News Archive
- 05.27.2016Firm News
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.
- 05.24.2016Firm News
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.”
- 05.24.2016Speaking Engagement
- 05.23.2016Firm News
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.
- 05.20.2016Firm News
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.”
- 05.19.2016Speaking Engagement
- 05.18.2016Speaking Engagement
- 05.14.2016Speaking Engagement
- 05.13.2016Firm News
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.
- 05.12.2016Speaking Engagement
- 05.11.2016Firm News
Wilmington, DE (May 11, 2016) - The Morris Nichols Business Reorganization & Restructuring Group has been named a finalist of the 2016 Turnaround Atlas Awards in two categories. Global M&A received 270 transaction nominations in 2016, with just 48 selected as finalists.
- 05.10.2016Speaking Engagement
- 05.09.2016
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.
- 05.05.2016Media Mention
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.
- 05.05.2016Speaking Engagement
- 05.03.2016Firm News
Wilmington, DE (May 3, 2016) - Six partners from Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP 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.
The 2016 Women in the Law results are based on peer-review evaluations from more than 79,000 eligible attorneys and features all female attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2016. The six Morris Nichols partners selected for inclusion focus their practices on various business law areas, including bankruptcy, restructuring, corporate counseling, corporate litigation, and IP.
- 04.28.2016Speaking Engagement
- 04.21.2016Event
- 04.14.2016Speaking Engagement
- 04.14.2016Speaking Engagement
- 04.14.2016Speaking Engagement
- 04.07.2016Speaking Engagement
- 04.06.2016Speaking Engagement
- 04.01.2016
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.
- 03.20.2016Speaking Engagement
- 03.18.2016Firm News
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.
- 03.18.2016Firm News
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.
- 03.17.2016Speaking Engagement
- 03.14.2016Speaking Engagement
- 03.09.2016Media Mention
Morris Nichols partner Michael Houghton spoke with The News Journal about a recent U.S. Supreme Court discussion on unclaimed property which cited Delaware as an example of concerns with unclaimed property owner notifications. Mike has advised Fortune 500 companies and others on unclaimed property issues for more than 25 years and is a member of a Legislative Task Force currently examining, and making recommendations concerning, Delaware’s Unclaimed Property program. He is also co-chair of the Uniform Laws Commission Drafting Committee to Revise the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. In the article, entitled “Supreme Court Calls Out Delaware on Unclaimed Property,” Mike comments on a recent concurring opinion issued by two U.S. Supreme Court Justices which suggests some states - including Delaware - may not be satisfying due process requirements in how they undertake to reunite owners of unclaimed property, remitted to the states, with that lost property.
- 03.06.2016Speaking Engagement
- 03.04.2016Media Mention
Morris Nichols partner Michael Houghton contributed comments to the BNA Weekly State Tax Report article entitled “Pennsylvania Sues Delaware, MoneyGram for $10.3 Million in Uncashed Checks.” Mike has advised Fortune 500 companies and others on unclaimed property issues for more than 25 years and told Bloomberg BNA the case is “extremely unusual.” He observed that the lawsuit was filed directly against Delaware State Escheator David Gregor, although the dispute appears to lie between the two states. He noted his skepticism that such a dispute, effectively between two states, could be successfully pursued “in a federal district court in Pennsylvania,” noting “I don’t know how that’s sustainable.”
- 03.02.2016Speaking Engagement
- 02.26.2016Speaking Engagement
- 02.25.2016Speaking Engagement
- 02.19.2016Firm News
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.
- 02.17.2016Firm News
Wilmington, DE (February 17, 2016) - Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP is pleased to announce that former Vice Chancellor Donald F. Parsons, Jr. will be joining the firm as Senior Counsel in March 2016. Vice Chancellor Parsons retired from the Delaware Court of Chancery in October 2015. During his tenure on the bench, Vice Chancellor Parsons issued hundreds of opinions and rulings addressing important and cutting edge questions concerning corporation law, alternative entities, trademark and intellectual property law, and other complex commercial matters. As a former member of the Court of Chancery, Vice Chancellor Parsons will help Morris Nichols continue to deliver the highest caliber of legal services to its clients in the areas of alternative dispute resolution, corporate governance, special committee assignments, internal investigations, mergers and acquisitions, and stockholder activism. In addition, with the benefit of his twelve years on the bench and previous years of experience in patent and other complex litigation, Vice Chancellor Parsons will be a tremendous asset for Morris Nichols in developing its alternative dispute resolution practice, including serving as a third party neutral in mediations and arbitrations.
- 02.11.2016Speaking Engagement
- 02.05.2016Speaking Engagement
- 01.21.2016Speaking Engagement
- 01.14.2016Speaking Engagement
- 01.13.2016Speaking Engagement
- 01.12.2016Firm News
Wilmington, DE (January 12, 2016) - Last evening, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce presented the prestigious Josiah Marvel Cup Award to retired Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP partner O. Francis “Frank” Biondi.
- 01.06.2016Firm News
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.
- 01.04.2016Firm News
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.
- 01.01.2016Media Mention
Morris Nichols partner Michael Houghton contributed comments to the BNA Weekly State Tax Report article entitled “Unclaimed Property, New Revenue, in Focus in Delaware: Legislative Preview.” He noted that unclaimed property is the third-largest revenue source for Delaware and commented that some of the state’s unclaimed property laws are being challenged in court.
- 12.02.2015Speaking Engagement
- 11.23.2015Speaking Engagement
- 11.19.2015Firm News
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.
- 11.19.2015Speaking Engagement
Chambers USA 2024 and Chambers High Net Worth 2024 Recognizes Morris Nichols in Band 1 for Delaware Bankruptcy, Chancery, Corporate/M&A & Alternative Entities, Intellectual Property and Private Wealth Law
Recognized as a Law360 Delaware Regional Powerhouse in 2023
Recognized by The Legal 500 US 2024 for M&A litigation and M&A/corporate and commercial.
39 Morris Nichols Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025
12 Morris Nichols Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2024 Delaware Super Lawyers
Ranked by Benchmark Litigation in top band for Delaware law firms
Ranked a “Gold” IP law firm by Intellectual Asset Management in its IAM Patent 1000
Ranked in the top Delaware bands by IFLR United States for M&A and restructuring and insolvency