nichols partner Patricia O. Vella is one of four editors of the Handbook that gives directors, management, and legal and financial advisors a framework for providing effective oversight of merger and acquisition deals.
Tricia Vella speaks on the afternoon panel, "Evolving Expectations in Director & Officer Oversight."
Patricia Vella is session chair of the "Delaware Law Developments" morning session on September 27.
Patricia Vella serves as program faculty and co-presents the September 9 morning session, "Inside the Boardroom: Advising Directors Reviewing Strategic Alternatives."
Patricia Vella is programming co-chair of the 2023 Delaware Governance Institute.
The Deal has named Morris Nichols partner Patricia Vella to their list of Top Women in Dealmaking 2023.
Patricia is a fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel.
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- Partner
- Co - Facilitate the Upcoming UPPO Industry Focus Conference Call for Securities
Through the years, alternative entities have evolved in complexity and grown in popularity, particularly limited partnerships ("LPs") and limited liability companies ("LLCs"). Morris Nichols attorneys Don Parsons, Jason Russell and Koah Doud contributed a look-back article on alternative entities to the 75th Anniversary edition of The Business Lawyer.
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Professional Staff Recruiting Contact
Rachel Nuzzi has been included in Delaware Today's annual list of Top Women in Business.
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- Partner
- Co - Present a Delaware Law Update at the LLC Institute
- Co - Presents the "Delaware Case Law Update" Panel
- Commercial Transactions Partner
- Member of the Delaware State Bar Association ( DSBA ) Statutory Trust Committee
- Morris Nichols Partner
- Partner in the Morris Nichols Delaware Commercial Law Counseling Group, Authored "Exit Stage Left
Tarik is a member of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) Statutory Trust Committee, responsible for updating the Delaware Statutory Trust Act.
Tarik is a frequent presenter and writer on issues relating to Delaware alternative entity law and secured transactions. In 2021, he contributed the Delaware law chapter in an ABA guidebook on Global Financial Collateral. He also serves as a member of the Editorial Board of Business Law Today, the ABA Business Law Section's monthly business law publication. Recognized as a leader in his field, Tarik has been ranked by Chambers USA for Delaware alternative entities since 2019.
Tarik chairs the firm's Diversity Committee. He is a former member of the Morris Nichols Executive Committee and Lawyer Development Committee.
Tarik Haskins serves as faculty in a live webcast discussing why and how significant changes in Delaware entity law matter to Massachusetts lawyers.
Tarik Haskins has been named the 2021 recipient of the Delaware State Bar Association award for Distinguished Mentoring.
Tarik Haskins, partner in the Morris Nichols Delaware Commercial Law Counseling Group, authored "Exit Stage Left: Getting Out of Your Limited Liability Company" featured in the July 2013 Edition of Business Law Today, a publication of the ABA's Business Law Section.
Tarik Haskins, partner in the Morris Nichols Delaware Commercial Law Counseling Group, is the featured author of "Using Limited Liability Company Interests and Limited Partnership Interests as Collateral" appearing in the Fall 2012 Edition of the ABA's Commercial Law Newsletter, a joint publication of the Commercial Finance and Uniform Commercial Code Committees of the ABA's Business Law Section.
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- Co - Chair
- Partner
- Co - Chair of the Tulane University Law School 's 35th Annual Corporate Law Institute
- Co - Moderates This Distinguished Speaker Program Presented by the University of Delaware John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
- Elected Chair of Morris Nichols' Executive Committee
- Morris Nichols Partner
Bill Lafferty serves as a co-chair of the conference planning committee. He moderates the March 7 "Delaware Developments" panel.
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.
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- Chief Financial Officer / Wilmington, Delaware
William P. Michelson, CPA has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2025. Will joined Morris Nichols in 2013, and most-recently held the position of Director of Finance, working closely with firm leadership to develop and execute financial and strategic objectives.