Ellen Bardash

June 30, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly

The state Supreme Court justice, now President Joe Biden's choice for a federal appellate judgeship, worked as an associate in Weil Gotshal & Manges' New York office and later became a partner at Wilson Sonsini in Delaware.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

June 30, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The Brooklyn federal court's protocol aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19 didn't create a Sixth Amendment violation as alleged by criminal defense counsel.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

June 29, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly

Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster wrote the ruling is especially significant in light of the US Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, though the Chancery case itself doesn't address federal constitutional rights and Dobbs didn't influence the decision. Delaware is one of 16 states to have codified abortion rights.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

June 28, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Commercial real estate giant Simon Property Group, represented in the case by Potter Anderson & Corroon and Dentons attorneys, claims the theater operator Regal Entertainment owes over $5.5 million for defaulting on rent beginning in April 2020.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

June 24, 2022 | National Law Journal

The push for corporate responsibility has seemed to occur simultaneously with the pandemic, although it's unclear whether that's been entirely cause-and-effect or if the two simply coincided.

By Ellen Bardash

5 minute read

June 23, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The judgment follows a jury verdict against Laura Christy and Laura Christy Midtown LLCs, which each operate one of upscale Italian restaurant Valbella's locations in Manhattan, as well as owner David Ghatanfard and Genco Luca, the executive chef at Valbella in Midtown.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

June 22, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider

A lawyer for shareholders said said the demand-futility test, which was recently revamped, is meant to address the nature of directors' business relationships, not to cast aspersions on their integrity or loyalty to the company.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

June 17, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Vice Chancellor Lori Will called the litigation pitting one half of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings' board against the other a cautionary tale for other corporations with an even number of directors. Two factions, one led by executive chairman Warren Lichtenstein and the other by president and CEO Eileen Drake, could not agree on a slate of nominees to the board.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

June 15, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Tupperware attributed the dip in performance in part to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the ongoing pandemic.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

June 14, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly

Opening statements kicked off the trial of Delaware Auditor Kathy McGuiness on five charges, stemming from alleged conflict of interest, theft and retaliation against employees.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read