Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., 1992, University of Virginia School of Law
- Articles Editor, 1991-1992, Virginia Law Review
- B.A., 1988, University of Delaware
Clerkships
- Law Clerk to The Honorable Walter K. Stapleton, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Admissions to Practice
- Delaware, 1994
Jeff is a member of the Delaware Corporate Law Counseling Group, which specializes in providing advice on corporate transactions. Jeff's work often involves counseling strategic and financial investors, boards of directors and board committees, including special committees appointed to negotiate mergers or other significant transactions such as those in which directors or large stockholders have an interest.
Jeff also has extensive experience advising non-stock entities such as stock exchanges and trade associations. His work often includes providing formal legal opinions on issues of Delaware corporate law and related matters. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the field of Corporate Law.
Professional and Community Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association
Representative Matters
- Chicago Board of Trade
- Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
- Comcast
- Washington Mutual Bank
- Ford Motor Company
News
- 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. - Jeffrey Wolters, James Honaker Author Analysis of 2009 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law
Jeffrey Wolters and James Honaker authored Analysis of 2009 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law that is featured in the current Volume of Corporation Service. - Jeffrey Wolters Presents at Strafford Teleconference Panel: 2009 Amendments to Delaware General Corporation Law
Jeffrey Wolters served as a featured speaker for 2009 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, a 90-minute legal teleconference broadcast live by Atlanta-based Strafford Publications. - Jeffrey Wolters and James Honaker Author "Analysis of 2008 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law"
Jeffrey Wolters and James Honaker authored “Analysis of 2008 Amendments to the Delaware Corporation Law” that is featured in the 79th Volume of Corporation Service. - Wolters & Honaker "Write the Book" on the 2007 Amendments to Delaware General Corporation Law
Two attorneys in the Delaware Corporate Law Counseling Group at Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell, LLP recently authored an “Analysis of the 2007 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law,” that appeared in Corporation, a publication of Aspen Publishers Inc. - National Law Journal calls Morris Nichols a “Big Player” in M&A Deals
Morris Nichols was involved in two of the largest M&A deals of 2006, Anandarko Petroleum Corp.’s acquisition of Kerr-McGee Corp.and Caremark Rx Inc.’s proposed $22.1 billion merger with CVS Corp.
Notable Publications and Presentations
- James D. Honaker, Jeffrey R. Wolters, Analysis of 2009 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, Aspen Publishers, Inc. (2009)
- William M. Lafferty, R. Judson Scaggs, Jr., Jeffrey R. Wolters, Delaware Supreme Court Recognizes Expanded Scope of Direct Shareholder Claims
- James D. Honaker, Jeffrey R. Wolters, Analysis of the Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, Aspen Publishers, Inc. (2006, 2007, 2008)
- Jeffrey R. Wolters, Patricia O. Vella, Preferred Stock and Negotiated Acquisitions, ABA Section of Business Law, 2002 Annual Meeting
- Jeffrey R. Wolters, E-Voting Arrives, THE DAILY DEAL (2000)
- Frederick H. Alexander, Jeffrey R. Wolters, Proposed Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, (June 2, 2000)
- David A. Harris, Louis G. Hering, Jeffrey R. Wolters, A Review of Delaware Limited Partnership Cases: The Development of A Limited Partnership Jurisprudence, Delaware Law Review, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1998)
- Jeffrey R. Wolters, Lewis S. Black (Contributors), State Law On Going Private: Developments in Delaware Law, Securities Law Techniques, Vol. 5, Chapter 68 (A.A. Sommer, Jr. ed., 1997)