DE222 Honoree: William M. Lafferty
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Title: Chair & Partner
Workplace: Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Alma Maters: Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University, University of Delaware
Boards: University of Delaware, Arsht-Cannon Fund Advisory Board, Dickinson Law Board of Overseers Advisory Board, UD John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance Advisory Board, NYU School of Law Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance Advisory Board
Q&A: Best advice for your younger self? “When opportunity knocks on your door, answer it. Those early opportunities will lead to more opportunities in the future as you grow professionally.”
William “Bill” Lafferty was named the leader of Morris Nichols, the fifth largest firm in Delaware with 90 attorneys, in 2021. He came to the role with a more than 30-year career at Morris Nichols focusing on Delaware corporate and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on cases involving mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests and consent solicitations, and shareholder class and derivative actions. The lifelong Delawarean supports his alma mater through serving on the University of Delaware’s Board of Trustees.
