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  • April 30, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    WeWork Trial Counsel: Will Is 'Great Choice' for Vice Chancellor

    The Delaware Senate confirmed Will, who was a partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Wilmington office, as the newest vice chancellor Wednesday, filling a position that will be vacated by Kathaleen McCormick at the beginning of May when McCormick becomes chancellor.

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  • In re WeWork Litig.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William B. Chandler III, Brad D. Sorrels, Lori W. Will, Lindsay Kwoka Faccenda, Leah E. Brenner, Jeremy W. Gagas, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Sommer, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., New York, NY; David J. Berger, Steven M. Guggenheim, Dylan G. Savage of Wil-son Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. , Palo Alto for plaintiff We Company; William M. Lafferty, Kevin M. Coen, Sabrina M. Hendershot, Sara Toscano, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric Seiler, Philippe Adler, Mala Ahuja Harker, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, NY; William Christopher Carmody, Shawn J. Rabin, Arun Subramanian, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., New York, NY for plain-tiffs Neumann and We Holdings LLC.
    for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Sarah R. Martin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; George A. Zimmerman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY for The We Co. Elena C. Norman, Rolin P. Bissell, Nicholas J. Rohrer, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik J. Olson, of Morrison & Foerster LLP, Palo Alto, CA; James Bennett, Jordan Eth, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Fran-ciso, CA for defendant SoftBank Group Corp. Michael A. Barlow, E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Baylis LLP, Wilmington, DE; John B. Quinn, Molly Stephens of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendant SoftBank Vision Fund.
    Case Number: D69249

    A temporary committee created by a company's board of directors did not have authority to terminate a lawsuit that was filed by an earlier special committee.

  • In re WeWork Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-18
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William M. Lafferty, Kevin M. Coen, Sabrina M. Hendershot, Sara Toscano, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric Seiler, Philippe Adler, Mala Ahuja Harker, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, NY; William Christopher Carmody, Shawn J. Rabin, Arun Subramanian, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: William B. Chandler, III, Brad D. Sorrels, Lori W. Will, Lindsay Kwoka Faccenda, Leah E. Brenner, Jeremy W. Gagas, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; David J. Berger, Steven M. Gugen-heim, Dylan G. Savage, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Palo Alto, CA; Michael S. Sommer, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., New York, NY for the special committee of the board of directors of The We Co. Robert S. Saunders, Sarah R. Martin, Arthur R. Bookout, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; George A. Zimmerman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY for The We Co. Elena C. Norman, Rolin P. Bissell, Nicholas J. Rohrer, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik J. Olson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Palo Alto, CA; James Bennett, Jordan Eth, Morri-son & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA for defendant SoftBank Group Corp. Michael A. Barlow, E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; John B. Quinn, Molly Stephens, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendant SoftBank Vision Fund.
    Case Number: D69193

    Plaintiff stated a claim against defendants for breach of contract, but his breach of fiduciary duty claim was duplicative of the contract claim.

  • In re WeWork Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-02
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William B. Chandler III, Brad D. Sorrels, Lori W. Will, Lindsay Kwoka Faccenda, Leah E. Brenner, and Jeremy W. Gagas, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Sommer, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., New York, NY; David J. Berger, Steven M. Guggenheim, and Dylan G. Savage, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Palo Alto, CA; William M. Lafferty, Kevin M. Coen, Sabrina M. Hendershot, and Sara Toscano, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric Seiler, Philippe Adler, and Mala Ahuja Harker, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, NY; William Christopher Carmody, Shawn J. Rabin, and Arun Subramanian, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert S. Saunders and Sarah R. Martin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; George A. Zimmerman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY; Elena C. Norman, Rolin P. Bissell, and Nicholas J. Rohrer, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik J. Olson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Palo Alto, CA; James Bennett and Jordan Eth, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael A. Barlow and E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; John B. Quinn and Molly Stephens, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69102

    Corporation could not bar specific directors from privileged information provided to the corporation as the director's management authority rendered it a joint client of the corporation and its board.

  • June 12, 2018 | Delaware Law Weekly

    Del. Justices Uphold $70M in Damages for Failing to Market Chemo Drug

    The Delaware Supreme Court on Monday upheld a $71 million award against a Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical company that failed to live up to its obligation to market a drug used to treat exposure to certain types of chemotherapy.

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  • March 19, 2018 | Pro Mid Market

    Who Got the Work March 19

    Spearheaded by Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Becker & Poliakoff's Yolanda Cash Jackson, Mario Bailey and the firm's entire lobbying team in Tallahassee,…

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  • ENI Hldg. v. KBR Grp. Hldg., DEFAX Case No. D66059 (Del. Ch. Nov. 27, 2013) Glasscock, V.C. (61 pages).

    Publication Date: 2013-12-18
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    Case Number: D66059

  • December 4, 2013 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Survival Clauses Trump Statute of Limitations, Chancery Rules

    Delaware entities have the contractual freedom to shorten the statute of limitations through the adoption of a survival clause in a stock purchase agreement, the Court of Chancery has ruled.

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  • November 8, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Sallie Mae Litigation Raises Issue of Deal 'Adverse Effect'

    With credit tightening, some once-enthusiastic dealmakers are looking for ways to walk away from deals that suddenly look shaky. One legal weapon that attorneys for purchasers and fina

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  • November 14, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Sallie Mae Litigation Raises Issue of Deal 'Adverse Effect'

    With credit tightening, some once-enthusiastic dealmakers are looking for ways to walk away from deals that suddenly look shaky. One legal weapon that attorneys for purchasers and financial

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