Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., 1971, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- B.A. and B.S. (Aerospace Engineering), 1966, Brown University
Admissions to Practice
- Delaware, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1978
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
Bill is of counsel with both the Business Reorganization and Restructuring and Corporate and Business Litigation Groups. He represents debtors and creditors’ committees, as well as secured and unsecured creditors, in the District of Delaware and elsewhere.
Bill earned a B.S./B.A. in Aerospace Engineering from Brown University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Bill has been selected by his peers as one of the top bankruptcy lawyers in Delaware, and has been recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, and other publications, as a leading individual in bankruptcy/restructuring. Bill has served on each of the three merit selection panels appointed by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals since 1994 to recommend persons to fill judicial vacancies on the Delaware Bankruptcy Court. Bill was the chair of the 280 member Bankruptcy Section of the Delaware State Bar Association from 2006-2007.
Bill is a member of the American and Delaware State Bar Associations, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court.
Professional and Community Activities
- Board Member and past president, Delaware Community Legal Aid Society
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association
- Member, Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court
Noteworthy
Best Lawyers’ 2012 Delaware Lawyer of the Year in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
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. - 19 Morris Nichols Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Super Lawyers – Delaware Edition 2011
Super Lawyers® magazine has named 19 Morris Nichols attorneys as top legal counsel in Delaware for 2011. - 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. - Morris Nichols Business Reorganization and Restructuring Group Wins 2010 Turnaround Atlas Award
Morris Nichols’ Business Reorganization and Restructuring Group has won a Turnaround Atlas Award for its role as debtor’s counsel to Big 10 Tire Stores in the successful reorganization and sale of its operations. - 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. - Morris Nichols Business Reorganization and Restructuring Group Named a Finalist in Three Categories for the 4th Annual Turnaround Awards
The M&A Advisor today announced that Morris Nichols’ Business Reorganization and Restructuring Group has been named a finalist in three categories for the 4th Annual Turnaround Awards. - Three Morris Nichols Attorneys Named 2010 Lawyers of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America
A. Gilchrist Sparks, III, William H. Sudell, Jr. and Kenneth J. Nachbar have been named 2010 Delaware Lawyers of the Year by the Best Lawyers in America Guide. - Morris Nichols Business Reorganization and Restructuring Group Wins The M&A Advisor U.S. Middle-Market Financing Award
The M&A Advisor has named Morris Nichols’ Business Reorganization and Restructuring Group the winner of its U.S. Middle-Market Financing Award in the Retail Manufacturing/Distribution & Good/Services sector deal category for its representation of Hancock Fabrics, Inc., in its successful Chapter 11 reorganization. - Morris Nichols Business Reorganization and Restructuring Group Wins Turnaround Atlas Award For Role in Restructuring of Hancock Fabrics, Inc.
Morris Nichols’ Business Reorganization and Restructuring Group has won a Turnaround Atlas Award for its role in the restructuring of Hancock Fabrics, Inc. - Morris Nichols Recognized for Role as Debtor's Counsel in Successful Reorganization of Big 10 Tire Stores
Morris Nichols’ Business Reorganization and Restructuring Group was recognized for its role as debtor’s counsel to Big 10 Tire Stores.