26 Morris Nichols Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2010: Firm Earns Seven #1 Rankings in Delaware

August 2009

Wilmington, DE – August 3, 2009 – 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.
 
Morris Nichols lawyers were selected for outstanding reputations and distinguished work in their practice areas based on a confidential peer-review survey of the top attorneys in the country.  Published by Woodward/White, Inc., Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive annual guide to legal excellence which includes 29,575 attorneys in 78 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
 
Morris Nichols Practice Areas With Most Best Lawyer Recognitions

• Ranked #1 in Delaware in Commercial Litigation with 8 attorneys – Ranked #1 for past 3 years
• Ranked #1 in Delaware in Bet-the-Company Litigation with 2 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Delaware in Corporate Law with 13 attorneys – Ranked #1 for past 3 years
• Ranked #1 in Delaware in Mergers & Acquisitions Law with 4 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Delaware in Banking Law with 2 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Delaware in Administrative Law with 1 attorney
• Ranked #1 in Delaware in Government Relations Law with 1 attorney

Morris Nichols Attorney Recognitions

• Derek C. Abbott – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
• Jon E. Abramczyk – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
• Frederick H. Alexander – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Jack B. Blumenfeld (10) – Intellectual Property Law
• Mary B. Graham – Intellectual Property Law
• Thomas C. Grimm (*) – Intellectual Property Law
• David Ley Hamilton – Corporate Law
• Louis G. Hering – Corporate Law
• Michael Houghton – Administrative Law, Banking Law, Government Relations Law
• S. Mark Hurd (*) – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Donald Nelson Isken (10) – Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Andrew M. Johnston – Corporate Law
• John F. Johnston – Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• William M. Lafferty – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
• Karen Louden (*) – Intellectual Property Law
• Kenneth J. Nachbar – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
• Maryellen Noreika – Intellectual Property Law
• Thomas R. Pulsifer (10) – Trusts and Estates
• Donald E. Reid – Commercial Litigation
• R. Judson Scaggs, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law
• Rodger D. Smith II – Intellectual Property Law
• A. Gilchrist Sparks III (25) – Bet the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
• William H. Sudell, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
• David J. Teklits – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
• Walter C. Tuthill – Banking Law, Corporate Law
• Jeffrey R. Wolters (*) – Corporate Law

_{(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
(10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.
(20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.
(25) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 25 years.}

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