Mr. Morton R. Branzburg

Morton R. Branzburg

Branzburg Spoke at National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Conference 11.14.06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 14, 2006

On Saturday, November 10, 2006, Morton R. Branzburg of the law firm Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers LLP, spoke at the 18th Annual NAPABA Convention (National Asian Pacific American Bar Association), which was attended by over 700 attorneys from across the country. His topic involved the intersection between bankruptcy law and the law of Intellectual Property. In that lecture, he discussed how attorneys can best represent licensors and licensees when negotiating intellectual property license agreements in light of possible bankruptcy risks. He also discussed strategies to be employed in bankruptcy proceedings by entities holding interests in intellectual property.

Founding partners William A. Harvey and Morton R. Branzburg continue to occupy key roles, with Harvey serving as managing partner since1997.

Founding partners William A. Harvey and Morton R. Branzburg continue to occupy key roles, with Harvey serving as managing partner since 1997.

Morton R. Branzburg Partner

Morton R. Branzburgmbranzburg@klehr.comPhone: 215.569.3007Fax: 215.568.6603
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Morton R. Branzburg is a founding member of Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers, LLP and is co-chair of its Debtor-Creditor & Insolvency Department.He represents international and national institutions as well as entrepreneurs in litigation, debtor-creditor matters, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate transactions.

In 2002, he was appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to serve a second term on the Court's Civil Procedure Rules Committee.He also is a lecturer on debtor-creditor matters.

Mr. Branzburg is also a ranked attorney by Chambers USA.

Mr. Branzburg's more recent noteworthy representations include:

Morton R. Branzburg
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On Saturday, November 10, 2006, Morton R. Branzburg of the law firm Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers LLP, spoke at the 18th Annual NAPABA Convention (National Asian Pacific American Bar Association), which was attended by over 700 attorneys from across the country. His topic involved the intersection between bankruptcy law and the law of Intellectual Property. In that lecture, he discussed how attorneys can best represent licensors and licensees when negotiating intellectual property license agreements in light of possible bankruptcy risks. He also discussed strategies to be employed in bankruptcy proceedings by entities holding interests in intellectual property.

Morton R. Branzburg

Practice Areas Bankruptcy & Insolvency
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Morton R. Branzburg Partner
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Morton R. Branzburg is a founding member of Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers, LLP and is co-chair of its Debtor-Creditor & Insolvency Department.

Mr. Branzburg represents secured and unsecured lenders, institutional creditors (some which are Fortune 50 companies), creditors committees, private equity funds, venture capital companies and other constituents in all aspects of bankruptcies, restructures and all aspects of workouts. He appears regularly in bankruptcy courts in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

In 2002, he was appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to serve a second term on the Court's Civil Procedure Rules Committee. He also is a lecturer on debtor-creditor matters.

Mr. Branzburg has been recognized by various prestigious publications for his accomplishments in commercial litigation and debtor-creditor relations. Chambers USA said this in its 2007 edition:

"Gifted in the courtroom," Morton Branzburg won client praise as a "truly brilliant and talented individual with a really firm command of the law - he always thinks ahead and considers every angle. He is highly experienced in advising on all aspects of the debtor-creditor relationship, including representing committees and secured creditors, and advising multi-national corporations in financial distress. He recently acted as trustee and plan administrator of a liquidating trust in relation to patent litigation in New York, with potential claims exceeding $1 billion.

Mr. Branzburg has also been recognized in "Best Lawyers in America" and he was named by other lawyers as one of Pennsylvania's top bankruptcy lawyers in surveys conducted by the polling organization Law and Politics. Details concerning the selection process and the overall results of the survey were published in the June 2009 edition of Philadelphia Magazine or at www.superlawyers.com.

Mr. Branzburg holds an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell, which is the law publication's highest rating. From 1999-2005, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court appointed Mr. Branzburg to serve on that court's Civil Procedure Rules Committee.

Mr. Branzburg's more recent noteworthy representations include: