Mr. Whittaker practices in the firm's Business practice group.  His practice focuses primarily on advising clients regarding the formation, operation, and dissolution of Delaware alternative entities, including limited liability companies, statutory trusts, partnerships, and special purpose corporations, and their use in complex business and commercial transactions.  In addition, Mr. Whittaker routinely acts as Delaware counsel to banks, trustees and other financial institutions involved in structured finance transactions, securitizations, life settlement and insurance premium finance transactions, and other lending and finance transactions.  Mr. Whittaker's practice often involves authoring opinion letters on matters of Delaware law, the Uniform Commercial Code, federal banking law, as well as rendering true sale and non-consolidation opinions.  Mr. Whittaker's practice extends to a wide range of other transactional matters including venture capital and private equity transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, as well as other general corporate, business and commercial law issues.

Education

• Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2000
• University of Cincinnati, B.S., 1997

Professional Activities

• Delaware State Bar Association; Commercial Law Section; Corporation Law Section
• American Bar Association; Business Law Section
• Florida Bar Association