June 5, 2013
<i>Chambers USA 2013</i> Ranks Bayard Among Top Firms in Delaware
Bayard, P.A. announced today that Chambers USA 2013 ranked six Bayard lawyers as leading practitioners in multiple practice areas. The firm’s bankruptcy, real estate and intellectual property practices have once again earned high marks. The rankings are compiled based on in-depth interviews with key in-house counsel and private practice attorneys.
Neil B. Glassman and Charlene D. Davis were recognized for their work in the practice area of bankruptcy and restructuring. Richard D. Kirk and Stephen B. Brauerman were recognized for their work in the practice area of intellectual property. Brauerman was also recognized for his corporate litigation practice in the Court of Chancery. Douglas M. Hershman and Marla H. Norton were recognized for their work in the areas of real estate and corporate/M&A & alternative entities, respectively.
Glassman is chairman of the Board of Directors of Bayard and chairs the firm’s bankruptcy group. He focuses his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency law, and insurance and entity law. Glassman regularly represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors or equity holders, secured lenders, banks and insurance companies, financial institutions and publicly and privately held businesses in large bankruptcy cases and other insolvency proceedings including insurance company insolvencies. Glassman is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® (Copyright 2013 Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC.) and Super Lawyers magazine in the area of bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy and restructuring by Chambers USA each year from 2006 through 2013.
Davis is a director of Bayard. Her practice focus is corporate bankruptcy and commercial litigation. She regularly represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors or equity holders, lenders, insurance companies, trustees, and creditors in large bankruptcy cases. She is also an experienced federal litigator and a former Assistant United States Attorney. She is a member of the Special Masters Panel for the United States District Court in Delaware. Davis also currently serves on Widener University School of Law National Advisory Council. Davis is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® (Copyright 2013 Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC.) in the area of bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law and the area of bankruptcy litigation. She has been recognized as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy and restructuring by Chambers USA each year from 2009 through 2013.
Hershman is a director of Bayard. He leads the firm’s diverse real estate practice, representing clients engaged in all aspects of the real estate industry throughout Delaware and its surrounding states. His practice has included representations of buyers and sellers of commercial and residential real estate, as well as borrowers in financing transactions. He has handled transactions involving retail shopping centers, office buildings, apartment complexes, hotels and residential subdivisions. He is a licensed issuing agent for Fidelity National Title Insurance Corporation and Old Republic National Title Insurance Company. Hershman currently serves as general counsel to the Delaware Apartment Association. In this role, he directs and administers all legal aspects for the Association. Hershman has been recognized as a leading lawyer in real estate by Chambers USA each year from 2006 through 2013.
Neil B. Glassman and Charlene D. Davis were recognized for their work in the practice area of bankruptcy and restructuring. Richard D. Kirk and Stephen B. Brauerman were recognized for their work in the practice area of intellectual property. Brauerman was also recognized for his corporate litigation practice in the Court of Chancery. Douglas M. Hershman and Marla H. Norton were recognized for their work in the areas of real estate and corporate/M&A & alternative entities, respectively.
Glassman is chairman of the Board of Directors of Bayard and chairs the firm’s bankruptcy group. He focuses his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency law, and insurance and entity law. Glassman regularly represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors or equity holders, secured lenders, banks and insurance companies, financial institutions and publicly and privately held businesses in large bankruptcy cases and other insolvency proceedings including insurance company insolvencies. Glassman is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® (Copyright 2013 Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC.) and Super Lawyers magazine in the area of bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy and restructuring by Chambers USA each year from 2006 through 2013.
Davis is a director of Bayard. Her practice focus is corporate bankruptcy and commercial litigation. She regularly represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors or equity holders, lenders, insurance companies, trustees, and creditors in large bankruptcy cases. She is also an experienced federal litigator and a former Assistant United States Attorney. She is a member of the Special Masters Panel for the United States District Court in Delaware. Davis also currently serves on Widener University School of Law National Advisory Council. Davis is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® (Copyright 2013 Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC.) in the area of bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law and the area of bankruptcy litigation. She has been recognized as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy and restructuring by Chambers USA each year from 2009 through 2013.
Hershman is a director of Bayard. He leads the firm’s diverse real estate practice, representing clients engaged in all aspects of the real estate industry throughout Delaware and its surrounding states. His practice has included representations of buyers and sellers of commercial and residential real estate, as well as borrowers in financing transactions. He has handled transactions involving retail shopping centers, office buildings, apartment complexes, hotels and residential subdivisions. He is a licensed issuing agent for Fidelity National Title Insurance Corporation and Old Republic National Title Insurance Company. Hershman currently serves as general counsel to the Delaware Apartment Association. In this role, he directs and administers all legal aspects for the Association. Hershman has been recognized as a leading lawyer in real estate by Chambers USA each year from 2006 through 2013.