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.
Representative Matters
- Chicago Board of Trade
- Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
- Comcast
- Washington Mutual Bank
- Ford Motor Company
News
- 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.
Publications
- William M. Lafferty, R. Judson Scaggs, Jr., Jeffrey R. Wolters, Delaware Supreme Court Recognizes Expanded Scope of Direct Shareholder Claims
- Frederick H. Alexander, Jeffrey R. Wolters, Analysis of the Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, Aspen Publishers, Inc. (2004, 2005, 2006)
- 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)
- 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)
- Lewis S. Black, Jeffrey R. Wolters (Contributors), State Law On Going Private: Developments in Delaware Law, Securities Law Techniques, Vol. 5, Chapter 68 (A.A. Sommer, Jr. ed., 1997)
Professional and Community Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association