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Corporate Litigator Hired as Young Conaway's Newest Partner
Ryan Newell's lateral move comes after nearly eight years at Connolly Gallagher, during which he was frequently appointed by the Delaware Court of Chancery and Delaware Superior Court as a special discovery master or discovery facilitator.
Del. Court of Chancery Strikes 'Sham' Argentine Media Agreements
The Delaware Court of Chancery shot down an Argentine attorney's claims to interest in a Latin American media company July 31, reasoning contracts outlining his majority ownership were fraudulent and nonbinding.
Young Conaway Partner Named American College of Mortgage Attorneys Fellow
Brent C. Shaffer, a commercial real estate partner at Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, was named a fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys.
Faegre Drinker Adds Finance and Restructuring Attorney in Wilmington
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath announced that it brought on Ian Bambrick to its finance and restructuring group.
W.R. Berkley Corp. v. Dunai
Publication Date: 2020-07-22 Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Insurance
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware Judge: District Judge Andrews Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott A. Holt and Curtis J. Crowther, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff. For defendant: Daniel C. Herr, Law Office of Daniel C. Herr LLC, Wilmington, DE; Kristen Prinz and Amit Bindra, The Prinz Law Firm, P.C., Chicago, IL for defendant. Case number: D69061
The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss, because the record did not contain sufficient information to conduct a choice of law analysis.
In re Oracle Corp. Derivative Litig.
Publication Date: 2020-07-22 Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory |
Software
Court: Court of Chancery Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris, Christopher P. Quinn and Bradley P. Lehman, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Randall J. Baron, David A. Knotts and Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA and Nashville, TN; Brian J. Robbins, Stephen J. Oddo and Gregory Del Gaizo, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiff. For defendant: Kevin R. Shannon, Berton W. Ashman, Jr. and David A. Seal, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Arthur H. Aufses, Jonathan M. Wagner and Jason M. Moff, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY for Oracle Corp. special litigation committee. Elena C. Norman and Richard J. Thomas, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter A. Wald and Blair Connelly, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA and New York, NY for defendants Ellison and Catz. Kenneth J. Nachbar, John P. DiTomo and Thomas P. Will, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sara B. Brody, Jaime A. Bartlett and Matthew J. Dolan, Sidley Austin LLP, San Francisco, CA and Palo Alto, CA for defendants Henley, James and Hurd. Thomas A. Beck, Blake Rohrbacher, Susan M. Hannigan, Matthew D. Perri and Daniel E. Kaprow, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for Oracle Corp. Case number: D69057
The court denied plaintiff's motion to compel because the documents sought were protected as work prod-uct and the opposing party had not waived the privilege.
The Williams Companies, Inc. v. Energy Transfer LP
Publication Date: 2020-07-15 Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Energy
Court: Court of Chancery Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Nachbar, Susan Waesco, Matthew Clark and Zi-Xiang Shen, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, DE; Antony Ryan, Kevin Orsini and Michael Addis, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff. For defendant: Rolin Bissel, James Yoch, Jr. and Benjamin Potts, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael Holmes, John Wander, Craig Zieminski and Andy Jackson, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, TX for defendants. Case number: D69053
The parties' merger agreement provided that defendant could be obligated to reimburse plaintiff for a termination fee, but other factual issues precluded summary judgment.
Del. Court of Chancery Rejects State's AT&T Escheat Subpoena
AT&T Inc. will not be required to comply with a subpoena filed by the state's Department of Finance last year as part of an ongoing audit.
In re: Oracle Corp. Derivative Litig.
Publication Date: 2020-07-08 Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Software
Court: Court of Chancery Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris, Christopher P. Quinn and Bradley P. Lehman, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Randall J. Baron, David A. Knotts and Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA and Nashville, TN; Brian J. Robbins, Stephen J. Oddo and Gregory Del Gaizo, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiff. For defendant: Elena C. Norman and Richard J. Thomas, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter A. Wald and Blair Connelly, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA and New York, NY for defendants Ellison and Catz. Kenneth J. Nachbar, John P. DiTomo and Thomas P. Will, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sara B. Brody, Jaime A. Bartlett and Matthew J. Dolan, Sidley Austin LLP, San Francisco, CA and Palo Alto, CA for defendants Henley, James and Hurd. A. Thompson Bayliss and E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; John W. Spiegel, George M. Garvey and John M. Gildersleeve, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendant Goldberg. Andrew S. Dupre and Sarah E. Delia, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert P. Feldman and Christopher D. Kercher, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Redwood Shores, CA and New York, NY for defendant Nelson. Thomas A. Beck, Blake Rohrbacher, Susan M. Hannigan, Matthew D. Perri and Daniel E. Kaprow, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. , Wilmington, DE for nominal defendant Oracle Corp. Case number: D69043
Fiduciaries for an acquired entity did not engage in aiding and abetting, because they did not provide substantial assistance to the buyer's fiduciaries in breaching their duties.
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