David B. Stratton

Attorney

Current Position

Senior Counsel
Whiteford
600 North King Street Suite 300
Wilmington, DE 19801
USA

Tel: 302-353-4147
Fax: 302-421-8390
Email: dstratton@whitefordlaw.com

Class: XXI (2010)Circuit: Third

Education

Gettysburg College, B.A. (1975)
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D. (1978)

Professional Career

Senior Counsel, WHiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
Partner (1990-), Managing Partner, Wilmington Office (2006-), Co-Chair, Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy (2006-); Executive Committee (2005-11), Pepper Hamilton LLP
Partner, Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber (1988-90)
Partner, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP (1982-88)
Associate, Richards, Layton & Finger LLP (1978-82)

Affiliations

Better Business Bureau of Delaware, Inc., Board of Directors (1992-08), Executive Committee Chair (1996-98)
American Bankruptcy Institute
Member Board of Trustees of Christiana Care Health Systems
Member and Chair of the Board of Directors of Christiana Health Care Services (2021 to present)

Publications

Bankruptcy Exemption Manual, West 2009 Contributor
"A Year in Review: Delaware DIP Orders in 2008," ABI Journal Apr 2009 Contrib. Ed.
"A Measured Response to Critics of Delaware Venue: Part I," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 3 Apr 2007
"A Measured Response to Critics of Delaware Venue: Part II," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal Vol. XXVI, No. 4 May 2007
"Reflections on the Extraterritorial Application of the Bankruptcy Code," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XXIV, No. 7, p. 44 Sep 2005
"Special Purpose Entities and Authority to File Bankruptcy," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XXIII, No. 2 Mar 2004

Awards

The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2021)
Delaware SuperLawyers (2007-2021)
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2004-2021)
Who's Who Legal (2008-2021)