Potter Anderson’s Mark A. Morton Named to Lawdragon’s Top 500 New Stars, New Worlds List

WILMINGTON, Del. – Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP is pleased to announce that partner Mark A. Morton has been named to Lawdragon’s “Top 500 New Stars, New Worlds” list, which recognizes outstanding lawyers who “carry the profession to new frontiers.”  Lawdragon creates its guides of the best lawyers in the United States through a combination of online balloting and independent research. Reporters and editors interview thousands of lawyers to get their input on the top "Dragons" in any region or practice area.  The New Stars, New Worlds list appears in Lawdragon’s Summer issue.

“It is an honor to have one of our attorneys named among this national group of the best and brightest new stars, and Mark Morton is certainly deserving of that kind of recognition,” said David B. Brown, the firm’s Chairman. 

Mr. Morton's practice involves corporate counseling, governance and opinion work, both in the context of daily business affairs and with respect to specific corporate transactions.  His clients include corporations and boards of directors seeking guidance in connection with mergers, asset sales, dividends, stock repurchases, charter and bylaw amendments, preferred stock designations, and dissolutions.  Mr. Morton also serves frequently as counsel to special committees in connection with various conflict transactions, including merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions and he is a frequent speaker on the national level on matters of Delaware corporation law.  In addition to this honor, Mr. Morton has been named by Chambers USA Guide as a leading Delaware Corporate/M&A practitioner.

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP is a general practice law firm based in Wilmington, Del., that has been providing legal advice to local businesses, governmental and non-profit entities and individuals, as well as some of the largest national and multinational corporations, for more than 180 years.