Morris James announced that Albert H. Manwaring IV was named chair of the firm's corporate and commercial litigation group. The former chair of the group, Lewis H. Lazarus, is now the leader of the business litigation department. 

Manwaring focuses his practice on corporate governance, fiduciary and business litigation. Before joining Morris James, he managed Pepper Hamilton's Delaware litigation practice.

In addition to leading the firm's business litigation department, Lazarus serves on Morris James' executive committee and is co-chair of the Delaware Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission. He handles corporate governance and commercial matters in the Delaware Court of Chancery.