L-R: Evan R. Chesler, Daniel Slifkin and Vanessa A. Lavely of Cravath, Swaine & Moore Courtesy photos Meet The Cravath Team Who Defended Elon Musk from Shareholder Claims Over the Tesla-SolarCity Deal
Delaware Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights last week found the deal process was "far from perfect," but the price Tesla paid for SolarCity was "entirely fair" — a win for Musk and his trial team led by Evan Chesler, Daniel Slifkin and Vanessa Lavely.
May 11, 2022 at 05:00 AM
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Delaware Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights wasn't exactly glowing last month in his assessment of the process by which Elon Musk's Tesla came to purchase SolarCity, a company founded by his cousins where he served as the chairman and largest shareholder.
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