Lawdragon Names Four Morris Nichols Attorneys Among 500 Leading Lawyers in America

Wilmington, DE - May 13, 2010 - Morris Nichols partners Rick Alexander, Jack Blumenfeld, Bill Lafferty and Ken Nachbar have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2010 guide, an independent listing of the nation’s most elite attorneys.  Morris Nichols had more honorees than any other Delaware law firm.  Two attorneys were also named as 2010 Lawdragon Finalists.

Alexander was named in the Corporate Governance area, Blumenfeld in Intellectual Property, and Lafferty and Nachbar in Litigation.

Less than one-half of one percent of all lawyers in the U.S. are named to the Lawdragon 500.  The guide annually lists the practitioners, judges and academics who have made the greatest impact on the law.  The Lawdragon Finalists are the 3,000 lawyers from which each year’s 500 are selected.

Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America - 2010

• Frederick H. Alexander
• Jack B. Blumenfeld
• William M. Lafferty
• Kenneth J. Nachbar

Lawdragon Finalists - 2010

• John F. Johnston
• A. Gilchrist Sparks III