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Werb & Sullivan is a firm that practices in the areas of general civil litigation, corporate reorganization, bankruptcy, director and officer liability litigation, business and corporate litigation, class actions, business planning, estate planning and general real estate matters. The firm's attorneys are experienced in representing plaintiffs and defendants, corporate directors and officers, secured and unsecured creditors, landlords, mortgage lenders and personal injury claimants in Delaware's major trial courts and in corporate reorganizations and bankruptcies administered in Delaware and related Delaware Chancery Court litigation. The firm routinely handles the incorporation of companies under Delaware law. The firm also has experience in representing debtors and committees. The firm's attorneys are also experienced in representing clients in commercial and residential real estate matters, including mortgage and title issues.

Statement of Practice

Trial and Appellate Litigation in all State and Federal Courts. Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization, Director and Officer Liability, Business and Corporate Law, Incorporation and Business Formation under Delaware Law, Business Planning, Estate Planning, Preference Litigation and Real Property Law.

Representative Clients:

Nokia, Inc.
Georgia Pacific
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
Punch International
John Deere
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
Rikent Corp.
Winstar Holdings, LLC
J.B. Hunt
Dunbar Amored, Inc.
Novastar Mortgage, Inc., Montgomery County - Maryland
M&I First National Leasing Corp.
Crown Credit Company
AlixPartners, LLC
Am South Bank
American National Bank and Trust
First American Title Insurance Company
Goulds Pumps, Inc.
GreenPoint Credit Company
G.E. Capital Corp.
Greenville Capital Management
ITT Fluid Technology
J.R. Simplot Company
Lamb-Weston, Inc.
McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Mellon Bank, N.A.
Nestle USA, Inc.
Quaker Capital, L.P.
Republic Bank
S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc.
Doctors Associates, Inc. (Subway)
Deere & Company
Skechers U.S.A., Inc.
Hibbett's Sporting Goods, Inc.
Emerson Corp.

Address

300 Delaware Avenue, Thirteenth Floor P.O. Box 25046
Wilmington, DE 19899, (New Castle Co.)

Phone

Phone: 302-652-1100
Telecopier: 302-652-1111
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/werb&sullivan

Website

http://www.werbsullivan.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Duane D. Werb (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, October 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 1980, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: Wilmington College (B.A., 1972); Delaware Law School (J.D., 1978). Adjunct Professor and Chairman, Criminal Justice Department, Wilmington College, 1978-1984. Adjunct Professor of Law, Widener University School of Law, 1979-1994. Deputy Attorney General, 1979-1983 and Chief Public Defender, 1983-1990, Kent County. Member: Delaware State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization; Business Law; Corporate Law; Directors and Officers Liability; Lender Liability; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Civil Litigation; Business Planning; Real Property.Email: Duane D. Werb

Brian A. Sullivan (Member) born Wilmington, Delaware, January 29, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1977); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1981). Court appointed U.S. District Court Mediator and Bankruptcy Court Mediator, 2004—. Assistant New Castle County Attorney (Planning and Zoning), 1982-1986. Member: Delaware State (Member: Corporation, Real Property, Estate and Trust Law Sections) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization; Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Property; Civil Litigation; Franchise Law; Insurance Law; Mortgage Foreclosure.Email: Brian A. Sullivan

ASSOCIATE

Julia B. Klein (Associate) born November 24, 1977; admitted to bar, 2008, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2003); Drake University School of Law (J.D., 2007).

COUNSEL

Matthew P. Austria (Counsel) born Dover, Delaware, January 26, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania; 2006, Delaware; U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., magna cum laude, 1997); Villanova University (J.D., 2001). Member: Delaware State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Preference and Avoidance Litigation; Creditors' Rights; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Business Formation.Email: Matthew P. Austria