William M. Lafferty

Corporate & Commercial Litigation

Morris Nichols partner Bill Lafferty has spent more than 30 years focusing on Delaware corporate and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on cases involving mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests and consent solicitations, and shareholder class and derivative actions.  His litigation practice concentrates on cases pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court as well as matters in the federal court both in Delaware and in other jurisdictions.  He also advises corporate clients and boards of directors with respect to litigation and transactional matters including representations of special negotiating committees, shareholder demand review committees, and special litigation committees.

Bill has acted as lead or co-counsel in numerous significant litigations involving Delaware corporate law issues. He also has represented numerous private equity firms in litigations in Delaware arising from M&A transactions and a number of investment banks in transactional matters and litigation.

For more, visit his bio at https://www.mnat.com/attorneys/william-m-lafferty.

Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University, JD, 1989 Dickinson Law Review, articles editor, 1988-1989 Woolsock Honor Society

Appellate Moot Court Board

United States Attorney Clinic

University of Delaware, BSBA, finance, 1985