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Mr. Sandler is a member of the firm's Management Committee and Long-term Planning Committee and co-chair of the firm’s Creditors’ Committee Practice Group. He has substantial experience representing debtors, committees, acquirers, fiduciaries (including receivers and trustees), and other significant parties in interest in complex reorganizations and financially distressed situations, both in and out of court. Mr. Sandler’s recent committee representations include Ditech Hold...

James J. Gallagher, II maintains a comprehensive business and tax practice that includes the preparation of wills, trusts, and other estate planning documents. In his business practice, Jim counsels and advises clients on business formation and management, including the drafting of operating agreements and stockholder agreements. He is experienced in the preparation, review, and negotiation of documents for the purchase and sale of assets or stock or other equity interests, as well as commerc...

Nathan E. Barnett focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, corporate finance and securities, and Delaware corporate and alternative entity laws. He also advises boards of directors, special committees and equity holders on fiduciary duties and other corporate governance matters related to Delaware corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and statutory trusts, including in connection with conflict transactions. He has experience ...

A. Kimberly Hoffman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. A. Kimberly, who practices law in Wilmington, Delaware, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which A. Kimberly is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John H. Newcomer, Jr. practices in the areas of real estate and commercial litigation. His experience in these dual fields provides his clients with a rare perspective in dealing with complex real estate and business matters. Understanding the dynamics of litigation, and how it impacts his clients’ business strategies, gives John the ability to draft transactional documents with an eye towards avoiding problems before they arise. John chairs Morris James' Real Estate Group. In his real ...

John T. Carroll, III has substantial experience representing a broad spectrum of clients, including secured lenders, trustees, creditors’ committees, and debtors-in-possession In bankruptcy proceedings and commercial loan workouts. John has a substantial practice in representing trustees in bankruptcy and currently represents trustees in the notable bankruptcy cases of American Business Financial Services, Inc., Fenwick Automotive Products Limited, Hospital Partners of America, Inc., HR...

Jeffrey R. Waxman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Jeffrey R., who practices law in Wilmington, Delaware, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geograph...

Gretchen S. Knight is a partner at Morris James LLP where she is the head of the Family Law practice. She has focused her practice in Family Law for more than twenty-five years, representing individuals in the Delaware Family Court in New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties. She has a wide range of experience in all aspects of family law including the following: Divorce Division of Marital Property Alimony/Spousal Support Premarital Agreements Child Custody and Visitation Child Support Guardians...

Ted Murphy began practicing Immigration Law in 1994. During his early years as a sole practitioner, he represented individuals in detained and juvenile immigration matters. In 1997, he entered federal service, where he spent more than a decade with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). His background includes work on complex immigration cases and regular speaking engagements addressing developments in immigration law. In 20...

Heather A. Long is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Heather A., who practices law in Odessa, Delaware, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Heather A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.