William Lafferty Quoted in International Financial Law Review Feature Article on Huntsman Decision

October 2008

Wilmington, DE – October 8, 2008 – Morris Nichols partner Bill Lafferty provided in depth insight into the recent Hexion v. Huntsman decision in a feature article appearing on IFLR.COM, the website for the International Financial Law Review.

Bill underscored that the Huntsman opinion did not create any new bright-line rules but, rather, re-emphasized the importance of precision in the negotiation and drafting of merger agreements (particularly with respect to the definition of a “material adverse effect”).  To read the article, click here.

To read Morris Nichols’ discussion and analysis of the Huntsman decision, click here.

The International Financial Law Review is the world’s leading magazine for in-house counsel and practitioners in the financial markets, reporting on news and analysis of international deals, legislative changes, practice issues as well as the latest innovations in areas such as capital markets, banking, project finance, corporate governance, bankruptcy, litigation, and M&A.

Bill Lafferty is a member of Morris Nichols’ Corporate and Business Litigation Group.  His practice involves corporate and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on cases involving mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests and consent solicitations, and shareholder class and derivative actions pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court.