Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., with honors, 1996, University of North Carolina School of Law
- B.A., summa cum laude, 1993, Salisbury University
Admissions to Practice
- Delaware, 1997
- U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 1997
David is a partner in the Commercial Law Counseling Group. His practice focuses on the fields of partnership, limited liability company and statutory trust law, with an emphasis on issues relating to the formation, operation and termination of private equity funds, mutual funds and other investment vehicles organized as Delaware entities. His practice also includes state banking and insurance regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions and other contract law matters and matters arising under the Uniform Commercial Code. His clients range from large, multinational corporations to local startup ventures. He regularly counsels other attorneys domestically and internationally on matters relating to Delaware partnerships, limited liability companies and statutory trusts. David is the Chairperson of the Commercial Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and is an active participant on the task force of the Negotiated Acquisitions Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association that is revising the Model Stock Purchase Agreement.
Publications
- Louis G. Hering, David A. Harris, 2008 Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities, (February 1, 2008). Presented at 2008 ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Business Law
- Louis G. Hering, David A. Harris, 2006 Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities, (June 16, 2006). Presented at 2006 ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Business Law
- Louis G. Hering, Stanford L. Stevenson, III and David A. Harris, Limited Liability Companies: Legal Assets of Organization, Operation and Dissolution, The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., C.P.S. 67-2nd. (2006)
- Louis G. Hering, David A. Harris, 2005 Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities, (July 31, 2005). Presented at 2005 ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Business Law
- David A. Harris, Recent Case Law Developments Relating to Delaware's Alternative Entities, Delaware Law Review, Vol. 7, No 2 (2004)
- David Ley Hamilton, David A. Harris, Delaware Enacts Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, (February 13, 2001)
- Louis G. Hering, David A. Harris, Recent Case Law Developments Relating to Delaware's Alternative Entities, Delaware Law Review, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2000)
- Louis G. Hering, Jeffrey R. Wolters, David A. Harris, A Review of Delaware Limited Partnership Cases: The Development of A Limited Partnership Jurisprudence, Delaware Law Review, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1998)
Professional and Community Activities
- Member, Commercial Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, Chairperson (2005-Present), Vice Chair (2003-2005), Secretary (2001-2003)
- Member, Negotiated Acquisitions Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association (1999), Revised Model Stock Purchase Agreement Task Force (1999-Present)
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association