Wilmington, Del. (LAWFUEL) – July 14, 2008 – Benjamin Strauss, a partner in the Commercial Department of Pepper Hamilton LLP, has assumed the position of president-elect of the Delaware State Bar Association for 2008-2009.
Mr. Strauss practices in Pepper Hamilton’s Wilmington office and heads the firm’s Delaware corporate and Israeli practices. He counsels private and publicly held companies on mergers, acquisitions and general corporate, securities and business law matters. Mr. Strauss has been actively involved in Delaware bar leadership for many years, and most recently served as vice president at-large of the DSBA.
The Delaware State Bar Association (www.dsba.org), founded in 1923, promotes ethical conduct by lawyers, requires and offers high-quality continuing legal education, protects the public from the unauthorized practice of law, reviews and makes recommendations regarding Delaware’s court system and fosters the mentoring of new lawye