About Ellisa Opstbaum Habbart, Esq.

Ellisa Opstbaum Habbart, Esq. is a lawyer practicing corporate law, limited liability company law, business trusts and 2 other areas of law. Ellisa Opstbaum received a B.B.A. degree from Temple University, and has been licensed for 40 years. Ellisa Opstbaum practices at The Delaware Counsel Group LLC in Rockland, DE.

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Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Rated

This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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Services

Areas of Law

Corporate Law
Business Law 1
- Limited Liability Company Law
Other 3
- Business Trusts
- Limited Partnerships
- International Mergers and Acquisitions

Practice Details

Firm Information

Position
Director

Firm Name
The Delaware Counsel Group LLC

Firm Onwership
Minority Owned
Representative Cases & Transactions

Transactions
Representative clients include:
Accenture PLC
AECOM Global Inc.
AEGON
Bank of America, merger with MBNA
BBAM Aircraft Leasing & Management
Capmark Financial Group Inc.
Christiana Bank & Trust Company
Fannie Mae
Investec Bank PLC
National Affordable Housing Trust
National Corporate Research Ltd.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Prudential Financial, Inc.
RBC Community Development LLC
Redline Capital Management S.A.
The Royal Bank of Scotland
SBA Communications Corporation
Shazam Entertainment Ltd.
SunTrust Delaware Trust Company

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
1986, Pennsylvania
Delaware

Memberships
Ms. Habbart holds significant leadership positions in the International Bar Association ("IBA"), the American Bar Association ("ABA"), the Delaware State Bar Association ("DSBA") and the Delaware Bankers Association ("DBA") which include:
Secretary of Corporate Governance Subcommittee of the International Bar Association Corporate/M&A Committee
Corporate Governance Monitor and Vice-Chair of the IBA Private Equity Subcommittee
Appointee to the DSBA Committee on Statutory Trust and the DSBA Corporate Council, the committees responsible for legislative amendments to Delaware’s Statutory Trust Act since 1990
Member of the DBA Trust Conference Steering Committee
Vice Chair of the ABA Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities
Executive Committee of the ABA Committee on LLC’s, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities since 1995
Member of the ABA Section of Business Law Advisor to Uniform Law Commission Series Study Committee
Appointee to the ABA International Coordinating Committee
Chair of the ABA International Use of U.S. Business Entities Subcommittee
Former ABA Advisor to the Uniform Law Commission Drafting Committee on the Uniform Statutory Trust Entity Act
Former Chair of the ABA Subcommittee on Business Trusts, REITS and Financing Vehicles.
Education & Certifications

Law School
Villanova University School of Law
J.D.

Other Education
Temple University
B.B.A.

Drexel University
M.S.
Taxation
Special Agencies

International Bar Association (“IBA”)
Current Secretary of Corporate Governance Subcommittee of IBA Corporate/M&A Committee
Former Corporate Governance Monitor and Vice-Chair of the IBA Private Equity Subcommittee
American Bar Association (“ABA”)
Member of the Executive Committee of the ABA Committee on LLC's, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities since 1995 and Vice Chair since 2010
Chair of the ABA Use of U.S. Business Entities Subcommittee
Former ABA Advisor to the Uniform Law Commission Drafting Committee on the Uniform Statutory Trust Entity Act
Former Chair of the ABA Subcommittee on Business Trusts, REITS and Financing Vehicles
Delaware State Bar Association
Appointee to the Delaware State Bar Association committee responsible for legislative amendments to Delaware's business statutes since 1990
Delaware Bankers Association
Ellisa Opstbaum Habbart, a founding partner of The Delaware Counsel Group LLP, has been listed in The International Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers. She is one of only 20 private-practice lawyers in Delaware to gain a spot on the selective list, and among these Delaware practitioners, she is the only woman.
Personal Details & History

Hobbies & Interests
PublicationsCo-editor of "IBA's Directors and Officers Checklist" ;Co-author of the chapter on Delaware law in "The Corporate Governance Review", which is updated annually ;Co-author of chapter 7 of "Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances on Delaware Limited Partnerships" ;Co-editor of the US chapter of the "Treasury Shares Guide" ;Co-author of the annually-updated legal text "Delaware Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual", contributor in the publication "Private Fund Dispute Resolution" ; andCo-author of the first in-depth analysis of the Uniform Law Commission Uniform Statutory Trust Act in the American Bar Association publication "The Business Lawyer".

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