Law notes: Supreme Court, Potter Anderson, Cohen Seglias, Burns White

382
Advertisement
Montgomery-Reeves

Montgomery-Reeves sworn in as Supreme Court Justice

Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves was publicly sworn in for her first term as a Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court last week.

Montgomery-Reeves replaces the Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr., who was elevated to the position of Chief Justice in November.

Before her appointment to Delaware’s highest court, Justice Montgomery-Reeves was Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery from November 2015 to November 2019.

Before becoming Vice Chancellor, Justice Montgomery-Reeves was a partner in the Wilmington  office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, focusing on corporate governance, navigation of corporate fiduciary duties, stockholder class action litigation, derivative litigation, and complex commercial litigation. Montgomery-Reeves also practiced in the securities and corporate governance department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York.

Advertisement

Montgomery-Reeves serves as a member of the Delaware Community Foundation Board of Directors.

Montgomery-Reeves received her undergraduate degree in 2003 from the University of Mississippi and her law degree in 2006 from the University of Georgia School of Law and served as a law clerk for Chancellor William B. Chandler III of the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Justice Montgomery-Reeves, who is the first African American to serve on the Delaware Supreme Court, chose Howard High School of Technology for her investiture ceremony because of the historical relevance to civil rights history in Delaware.

Howard High School was founded in 1867 as the first secondary school for Black students in the state.

In 1953, the school was at the center of the Belton v. Gebhart case, one of two cases from Delaware that became part of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 that ended racial segregation in public schools.

DiDonato
Levy

Potter Anderson announces promotions to partner, counsel

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP   announced that David B. DiDonato and Jaclyn C. Levy have been elected partners of the firm, and Stephanie E. O’Byrne and Andrew H. Sauder have been promoted to counsel, effective January 1, 2020.

DiDonato, a member of the Corporate Group, focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, issues of internal governance, commercial transactions involving Delaware corporations and other business entities. He advises boards of directors, special committees of boards of directors, and officers regarding their fiduciary and other duties under Delaware law. He received his B.A. from Moravian College in 2008 and his J.D., summa cum laude, from Widener University School of Law in 2011.

Levy, a member of the Corporate Group, focuses her practice on corporate and commercial litigation in matters involving Delaware corporations and alternative entities. Her experience includes stockholder class and derivative actions, actions for appraisal, indemnification and advancement actions, and demands to inspect books and records. She also has experience counseling boards of directors and corporate clients on their rights and obligations under Delaware law. She received her B.A. from Emory University in 2008 and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Villanova University School of Law in 2011.

O’Byrne
Sauder

O’Byrne, a member of the Litigation Group, focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation in the Delaware District Court. She is a registered Patent Attorney and formerly served as the law clerk to the Hon. Sue L. Robinson of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware from 2006 to 2012. She received her B.S. in Biochemistry from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in 2000 and her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law – Camden in 2003.

Sauder, a member of the Corporate Group, focuses his practice on corporate and commercial litigation in Delaware’s state and federal courts, including the Court of Chancery. He received his B.A. from the College of William and Mary in 2004 and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2010. After attending law school, he served as a clerk for the Honorable Myron T. Steele, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.

Daugherty joins Cohen Seglias

Cohen Seglias  announcd  that Sally J. Daugherty joined the firm as senior counsel in its Wilmington.

Sally represents clients in diverse industries, including construction, manufacturing, real estate, hospitality, and technology. Clients turn to her for advice in business disputes, employment and labor matters, finance and securitization, and business best practices.

Daugherty Sally represents clients in complex cases through trial and appeals in state and federal courts across the country.

Sally is licensed to practice in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. She was with Salmon, Ricchezza, Singer & Turchi LLP, Philadelphia.

Philadelphia firm merges with Burns White

Burns White LLC announced today that 13 attorneys and 12 support staff from Philadelphia-based Christie & Young, PC  joined the firm.

 The move will enhance the firm’s already  healthcare and professional liability practice areas.

Burns White is based in Pittsburgh and has an office in Wilmington.

The merging of the two firms will result in Burns White having more than 52 attorneys in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and more than 150 attorneys total.

Burns White LLC is a leading litigation defense firm that provides corporate and litigation counsel to clients operating across a broad spectrum of industries nationwide.  Harnessing the collective skill of 150 attorneys, the law firm operates eight locations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia and Delaware.

Advertisement
Advertisement