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Louis G. Hering

Louis G. Hering

Work Department

Alternative Entity Counseling Financings & Structured Transactions

Position

Morris Nichols partner Lou Hering is actively involved in the organization and structuring of all forms of Delaware alternative entities. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on structures involving alternative entities, and the delivery of third-party legal opinions in connection with the full spectrum of Delaware contracts.

He works with private equity, hedge and mutual funds in connection with their formation and operation. He also regularly represents sponsors and conflicts committees of master limited partnerships. For more, visit his bio at https://www.morrisnichols.com/lawyers-louis-g-hering.

Career

Active in Delaware and national legal associations, Lou is a member and past chair of the Partnership and Limited Liability Company Committee of the Corporate Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA), which is responsible for annually reviewing and updating Delaware’s partnership and LLC statutes, and a member of the Statutory Trust Committee of the Commercial Law Section of the DSBA, which is responsible for reviewing and updating Delaware’s statutory trust act. He is also a member of the American Bar Association (ABA)’s Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities of the Business Law Section (and chair of the LLC subcommittee), the Opinion Committee of the Business Law Section of the ABA, the Board of Directors of the Working Group on Legal Opinions and the TriBar Opinion Committee.

Lou is a frequent speaker and writer on alternative entity and opinion matters. His publications have appeared in Bloomberg BNA, Law360, and Practical Law.

Memberships

Professional Activities

American Bar Association (Business Law Section) Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Associations LLC Subcommittee (Chair) Single Member LLC Agreement drafting project (Co-Chair) Opinion Committee Working Group on Legal Opinions (Board of Directors) TriBar Opinion Committee Delaware State Bar Association Corporate Law Section: Partnership and Limited Liability Company Committee (Past Chair) Commercial Law Section: Statutory Trust Committee

Education

J.D., 1986, University of California Los Angeles School of Law A.B., history, 1982, Cornell University

Mentions

M&A/corporate and commercial • United States

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