Ellisa Opstbaum Habbart

Practice Areas

Ellisa Habbart leads The Delaware Counsel Group LLC and advises lawyers globally on the Delaware law aspects of complex transactions. Her experience spans over 25 years and has focused on cross border transactions since 1996. Ms. Habbart advises on issues ranging from the creation, acquisition and financing of business entities to the operation,

Professional Memberships

Delaware State Bar Association

 Member Council of the Corporation Law Section – a body of twenty-six (26)

appointees responsible for recommending amendments to Delaware’s

corporate and business entity statutes.

 Former member drafting committee responsible for the Delaware Statutory

Trust Act.

International Bar Association

 Current IBA Corporate & M&A Law Committee appointee to the Legal

Policy & Research Unit.

 Former Vice Chair Private Equity Committee.

 Former Vice Chair Corporate Governance Subcommittee.

American Bar Association

 Section of Business Law LLC, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities

Committee (“LLC Committee”) representative to International Coordinating

Committee.

 Chair US Entities Internationally Subcommittee of the LLC Committee.

 Member LLC Committee Executive Committee since 2010.

 Former Vice-Chair LLC Committee.

 Former Chair Business Trusts, REITS and Financing Vehicles

Subcommittee of LLC Committee.

 Advisor to Uniform Law Commission Drafting Committee for the Uniform

Statutory Trust Entity Act.

National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law

Publications

Delaware law chapter “The Corporate Governance Review”; Delaware chapter of “Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances”; “IBA’s Directors Duties Checklist”; “Delaware Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual”; Delaware law analysis “Private Fund Dispute Resolution”; Uniform Statutory Trust Act “The Business Lawyer”; The Private Equity Journal: “Is a Delaware LLC the Answer to Address Risks of Personal Liability in Private Equity Investments in Brazil?”; IBA "Legal Due Diligence Guidelines" and US chapter “IBA Treasury Shares Guide”.