Law notes; June 31, 2018 – Richards, Layton & Finger, Morris James

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Richards, Layton & Finger trusts  and estates practice gains highest ranking

Richards, Layton & Finger’s trusts and estates practice has received the highest ranking in Chambers HNW, the international guide to the world’s leading high net worth advisors.  [Not a valid template]

 The 2018 guide also recognizes all of the firm’s trusts & estates director: W. Donald Sparks, II, F. Peter Conaty, Jr., and Beth Gansen Knight — for excellence in Private Wealth Law.  Chambers notes that Richards, Layton & Finger is “a top name in Delaware” with “a stellar reputation in the market.”  Clients report that the firm has “a great bench, and they have always been known to provide great and high-end service for clients” (Chambers HNW, 2018).

Sparks, head of Richards, Layton & Finger’s Tax / Trusts and Estates Group, is ranked in Chambers HNW’s Band 1.  Regarded as “the top trust and estate lawyer in the state—bar none” (Chambers HNW, 2018), Mr. Sparks represents banks, trust companies, and high net worth individuals in sophisticated estate planning and fiduciary matters. 

Conaty, a “highly qualified” attorney with a“tremendous reputation” (Chambers HNW, 2018), represents high net worth individuals in sophisticated estate planning matters, as well as individuals and corporate fiduciaries in connection with estate and trust administration.  He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2008, including as the Wilmington, Delaware Tax Lawyer of the Year for 2017 and Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year for 2018.  Conaty is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

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Knight assists clients with family-planning vehicles and closely held family businesses, and advises high net worth individuals and institutional fiduciaries in the areas of tax, estate planning, trust and estate administration, and fiduciary litigation.  

Jowers in 40 and Under list

Morris James Partner Jason C. Jowers has been recognized in the 40 and Under Hot List of Benchmark Litigation, which honors the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished legal partners of the age of forty or younger.

 According to Benchmark Litigation, these practitioners “have been deemed the most promising emerging talent in their respective litigation communities … by peers and clients.”  Benchmark Litigation focuses exclusively on litigation lawyers and firms in the United States and Canada. Recommendations are based on  interviews with the nation’s leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel. Mr. Jowers has been recognized every year since the list’s inception in 2016.

Jowers focuses his practice on alternative entity, corporate, and commercial litigation.

He primarily represents members and managers of LLCs, officers and directors of corporations, and companies in high-stakes litigation.  Jowers currently serves as a member of the Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division Advisory Committee. 

 He  is active in the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. He is the Former Chair of the Partnerships and Alternative Entities Sub-Committee of the Business and Corporate Litigation Committee of the Business Law Section.   Jowers also regularly authors articles relating to alternative entity litigation and corporate litigation issues.

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