Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Attorneys Robert K. Payson and Leonard S. Togman Honored by Best Lawyers

WILMINGTON, Del. – Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers in America guide will recognize Robert K. Payson and Leonard S. Togman for their outstanding accomplishments.  Mr. Payson and Mr. Togman have been listed in the Best Lawyers guide since the list’s inception in 1983 and will be honored at the publisher’s 25th anniversary celebration in Atlanta this April.  Both attorneys retired as partners from the firm in December and currently serve as of counsel.

“We are delighted that the career achievements of Bob and Len are recognized by Best Lawyers,” said Donald J. Wolfe, Jr., chairman of Potter Anderson. “Their inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America over the last 25 years is a testament to the respect our legal peers have for these two great lawyers, and the quality of legal services they have provided throughout their careers.”

Mr. Payson practices primarily in the area of corporate litigation, particularly in the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Supreme Court. He also advises boards of directors of Delaware corporations and committees with respect to the Delaware General Corporation Law.  Mr. Togman concentrates his practice on state and federal taxation and estate planning, business transactions, and Delaware investment holding companies.

Best Lawyers, which published its first directory in 1983, is the oldest lawyer-rating publication in the United States. The company compiles its listings of outstanding attorneys through exhaustive peer-review surveys. Each year, thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers and Best Lawyers tabulates more than 2.5 million votes. Its annual publication, The Best Lawyers in America, which continues to be the only advertisement-free referral guide to the legal profession, now includes 36,126 attorneys in 78 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Best Lawyers now also evaluates lawyers worldwide and publishes its global lists online at www.bestlawyers.com.

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP is based in Wilmington, Delaware, and provides legal advice to some of the largest national and multinational corporations, as well as to local and state businesses, governmental and non-profit entities and individuals.  Attorneys at Potter Anderson, Delaware’s oldest law firm, have extensive experience in Delaware corporation law and with key Delaware courts.  Visit the firm’s Web site at www.potteranderson.com for more information about Potter Anderson, The Delaware Advantage.

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