Practice Areas
Education
- M.M. and J.D., cum laude, 1977, Northwestern University School of Law
- B.A., 1973, Denison University
Admissions to Practice
- Delaware, 1977
Walt is a partner with the Commercial Law Counseling Group. His practice focuses in the areas of partnership, limited liability company and statutory trust law. Walt is also significantly involved in bank and insurance regulatory matters, consumer banking law, and general merger and acquisition and contract law matters.
Professional and Community Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association
News
- 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. - 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. - 26 Morris Nichols Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2010: Firm Earns Seven #1 Rankings in Delaware
The Best Lawyers in America 2010 has ranked Morris Nichols #1 in Delaware in seven practice areas and has named 26 Morris Nichols attorneys to its The Best Lawyers in America 2010 list. - Chambers USA 2009 Names 20 Morris Nichols Attorneys and Five Practice Groups as Best in Delaware
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business today ranked twenty Morris Nichols’ attorneys and five practice groups as best in Delaware. - 18 Morris Nichols Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Super Lawyers – Delaware Edition 2009
Super Lawyers® magazine has named 18 Morris Nichols attorneys as top legal counsel in Delaware for 2009, three more than were listed in 2008.
Notable Publications and Presentations
- Houghton, Michael, Walter Tuthill, Josiah Osibodu, Valerie Jundt, and Mark Paolillo, Unclaimed Property, BNA Corporate Practice Series No. 74-2nd (2006)
- Walter C. Tuthill (Contributor), The General Partnership, L.P. and L.L.P.: Formation And Organization (N.Y. AND DEL.), New York and Delaware Business Entities: Choice, Formation, Operation, Financing and Acquisitions (West Publishing Co., 1997)