• May 26, 2021 | National Law Journal

    Willkie's Filings Reveal Pitfalls in Foreign Agent Registrations

    New documents reveal Willkie's behind-the-scenes work for a Venezuelan-owned oil company, as well as the extensive processing time that some FARA registrations must undergo.

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  • Searchlight CST, L.P. v. MediaMath Holdings, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Advertising | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric D. Schwartz, Thomas W. Briggs, Jr., Thomas P. Will, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric D. Winston, Kristen Bird, Bennett Murphy, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Richard I.G. Jones, Jr., Michael W. McDermott, David B. Anthony, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; David H. Wollmuth, R. Scott Thompson, Brad J. Axelrod, Joshua M. Slocum, John R. Hein, Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: D69156

    Under the unambiguous terms of the parties' agreement, defendant did not need plaintiff's consent to enter into a new loan transaction.

  • In re Nat'l Collegiate Student Loan Trusts Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-16
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Benjamin Z. Grossberg, and S. Reiko Rogozen, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kimberly A. Evans and Rebecca A. Musarra, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Lance Gotthoffer, Chaitman, LLP, New York, NY; Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael Hanin and Uri Itkin, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY; John W. Shaw and Jeffrey T. Castellano, Shaw Keller LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew A. Martel, Joseph B. Sconyers, Keith M. Kollmeyer, and Anthony M. Masero, Jones Day, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman and Melissa N. Donimirski, Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik Haas, Joshua Kipnees, George A. LoBiondo, Jared Buszin, Peter Shakro, Devon Hercher, and Jonah Wacholder, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY; Jason C. Jowers, Stephen B. Brauerman, Brett M. McCartney, and Elizabeth A. Powers, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Rebecca L. Butcher and Jennifer L. Cree, Landis Rath & Cobb LLP, Wilmington, DE; John P. Doherty and William Hao, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY; Stacey A. Scrivani, Stevens & Lee, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69120

    Because a precautionary security interest could be created simultaneously with the assignment of pledged collateral, indentured parties who received the assignment granted them the beneficial interests of the property, such that the owners of the trusts that acquired the property owed the indentured parties fiduciary duties through the owners' control over the trusts.

  • In re: Dell Tech. Inc. Class V Stockholders Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-24
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Weinberger, Derrick Farrell, Mark Richardson, Thomas Curry and Dominic Minerva, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE and New York, NY; David M. Cooper, Silpa Maruri, Dominic Pody and James Meehan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer and David Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Chad Johnson and Noam Mandel, Robins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy S. Friedman and David F.E. Tejtel. Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Gregory P. Williams, John D. Hendershot and Susan M. Hannigan, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John L Latham, Cara M. Peterman and Gidon M. Caine, Charles W. Cox, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, Palo Alto, CA and Los Angeles, CA for defendants Dell, Durban, Patterson and Kullman. Martin S. Lessner, Elena C. Norman, James M. Yoch, Jr. and Lauren Dunkle Fortunato, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; James G. Kreissman, Stephen P. Blake and David Elbaum, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY for defendant Silver Lake Group LLC. Kevin G. Abrams, Michael A. Barlow and April M. Kirby, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michele D. Johnson, Kristin N. Murphy and Ryan A. Walsh, Latham & Watkins LLP, Costa Mesa, CA for defendants Green and Dorman.

    Case Number: D69027

    Plaintiffs alleged sufficient facts to trigger the entire fairness standard of review, so the court denied defen-dants' motion to dismiss.

  • April 10, 2020 | Pro Mid Market

    Who Got the Work: Bed Bath & Beyond and an Oil Spill Cleanup

    Richards Layton is representing Bed Bath & Beyond in a transaction with 1-800-Flowers, Montgomery McCracken represents the owner of a vessel involved in an oil spill, and other work from midsize firms.

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  • May 11, 2018 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Glasscock Greenlights Contract Claims in Suit Over Diverted Bid Rights

    The Delaware Court of Chancery has allowed breach of contract claims to proceed against the manager of a Delaware LLC accused of diverting the firm's assets to benefit himself and his friends.

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  • November 1, 2017 | Inside Counsel

    Increase in Class Action Securities Fraud Filings Felt Across Industry

    These days, class action securities fraud filings are continuing at a record pace. The 2016 disclosure-only settlement rejection by the Delaware Court…

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  • White v. Curo Texas Holdings, LLC, DEFAX Case No. D67653 (Del. Ch. Feb. 21, 2017), Laster, V.C. (38 pages).

    Publication Date: 2017-03-08
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Court of Chancery
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D67653

  • White v. Curo Texas Holdings, LLC, DEFAX Case No. D67653 (Del. Ch. Feb. 21, 2017), Laster, V.C. (38 pages).

    Publication Date: 2017-03-08
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Court of Chancery
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D67653

  • August 17, 2016 | Daily Business Review

    Apple to Pay $10M to Settle Suit Over Fingerprint Tech

    It's not every day that Brevard Circuit Court sees a case involving Apple Inc., a $356 million corporate takeover and a shareholder dispute. But after Apple's 2012 purchase of

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