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| | Address | | The Corporate Plaza, 800 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 410 | | Wilmington, Delaware 19899 | | (New Castle Co.) | | | |
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| Smith, Katzenstein & Furlow LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Corporation, Business, Limited Partnership, Limited Liability Companies, Insurance, Bankruptcy, Contracts, Insurance, Products Liability, Employment Law, Americans with Disabilities Act, Discrimination, Employment Contracts, Family and Medical Leave Act, Human Resources Law, Sexual Harassment, Wage and Hour Law, Wrongful Termination. | | Year Established: 1985 | Firm Profile:
The firm maintains a corporate and commercial practice serving national, international and local clients. The firm's attorneys litigate before federal and state trial and appellate courts. The firm represents plaintiffs and corporate and individual defendants in a variety of corporate and commercial litigation matters, including stockholder class and derivative actions. The firm defends a variety of professional malpractice, general liability and insurance coverage claims. In bankruptcy matters, the firm represents creditors, committees, debtors and others in Chapter 11 reorganizations, out of court restructurings, international insolvency situations, and bankruptcy protection planning. The firm's attorneys work with corporations and major law firms throughout the world on a wide range of Delaware corporate law and insolvency-related matters. The firm handles a variety of matters involving commercial, franchise, employment, limited partnership, and limited liability company law. | | Firm Size: 10 | | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Craig B. Smith (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, October 16, 1943; admitted to bar, 1975, Delaware. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1966); Syracuse University (M.A., 1969; J.D., summa cum laude, 1975). Order of the Coif. Member, Justinian Society. Senior Notes and Comments Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1974-1975. Co-Author: "Limited Partnerships: Legal Aspects of Organization, Operation and Dissolution," 24-4th C.P.S. (BNA 2006); "Delaware Limited Liability Company & Partnership Practice Guide," State Limited Liability Company Laws, Aspen Law & Business, 1994; "The Corporation: Formation and Organization (N.Y. and Del.)," "The Corporation: Management and Operation (N.Y. and Del.)," and "The Corporation: Dissolution and Termination (N.Y. and Del.)," New York and Delaware Business Entities, West Publishing Co. (2001). Author: "The Takeover Law of Delaware," 78 Corporate Practice Series, Bureau and National Affairs, 2002; "Delaware Limited Partnership Practice Guide," State Limited Partnership Laws, Aspen Law and Business, 1987; "Limited Partnerships - Expanded Opportunities Under Delaware's 1988 Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act," 15 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 43 (1990). Member: Advisory Board, Corporate Practice Series, Bureau of National Affairs, 1988—; Securities Laws and Regulatory Affairs Committee, Investment Program Association, Washington, D.C., 1990-2005. Member: Delaware (Advisor, Commercial Law Section, 1983-2005; Member, 1984-2006, Subcommittee on Delaware Alternative Entities; Member: Chancery Court Fiduciary Rules Advisory Committee, 1986-1989; Corporation Law Section Council, 1987-1990, 1993-2005 and Chairman, 1998-2000) and American (Member, Committee on Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations, Business Law Section, 1984—. Fellow: Litigation Section, 1985—) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Corporate Litigation. Email: Craig B. Smith | | Robert J. Katzenstein (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Delaware; 1979, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1976). Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington, D.C., 1976-1978. Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Delaware Board of Professional Responsibility, 1986-1992. Member: Board of Bar Examiners of the Supreme Court of Delaware; Delaware (Member, Committee on Judicial Appointments, 1991—; Co-chair, 1999—; Sections on: Litigation; Corporation Law; Alternate Dispute Resolution) and American (Member, Section on: Litigation) Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Product Liability Advisory Council; Defense Counsel of Delaware (President, 1997-1999). Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court (Bencher, 1993—). Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Contracts; Insurance; Products Liability. Email: Robert J. Katzenstein | | David A. Jenkins (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, August 29, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Delaware. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of Chicago (J.D., 1978). Member: Delaware Bar Association (Member, Council of the Corporation Law Section, 2005—). Reported Cases: S.I. Management, L.P. v. Wininger, 707 A.2d 37 (Del. 1998); Smith v. Nu-West Industries, Inc., C.A. No. 15442, 2000 WL 1641248 (Del. Ch Oct. 25, 2000); Gentile v. Rossette, 906 A.2d 91 (2006); Borruso v. Communications Telesystems International, 753 A.2d 451 (Del. Ch. 1999); Rohe v. Reliance Training Network, Inc., C.A. No 17992, 2000 WL 1038190 (Del. Ch. July 21, 2000); Facchina v. Malley, 2006 WL 2328228 (Del. Ch., August 01, 2006); Greco v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp., C.A. No. 16801, 1999 WL 1261446 (Del. Ch. Feb. 12, 1999); Grimes v. DSC Communications Corp., 724 A.2d 561 (Del. Ch. 1998); Stegemeier v. Magness, 728 A.2d 557 (Del. 1999); BioLife Solutions, Inc v. Endocare, Inc., 838 A.2d 268 (Del. Ch. 2003); HFTP Investments, L.L.C. v. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 752 A.2d 115 (Del. Ch. 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Chancery and Equity; Corporate Law. Email: David A. Jenkins | | Laurence V. Cronin (Partner) born Brookline, Massachusetts, March 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Delaware. Education: Clark University (B.A., with high honors, 1981); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1985). Assistant City Solicitor, City of Wilmington, 1988-1990. Deputy Attorney General, State of Delaware, 1986-1988. Member: Delaware (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Labor and Employment; Covenants Not To Compete; Executive Severance Contracts; Family and Medical Leave Act; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Whistleblower Litigation. Email: Laurence V. Cronin | | Michele C. Gott (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, May 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1982); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Law Clerk, Delaware Superior Court, 1988-1989. Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of Delaware, 1995-1997. Member: Delaware (Member, Sections on: Corporation Law; Commercial Law) and American Bar Associations (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michele C. Gott | | Kathleen M. Miller (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Delaware; 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1987); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Law Clerk, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1990-1991. Member: Delaware (Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (Chair, Delaware Chapter). Fellow, Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court (1996-1998). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; General Litigation. Email: Kathleen M. Miller | | Joelle E. Polesky (Partner) born San Francisco, California, May 8, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Delaware. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1995-1997. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1997-1998. Member: Delaware and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Chancery and Equity; Chancery Practice; Corporate Law; Corporate Litigation; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Corporate Governance; Business Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Litigation; Breach of Contract; Contracts. Email: Joelle E. Polesky | | Roger D. Anderson (Partner) born Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, February 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1996, Delaware. Education: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (B.F.A., 1983); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. Member: Delaware (Member Subcommittee on Delaware Alternative Entities) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Business Enterprises; Business Formation; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Equipment Finance and Leasing; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Corporate Governance; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Contract Litigation. Email: Roger D. Anderson | | ASSOCIATES | | Robert Karl Beste, III (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, March 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Delaware; 2004, Maryland. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1997); Widener University (J.D., 2000). Law Clerk, Delaware Superior Court, 2000-2001. Member: Delaware Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Robert Karl Beste, III | | Etta R. Wolfe (Associate) born Salisbury, Maryland, September 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 2001, Delaware. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., cum laude, 1997; J.D., 2001). Member: Delaware and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Litigation. Email: Etta R. Wolfe |
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