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Global law firm Hogan Lovells announced that Kevin J. Carey will be joining the firm’s Business Restructuring and Insolvency Practice as a partner effective October 1. The firm has an office in Philadelphia and is based in London and Washington, D.C.
Carey joins the firm following his retirement on August 31 from the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware.
“Judge Carey’s superlative reputation is well earned—in his 18+ years on the bench, he presided over some of the largest and most significant Chapter 11 cases,” said Chris Donoho, global head of the Business Restructuring and Insolvency Practice. “He is a great resource for companies and creditors, and we expect that he will play key roles—as examiner or fiduciary—in bankruptcy cases and restructurings across the U.S. and internationally. He also has the cross-border experience needed to be a facilitator in multinational proceedings.”
Carey served as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2005, before being appointed to the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware. He issued more than 200 written decisions from the bench in Delaware.
Carey is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, a member of the Board of the American Bankruptcy Institute, and a member of the International Insolvency Institute. He also was the Global Chair of the Turnaround Management Association, and lectures worldwide on bankruptcy issues.
Mozal joins Potter Anderson
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, announced the addition of Nicholas D. Mozal as counsel in the corporate litigation practice. Mozal joins Potter Anderson after a clerkship with Vice-Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn of the Delaware Court of Chancery.
“We’re thrilled to be growing our Corporate Group with additions like Nick Mozal,” said Peter J. Walsh, Jr., chair of the firm’s Corporate Group. “Nick’s addition will strengthen our team’s already-robust Chancery litigation practice as well as bolster our roster of lawyers who have served on or clerked at the Court of Chancery.”
Potter Anderson partner Myron T. Steele, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware, served as a Vice Chancellor for six years. Partners Peter J. Walsh, Jr., and J. Matthew Belger both clerked for the Delaware Court of Chancery prior to joining the firm.
Potter Anderson was recently named to Law360’s list of Delaware Powerhouse firms. The firm has previously been recognized for its successes in corporate litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, alternative entities and more.
After law school, Mozal clerked for the Honorable Franklin S. Van Antwerpen in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He received a law degree from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2011 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science from Bucknell University in 2008.
British website uses Morris James name
Delaware-based Morris James announced it is not affiliated with a British website
“It has come to our attention that a website www.morrisjamessolicitors.com has been created and is not associated with Morris James LLP – a Delaware law firm.
The website claims to relate to a group of solicitors located in the United Kingdom who also claim to be affiliated with Morris James LLP in Delaware.
The domain name has since expired.
Morris James contacted the FBI, Action Fraud team associated with United Kingdom police, and the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom and asked the website host to take down the website. The site is no longer listed.
Morris, Nichols makes Regional Powerhouse list
Law360 released its list of 2019 Regional Powerhouses, identifying Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP among the top Delaware law firms.
One of the few Delaware-centered firms recognized by Law360, Morris Nichols “took part in some of the past year’s most epic corporate law battles” and led in “high-dollar, ‘bet-the-business’ cases.” Partner Andy Johnston noted “Every day brings new questions, challenging us to innovate and grow as we help navigate important business issues.”
In the past year, Morris Nichols represented Anthem Inc. in its high-profile merger dispute with Cigna, won a reversal of a Chancery Court order for the multibillion-dollar sale of energy and commodity recycling company Oxbow Carbon LLC, and counseled private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC in a complex leveraged tender offer and secondary buyout for the $1.1 billion acquisition of Smart & Final Stores.
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Hunter named Rising Star
Travis S. Hunter, a director of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, has been selected as one of Law360’s Rising Stars for 2019. Identifying the top attorneys under the age of 40 from law firms throughout the country, Law360 selected its elite group of Rising Stars based on their noteworthy accomplishments in their practice areas. Travis was chosen as one of the nation’s top young trial attorneys, one of only two Delaware lawyers to appear on the distinguished Law360 Rising Stars list.
Travis litigates complex disputes involving business acquisitions, trade secrets, insurance, products liability, and intellectual property. He has been involved in some of the largest and most significant bench and jury trials in Delaware. Travis tries cases in all of Delaware’s state and federal courts, with particular expertise handling large commercial disputes in the Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division. He also represents clients in alternative dispute resolution proceedings before the American Arbitration Association.
Robinson+Cole’s Ramsey named to Best Lawyers list
Natalie D. Ramsey, from Robinson+Cole’s Delaware office, was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation-Bankruptcy.
Overall, 57 lawyers from across the firm’s practice groups and offices were named toThe Best Lawyers in America 2020 list.
Ramsey has practiced in the areas of bankruptcy and corporate reorganizations for more than three decades.
She is co-chair of Robinson+Cole’s Bankruptcy + Reorganization Practice Group and the partner in charge of its Wilmington and Philadelphia offices. She practices in all areas of domestic and international restructurings, crisis management, financings, acquisitions in distressed situations and asset recovery litigation, often involving challenges to complex corporate transactions.
Gawthrop Greenwood attorneys named to Best Lawyers
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC announced that six of the firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for recognition in the 26th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The firm has offices in Greenville and West Chester, PA.
- P. Kristen Bennett – Tax Law
- Walter P. Eells – Family Law
- Stacey L. Fuller – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
- Carl W. Heckert – Family Law
- Patrick M. McKenna – Land Use and Zoning Law
- Joanna Reiver– Trusts and Estates
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