“Incredibly responsive and very proactive” (Chambers USA), Lisa Schmidt has over 30 years of experience litigating complex corporate disputes in the Delaware courts. Lisa focuses her practice on advising and representing Delaware corporations, their directors, and other constituencies in corporate litigation. “A very skilled lawyer” (Chambers USA, 2024), she has successfully litigated numerous…
Philip Micha’s law practice is enriched by his bachelor’s degree in biology and zoology, and his master’s degree in environmental management. Philip is an environmental and energy law attorney with a comprehensive practice involving compliance, enforcement, and litigation in connection with federal and state environmental law. He has substantial experience drafting and negotiating environmental transactional agreements…
Matt Schwalm was a staff editor for the Temple Law Review. Matt focuses his practice on commercial transactions, including structured finance transactions and securitizations. He provides advice and legal opinions on matters of Delaware law involving limited liability companies, limited partnerships, corporations, and other Delaware entities, including the creation and perfection of security interests under…
Kinsey Lenehan was the managing editor for the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy. Kinsey focuses her practice on transactional matters relating to Delaware alternative entities, including limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and general partnerships. Kinsey renders advice and legal opinions in connection with structured finance transactions, investment funds, and other matters relating to issues…
Cynthia Kaiser brings nearly 35 years of experience to helping clients achieve their business goals. Cindy assists local, national, and international clients with a wide variety of transactions, including financings, asset sales and purchases, mergers and acquisitions, supply and distribution agreements, trust preferred securities, and structured finance and secured transactions. With this broad range of experience,…
William Yemc leads the firm’s General Transactions Group and Insurance Regulatory Team, and co-manages the firm’s Uniform Commercial Code Team. Bill focuses his practice on a wide variety of commercial transactions and insurance regulatory matters. His commercial practice includes securitization, structured finance, joint venture, asset sale and purchase, financing, and secured transactions. His insurance regulatory practice…
Robert Whetzel is former chair of the firm’s litigation department and has over 35 years of experience handling complex commercial, intellectual property, and environmental disputes. With a practice encompassing a broad range of business and commercial matters, Bob represents clients in litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters across a wide variety of industries—including petrochemical, energy, technology, electronics,…
Don Sparks is considered “the dean of the Delaware trust bar” (Chambers HNW). Don represents banks, trust companies, and high net worth individuals in sophisticated estate planning and fiduciary matters. Don specializes in trusts and estates, focusing primarily on estate administration and planning, tax-exempt organizations, and fiduciary litigation. A client reports, “We go to…
Mark Kurtz’s varied commercial practice involves both complex transactional and advisory matters. Mark provides advice and legal opinions regarding limited liability companies, limited partnerships, corporations, and other Delaware entities in the areas of formation, authority, and security issues. His transactional matters include mergers and acquisitions, including bankruptcy Section 363 sales and master limited partnership (MLP) asset…
John Knight is “a stalwart of the Delaware bankruptcy bar” (Chambers USA). John represents debtors, prepetition and DIP lenders, purchasers, and other parties in interest in Delaware chapter 11 cases. He also leads the firm’s substantive non-consolidation opinion team. “Professional, smart, responsive, and keenly aware of the issues and problems confronting his clients” (…