McDermott Expands Reach with New Wilmington Office

On the heels of a transformative 2018, McDermott Will & Emery is excited to announce the opening of its newest office location in Wilmington, Delaware. A Wilmington presence equips McDermott to meet growing demand for complex corporate and commercial legal services while delivering on its commitment to be truly indispensable to clients. More >>

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Former Deputy Attorney General and Bankruptcy Litigator Thomas J. Francella Jr. Joins Cozen O’Connor’s Wilmington, Delaware Office

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce veteran bankruptcy litigator Thomas J. Francella Jr. — who brings to the firm nearly 20 years’ experience handling a wide range of multi-million dollar bankruptcy cases — has joined its national Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Group. Francella comes to the firm from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLC, where he was a partner in that firm’s Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy practice. He joins Cozen O’Connor as a member and will reside in its Wilmington, Delaware office. More >>

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Gordon & Rees Expands to Delaware; Michael C. Heyden, Jr. Joins Firm as Office Managing Partner

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani continues its expansion on the east coast with the opening of an office in Wilmington, Delaware. The Delaware office is the firm’s 47th office nationwide and is led by Office Managing Partner Michael C. Heyden, Jr. Admitted to practice in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Heyden, Jr. joins the firm as a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice. Heyden, Jr. will also be a partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office. More >>

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Steven Margolin, Respected Delaware Litigator, Joins Greenberg Traurig as Shareholder in Wilmington

Respected Delaware litigator Steven T. Margolin joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the firm’s Wilmington office and will lead the firm’s Delaware Litigation Practice. He served as both a lead litigator/advisor in high-stakes cases and as co-counsel for various Am Law 100 firms throughout his career. He was previously at Ashby & Geddes, P.A., where he had been a director since 2001. More >>

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K&L Gates Strengthens Wilmington Office with Addition of Litigation and Cybersecurity Partner

The Wilmington office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Steven L. Caponi as a partner in the commercial disputes, cyber law and cybersecurity, and intellectual property litigation practices. Caponi joins K&L Gates from Blank Rome LLP, where he was chair of the cybersecurity & data privacy practice as well as administrative partner of the Wilmington office. More >>

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LeClairRyan Expands into Delaware with Wilmington Office

To further support its client-driven business strategy, the law firm of LeClairRyan has expanded into Delaware, opening a Wilmington office under the leadership of partner Andrew Cole. With the new location in Wilmington, LeClairRyan now has offices in 14 states and the District of Columbia. The firm has approximately 380 attorneys nationwide. More >>

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Delaware Supreme Court Justice Henry duPont Ridgely to join DLA Piper

DLA Piper announced today that Justice Henry duPont Ridgely, who retired on January 31, 2015 from the Delaware Supreme Court, will join the firm effective March 16, 2015. He will be a member of the firm’s Corporate and Litigation practices, based in the Wilmington, Delaware office.

Justice Ridgely has a distinguished record of more than 30 years of service on the Delaware bench. Before his tenure of more than a decade on the Delaware Supreme Court, Justice Ridgely was a judge on Delaware’s Superior Court for 20 years, including 14 years as President Judge with a full caseload and statewide responsibility for the court’s budget and personnel. During that period, the Delaware courts earned a number one ranking from the United States Chamber of Commerce, which Delaware has maintained for more than ten years. More >>

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