Drinker Biddle & Reath handles complex and sophisticated business transactions and litigates many of the most important legal challenges our clients face. Our 150-year practice history is marked by service to clients, the public and the bar, with an extraordinary tradition in leadership of legal ethics. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Drinker Biddle's lawyers serve clients from twelve offices across the U.S.

Statement of Practice

Corporate Law and Litigation, including: Commercial Litigation, Communications Litigation, Corporate and Securities, Corporate Restructuring, Environmental, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Health, HR Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Investment Management, Products Liability and Mass Tort, Private Client and Real Estate.

Address

1100 N. Market Street
Suite 1000
Wilmington, DE 19801-1243, (New Castle Co.)

Phone

Phone: 302-467-4200
Fax: 302-467-4201

Website

http://www.drinkerbiddle.com

PARTNERS OF FIRM

Kathleen M. Jennings (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1975); Villanova University, School of Law (J.D., 1978). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kathleen M. Jennings

Andrew C. Kassner (Executive Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1985, Pennsylvania; 2004, Delaware. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1980); New York Law School (J.D., 1983). (Also at Philadelphia, Pa. Office). Practice Areas: Finance; Financial Restructuring; Banking and Commercial Lending; Bankruptcy Litigation; Workouts.Email: Andrew C. Kassner

Todd C. Schiltz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Delaware. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Northwestern University (J.D., 1993). Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities; Corporate Governance; Business Law; Finance.Email: Todd C. Schiltz

Joseph C. Schoell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Delaware; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); Yale University (J.D., 1992). Co-Author: "Director and Advisor Disinterestedness and Independence Under Delaware Law," 23 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 1157, 1998. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; White Collar Criminal Defense; Corporate Investigations; Real Estate; Telecommunications Law; Mass Media Law; Government and Regulatory Affairs; Corporate and Securities; Corporate Governance.Email: Joseph C. Schoell

Shawn P. Tucker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 1989); Widener University, School of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Government and Regulatory Affairs; Real Estate Law; Zoning Law; Subdivisions; Land Use; Commercial Litigation; Regulatory Law.Email: Shawn P. Tucker

OF COUNSEL

Charles M. Oberly, III (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1971, Delaware. Education: Wesley College (A.A., 1966); Pennsylvania State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968); University of Virginia (J.D., 1971). Phi Beta Kappa. Clerk to the Honorable James L. Latchum, U.S. District Court Judge, 1971-1972. Author: "Stop and Frisk, Pat Down Searches," Pepperdine Law Review, 1980. Deputy Attorney General, Delaware, 1975-1976 and 1979-1982. Delaware State Prosecutor, 1976-1979. Attorney General, State of Delaware, 1983-1995. Candidate, U.S. Senate, 1994. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation; Government Relations; Corporate Investigations; Criminal Defense; Personal Injury.Email: Charles M. Oberly, III

Warren T. Pratt (Senior Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1980, California; 1983, Pennsylvania; 2003, Delaware. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1971); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Finance; Financial Restructuring; Litigation; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization.Email: Warren T. Pratt

William T. Quillen (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1959, Delaware, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1956); Harvard University (LL.B., 1959); University of Virginia (LL.M., Judicial Process, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Adjunct Faculty Member, Delaware Law School. Widener University, 1976-1983. Associate, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, 1963-1964. Administrative Assistant to Governor of Delaware, 1965. Judge, Superior Court of Delaware, 1966-1973. Chancellor, Court of Chancery of Delaware, 1973-1976. Senior Vice-President, Wilmington Trust Company, 1976-1978. Justice, Supreme Court of Delaware, 1978-1983. Partner, Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, 1983-1986. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Arbitration; Mediation; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization.Email: William T. Quillen

COUNSEL

Howard A. Cohen (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2001, Delaware. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1996); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Finance; Financial Restructuring.Email: Howard A. Cohen

ASSOCIATES

David P. Primack (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; 2003, Delaware. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1994); University of California at Santa Barbara (M.A., 1997); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Finance; Financial Restructuring.Email: David P. Primack

Karen V. Sullivan (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 1999, Delaware; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1992); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations; Delaware Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Delaware Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Corporate Investigations.Email: Karen V. Sullivan

Daniel Turner, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1994); Temple University (M.A., 1996); Howard University (J.D., 2001). Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Finance.Email: Daniel Turner, Jr.