Louis G. Hering > Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP > Wilmington, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Louis G. Hering
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Position
Morris Nichols partner Lou Hering is actively involved in the organization and structuring of all forms of Delaware alternative entities. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on structures involving alternative entities, and the delivery of third-party legal opinions in connection with the full spectrum of Delaware contracts.
He works with private equity, hedge and mutual funds in connection with their formation and operation. He also regularly represents sponsors and conflicts committees of master limited partnerships. For more, visit his bio at https://www.morrisnichols.com/lawyers-louis-g-hering.
Career
Active in Delaware and national legal associations, Lou is a member and past chair of the Partnership and Limited Liability Company Committee of the Corporate Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA), which is responsible for annually reviewing and updating Delaware’s partnership and LLC statutes, and a member of the Statutory Trust Committee of the Commercial Law Section of the DSBA, which is responsible for reviewing and updating Delaware’s statutory trust act. He is also a member of the American Bar Association (ABA)’s Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities of the Business Law Section (and chair of the LLC subcommittee), the Opinion Committee of the Business Law Section of the ABA, the Board of Directors of the Working Group on Legal Opinions and the TriBar Opinion Committee.
Lou is a frequent speaker and writer on alternative entity and opinion matters. His publications have appeared in Bloomberg BNA, Law360, and Practical Law.
Memberships
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association (Business Law Section)
- Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Associations
- LLC Subcommittee (Chair)
- Single Member LLC Agreement drafting project (Co-Chair)
- Opinion Committee
- Working Group on Legal Opinions (Board of Directors)
- TriBar Opinion Committee
- Delaware State Bar Association
- Corporate Law Section: Partnership and Limited Liability Company Committee (Past Chair)
- Commercial Law Section: Statutory Trust Committee
Education
- J.D., 1986, University of California Los Angeles School of Law
- A.B., history, 1982, Cornell University
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Delaware counsel
(Leading lawyers)Hailed as ‘one of the top firms in Delaware, whose name everyone knows‘, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP‘s practice offers an ‘unparalleled knowledge of Delaware law‘ as the team was involved in writing many of the Delaware corporate laws. Daniel Matthews, Jeffrey Wolters, David Harris, and Louis Hering lead the team, and Eric Klinger-Wilensky, known as ‘very responsive, knowledgeable and practical’, is a driver of corporate work within the group, with his practice focusing on corporate advice in the context of transaction and governance litigation. Aside from this, Sara Gelsinger stands out for her ‘commercial and solutions focused’ work. The team is praised for its ‘strong local regulator relationships’ and assists both publicly traded and privately held companies. On the private side, the group has recently seen an increase in ‘business divorce’ cases, where a private company partnership and stakeholders disagree on changing course, liquidating, dissolving or investing to address stressors connected to the pandemic. Melissa DiVincenzo is a key name to note for advising clients on Delaware General Corporation Law. Jason Russell‘s expertise lies in areas such as Delaware alternative entities and limited liability partnerships.