Mr. Derek C. Abbott

Derek C. Abbott is a partner with Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP in Wilmington, Del., and a member of its Business Reorganization & Restructuring Group. He also chairs the firm?s pro bono committee and sits on the firm?s recruiting committee Mr. Abbott has represented Fortune 1000, local, international and other organizations as lead or Delaware counsel in bankruptcy proceedings and litigation on behalf of debtors, creditors, official and ad hoc committees and transactional case constituents. He regularly works with debtors in possession and exit-financing lenders, as well as outside and inside counsel, turnaround professionals, crisis-management firms, and investment and non-investment bank professionals. Mr. Abbott also frequently serves as a mediator in matters related to insolvency and distressed businesses, including both adversary proceedings and case-dispositive matters. In addition, he has served as an expert witness in matters involving restructuring and bankruptcy matters both domestically and internationally. Mr. Abbott?s recent client representations include AT&T Inc., General Motors Corp., Quality Care Properties, Philips International, Viacom Inc., TD Bank and Nortel Networks. He has been recognized by Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, Law & Politics magazine and Delaware Super Lawyers. In 2016, he was invited to join the 28th Class of Fellows of the American College of Bankruptcy, and in 2018, he was presented with the Delaware State Bar Association?s Access to Justice Commitment Award, which recognized his commitment to pro bono work throughout his career. In 2011, he received the Caleb R. Layton III Service Award, presented by the judges of the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Delaware. Mr. Abbott is a member of the American and Delaware State Bar Associations, Turnaround Management Association and ABI, and is a frequent speaker. He also serves as legal counsel for a variety of indigent clients through Delaware Volunteer Legal Services. Mr. Abbott received his B.S. in human factors psychology in 1987 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and his J.D. with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1995, where he was an editor of the North Carolina Law Review.