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July 12, 2021 | The Recorder
Questioning from both sides Monday morning boiled down to establishing context in two areas: Tesla's place in the world of solar power and Musk's role within Tesla, primarily with regard to his level of control in relation to directors.
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May 5, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Vice-Chancellor Joseph Slights III agreed with the plaintiff shareholders that a conflict of interest existed between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the compensation committee. For that reason, the company's board of directors was ordered to turn over communications between Musk and two former in-house attorneys regarding the compensation package.
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May 5, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Vice-Chancellor Joseph Slights III agreed with the plaintiff shareholders that a conflict of interest existed between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the compensation committee. For that reason, the company's board of directors was ordered to turn over communications between Musk and two former in-house attorneys regarding the compensation package.
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March 22, 2021 | The American Lawyer
As the business world went remote in 2020, getting a deal done became harder than ever. But there was still plenty of innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the deal space.
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Publication Date: 2021-01-13
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Edward G. Timlin, Andrew E. Blumberg, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Chad Johnson, Noam Mandel, Desiree Cummings, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, New York, NY; Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Nashville, TN; Francis A. Bottini, Jr., Anne B. Beste, Bottini & Bottini, Inc., La Jolla, CA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Matthew E. Fischer, Michael A. Pittenger, Christopher N. Kelly, J. Matthew Belger, Jacqueline A. Rogers, Callan R. Jackson, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Victor L. Hou, Rahul Mukhi, Mark E. McDonald, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY; Gregory P. Williams, Blake Rohrbacher, Kevin M. Regan, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Robert H. Baron, Gary A. Bornstein, Rory A. Leraris, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Jon E. Abramczyk, D. McKinley Measley, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stuart J. Baskin Randall Martin, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69255
Controller standing on both sides of a merger transaction without dual protections for minority shareholders was required to defend transaction under entire fairness review standard rather than business judgment rule.
Publication Date: 2020-10-28
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel T. Hirzel II, Gillian L. Andrews, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patrick J. Smith, Andrew J. Rodgers, Nicholas J. Karasimas, Smith Villazor LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: William M. Lafferty, Susan W. Waesco, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kevin J. Orsini, Rory A. Leraris, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69171
The court dismissed plaintiff's complaint because the company's bylaws contained a mandatory forum selection provision in favor of another state.
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.
Publication Date: 2020-06-17
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Food and Beverage | Investments and Investment Advisory
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 and Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP , San Diego, CA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Matthew D. Perri and John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam L. Sisitsky, Lavinia M. Weizel, Robert I. Bodian and Scott A. Rader, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., New York, NY and Boston, MA for independent director defendants. William B. Chandler III, Bradley D. Sorrels, Lindsay K. Faccenda and Daniyal M. Iqbal, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendant Duggan. Patricia L. Enerio, Jamie L. Brown and Gillian L. Andrews, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant Anicetti. Kevin G. Abrams, J. Peter Shindel, Jr. and Matthew L. Miller, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew A. Schwartz and Joshua S. Levy, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY for J.P. Morgan defendants. William M. Lafferty, S. Mark Hurd, Thomas W. Briggs, Jr. and Elizabeth A. Mullin, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stuart W. Gold and Richard W. Clary, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for defendant Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP. Kevin R. Shannon and Matthew F. Davis, Potter, Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jonathan Rosenberg and Abby F. Rudzin, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY for Apollo defendants. John L. Reed, Peter H. Kyle and David Clarke, Jr., DLA Piper LLP., Wilmington, DE and Washington, DC for Berry defendants.
Case Number: D69017
Plaintiff adequately alleged an aiding and abetting claim against a financial advisor, but the court dismissed the other aiding and abetting claims.
Publication Date: 2020-02-19
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Automotive
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jay W. Eisenhofer, Christine M. Mackintosh, Kelly L. Tucker, Vivek Upadhya and Daniel L. Berger, Grant & Eisenhofer, Wilmington, DE and New York, NY; Lee D. Rudy, Eric L. Zagar, Robin Winchester and Justin O. Reliford, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA; Randall J. Baron, David T. Wissbroecker and Maxwell R. Huffman, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA for co-lead plaintiffs.
for defendant: David E. Ross, Garrett B. Moritz and Benjamin Z. Grossberg, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Evan R. Chesler, Daniel Slifkin, Vanessa A. Lavely and Helam Gebremariam, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for director defendants.
Case Number: D68883
Genuine issues of material fact precluded summary judgment regarding questions of shareholder ratification of a merger, the existence of a conflicted controller and corporate waste.
Publication Date: 2020-01-15
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Food and Beverage | Investments and Investment Advisory | Retail
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris and Christopher P. Quinn, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Randall J. Baron and Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Matthew D. Perri and John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam L. Sisitsky, Lavinia M. Weizel, Robert I. Bodian and Scott A. Rader, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., New York, NY and Boston, MA for independent director defendants. William B. Chandler III, Bradley D. Sorrels, Lindsay K. Faccenda and Daniyal M. Iqbal, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendant Duggan. Patricia L. Enerio, Jamie L. Brown and Gillian L. Andrews, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant Anicetti. Kevin G. Abrams, J. Peter Shindel, Jr. and Matthew L. Miller, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew A. Schwartz and Joshua S. Levy, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY for J.P. Morgan defendants. William M. Lafferty, S. Mark Hurd, Thomas W. Briggs, Jr., Richard Li and Elizabeth A. Mullin, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stuart W. Gold and Richard W. Clary, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for defendant Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Kevin R. Shannon, Matthew F. Davis and Nicholas S. Prust, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jonathan Rosenberg and Abby F. Rudzin, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY for Apollo defendants. John L. Reed, Peter H. Kyle and David Clarke, Jr., DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE and Washington, DC for Berry defendants.
Case Number: D68842
The court granted defendant directors' motions to dismiss.
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