M&A masters; litigators do more mergers than med-mal in a state known for conservative juries

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More than half of the Fortune 500 companies and the same percentage of companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange are incorporated in Delaware, and whenever these have a mjor merger-and-acquisition transaction, a Delaware corporate lawyer works on the deal. These attorneys, practicing in the Delaware Chancery Court and the federal courts, handle Delaware-law questions and other corporate work including corporate anti-takeover measures, shareholder's rights and termination fee provisions. Ten of the major attorneys are listed.

Delaware, Management, Acquisitions and mergers, Practice, Corporation law

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Power lawyers; appellate attorneys who frequent the high court top the list of leading civil litigators

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Appellate attorneys and settlement specialists rank high among Washington's top 10 civil litigators, in contrast to other jurisdictions, so the litigators winning this title include those who rarely argue before juries. The 10 are John G Roberts, Jr, Bruce J. Ennis, Theodore B Olson, Michael D Hausfeld, Barry J Nace, Jack H Olender, Patrick M Regan, John R Phillips, Charles J Cooper, and Robert N Sayler.

Legal services, Attorneys, Offices of Lawyers, Washington, DC, Lawyers, Legal specialization, Washington, D.C.

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