Gregory P. Williams Named an American Arbitration Association Neutral
January 6, 2011
Firm News| Corporate Transactions| Corporate & Chancery Litigation
WILMINGTON, Delaware (January 6, 2011) – Gregory P. Williams, a director of Richards, Layton & Finger in Wilmington, Delaware, has recently been named a neutral of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). The AAA is the nation’s leading provider of alternative dispute resolution, and its national roster of neutrals consists of accomplished and respected experts from the legal and business communities. One of only eight neutrals in Delaware, Williams was asked to serve as an AAA arbitrator because of his exceptional qualifications, accomplishments and professional stature.
Williams primarily represents corporations and their directors and officers, providing advice and counseling to his clients and representing them in courts in Delaware and across the country. He also represents committees of boards of directors formed to negotiate transactions or investigate alleged corporate wrongdoing.
Chair of Richards Layton’s Corporate Department and immediate past president of the firm, Williams is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the appointed chair of the Delaware Court of Chancery Rules Committee. His many accolades include recognition in The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA.
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About the American Arbitration Association
The American Arbitration Association was founded in 1926 with the specific goal of helping to implement arbitration as an out-of-court solution to resolving disputes. This legal framework was passed by Congress and signed by President Calvin Coolidge. The AAA has long held its mediators and arbitrators to strict codes of ethics and model standards of conduct to ensure fairness and impartiality in conflict management.