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” (…
F. Peter Conaty Jr. is “a real expert in local estate planning” with a “tremendous reputation” (Chambers HNW). Peter focuses his practice on income taxation of trusts and estates, probate, wealth preservation, and planning matters involving estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Clients report, “Peter is excellent…. He’s really smart and a really good…
Katharine Mowery clerked for the Honorable Joseph R. Slights III in the Delaware Superior Court. Kate focuses on litigation in a variety of areas, including intellectual property, products liability, trade secrets, and complex commercial disputes in Delaware’s state and federal courts. She has also served as counsel in significant contractual disputes filed with the American Arbitration…
Cory Kandestin graduated first in his class at Vanderbilt University Law School. Cory is a bankruptcy litigator. His practice includes litigating fraudulent transfer actions, valuation and solvency issues, evidentiary hearings, and appeals. Cory also has significant experience leading special committee investigations.…
Chad Shandler is chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. Chad has achieved significant victories in all of Delaware’s courts, including the Delaware Supreme Court and Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He is an experienced litigator with expertise in a variety of areas, including complex financial and commercial litigation, trusts and estates litigation, intellectual property litigation, and…
Jeffrey Moyer is executive vice president of the firm. Jeff’s varied litigation practice has included trying cases in all of Delaware’s state and federal courts. A “talented lawyer with great judgment and client service” (Chambers USA), he focuses his practice primarily on complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. Jeff has represented some of the…
Kevin Gallagher is “a great litigator with great judgment” (Chambers USA). Kevin primarily litigates complex corporate control, corporate governance, contractual, and other commercial disputes in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Supreme Court and the federal courts of Delaware. His practice focuses on litigation and advisory matters relating to Delaware business organizations and…
Brendan Schlauch is named among The Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch.” Brendan focuses his practice on corporate bankruptcy, bankruptcy litigation, corporate restructuring, and other insolvency matters. He also provides advice and legal opinions as a member of the firm’s substantive non-consolidation opinion team. In addition, Brendan has advised on a variety of commercial…