Mark A. Morton
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    Mark A. Morton
    Firm: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
    Address: Hercules Plaza
    1313 North Market Street
    6th Floor
    Wilmington, DE 19801
    Phone: (302) 984-6078
    Fax: (302) 778-6078
    E-mail: Contact Us
    Web site: http://www.potteranderson.com

    Position Bar Admissions Education
    Lawyer Profile:

    Mr. Morton's practice involves corporate counseling, governance and opinion work. Mr. Morton regularly advises clients regarding all aspects of the Delaware General Corporation Law, governance of Delaware corporations, and fiduciary obligations, both in the context of daily business affairs and with respect to specific corporate transactions. Mr. Morton also authors opinion letters on a wide range of matters of Delaware corporation law.

    Mr. Morton represents corporations andboards of directors in connection with mergers, asset sales, dividends, stock repurchases, charter and bylaw amendments, preferred stock designations, and dissolutions. In addition, Mr. Morton frequently is engaged to serve as counsel to Special Committees in connection with various conflict transactions, including M&A transactions.

    Mr. Morton currently serves as a member of the firm's Opinion Committee and as a member of its Business Development Committee.

    Mr. Morton has been named by Chambers, USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Businessas a leading Delaware Corporate/M&A practitioner, and by Lawdragon as one of the Lawdragon 500 New Stars, New Worlds.

    Current Employment Position(s):
    Partner

    Bar Admissions:
    Delaware, 1989
    Pennsylvania, 1994
    Education:
    Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1989
    J.D.
    Law Review: The Tax Lawyer, 1987 - 1988

    Dickinson College, 1985
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude

    Profile Last Updated:
    5/9/2009

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