International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that Eric Lopez Schnabel, a partner in the Firm’s Wilmington office, was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019 in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. He is among a total of 123 Dorsey lawyers in 14 offices selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019. In addition, a total of six Dorsey lawyers have been named Best Lawyers® 2019 Lawyers of the Year.

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