Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., 1986, UCLA School of Law
- A.B., 1982, Cornell University
Clerkships
- Law Clerk to The Honorable Carolyn Berger, Delaware Court of Chancery
Admissions to Practice
- Delaware, 1990
- District of Columbia, 1989
- New York, 1987
Lou is a member of the Commercial Law Counseling Group. He is actively involved in the organization and structuring of all forms of Delaware alternative entities, including Delaware statutory trusts serving as registered investment companies, limited partnerships used as investment funds and limited liability companies formed as joint ventures and used in connection with structured finance. Lou’s practice includes mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on structures involving alternative entities, and the delivery of third-party legal opinions in connection with the full spectrum of Delaware contracts. Lou also represents Delaware MLPs in the oil and gas industry, including special committees in conflict transactions.
Lou is a member of the Partnership and Limited Liability Company Committee of the Corporate Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, which is responsible for annually reviewing and updating Delaware’s partnership and LLC statutes, and is also a member of the Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Associations of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association (and chair of the LLC subcommittee), the Steering Committee of the Working Group on Legal Opinions of the Business Law Section of The American Bar Association and the TriBar Opinion Committee.
Professional and Community Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association
Noteworthy
- Lou was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2012 Best Lawyers in America. He is also listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2006-2010 as a leader in Delaware Corporate/M&A.
News
- 25 Morris Nichols Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2012
25 Morris Nichols attorneys have been named to The Best Lawyers in America 2012 in twenty practice areas. - Chambers USA 2011 Names Twenty Morris Nichols Attorneys and Four Practice Groups as Best In Delaware
The 2011 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business today ranked twenty Morris Nichols’ attorneys and four practice groups as best in Delaware. - Gil Sparks, Rick Alexander, Lou Hering, Patricia Vella, Eric Wilensky – Present at ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting
Gil Sparks, Rick Alexander, Lou Hering, Tricia Vella, and Eric Wilensky served as panel speakers at the American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section Spring Meeting in Boston. - Lou Hering, David Harris Author 2011 Cumulative Survey/Summary of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities
Lou Hering and David Harris authored 2011 Summary of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities and 2011 Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities. - 26 Morris Nichols Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2011; Firm is Top-Listed in Eight Categories in Delaware
26 Morris Nichols attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2011. The firm was also “Top-Listed in Delaware” in eight practice areas. - Chambers USA 2010 Names Twenty Morris Nichols Attorneys as Leading Lawyers
The 2010 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business today ranked twenty Morris Nichols attorneys and four practice groups as among the best in Delaware. - Lou Hering Serves as Panelist at Delaware State Bar Association Seminar: Hot Topics on Delaware LLCs and Limited Partnerships
Lou Hering served as a program panelist at the half-day Delaware State Bar Association CLE seminar. - 18 Morris Nichols Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Super Lawyers – Delaware Edition 2010
Super Lawyers® magazine has named 18 Morris Nichols attorneys as top legal counsel in Delaware for 2010. - A. Gilchrist Sparks III, Lou Hering and Patricia Vella Serve on Panels at ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting
Gil Sparks , Lou Hering and Patricia Vella served as panel speakers at the American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section Spring Meeting. - Lou Hering and Angela Priest Author BNA Article: 2009 Amendments to Delaware’s General Corporation Law and Alternative Entities Statutes
Lou Hering and Associate Angela Priest authored “2009 Amendments to Delaware’s General Corporation Law and Alternative Entities Statutes” featured in the August 5 edition of BNA’s Corporate Counsel Weekly. - Lou Hering Speaks at ABA Annual Meeting: LLCs – Important Case Law Developments 2009
Lou Hering served as a Program speaker for LLCs - Important Case Law Developments 2009 at the American Bar Association(ABA) Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Notable Publications and Presentations
- David A. Harris, Louis G. Hering, 2011 Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities, 2011 Annual Meeting of ABA, Section of Business Law
- David A. Harris, Louis G. Hering, 2011 Supplement to Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities, 2011 Annual Meeting of ABA, Section of Business Law
- David A. Harris, Louis G. Hering, 2010 Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities, 2010 Annual Meeting of ABA, Section of Business Law
- David A. Harris, Louis G. Hering, 2010 Supplement to Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities, 2010 Annual Meeting of ABA, Section of Business Law
- David A. Harris, Louis G. Hering, 2009 Supplement to Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities, 2009 Annual Meeting of ABA, Section of Business Law
- Louis G. Hering, Angela Priest, 2009 Amendments to Delaware’s General Corporation Law and Alternative Entity Statutes, BNA's Corporate Counseling Weekly, Vol. 24, No. 30 (August 5, 2009)
- David A. Harris, Louis G. Hering, 2009 Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities, 2009 Annual Meeting of ABA, Section of Business Law
- Louis G. Hering, Angela Priest, Analysis of 2008 Amendments to the Delaware Corporation and Alternative Entities Code, BNA’s Corporate Counsel Weekly (Sept. 17, 2008)
- David A. Harris, Louis G. Hering, 2008 Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities (February 1, 2008), Presented at 2008 ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Business Law
- David A. Harris, Louis G. Hering, 2007 Cumulative Survey of Delaware Case Law Relating to Alternative Entities (May 29, 2007), Presented at 2007 ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Business Law
- David A. Harris, Louis G. Hering, 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)
- David A. Harris, Louis G. Hering, 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, Louis G. Hering, Recent Case Law Developments Relating to Delaware's Alternative Entities, Delaware Law Review, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2000)