• September 18, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

    Sidley Dallas Team Named Am Law 'Litigators of the Week' for Arbitration Win

    Angela Zambrano and Yolanda Cornejo Garcia of Sidley Austin got about as definitive a defense win as possible.

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  • September 18, 2020 | Law.com

    Litigators of the Week: With $100M on the Line in an 'Earnout' Arbitration, This Sidley Team Left Opponents With Zilch

    Angela Zambrano and Yolanda Cornejo Garcia of Sidley Austin got about as definitive a defense win as possible.

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  • September 18, 2020 | Litigation Daily

    Litigators of the Week: With $100M on the Line in an 'Earnout' Arbitration, This Sidley Team Left Opponents With Zilch

    Angela Zambrano and Yolanda Cornejo Garcia of Sidley Austin got about as definitive a defense win as possible.

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  • Otto Candies LLC v. KPMG, LLP

    Publication Date: 2020-09-09
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Accounting
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Ross, Ross, Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Terry L. Wit, Juan P. Morillo, Derek L. Shaffer, Lauren H. Dickie, and David H. Needham, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, San Francisco, CA and Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kevin R. Shannon, Matthew F. Davis, and Christopher N. Kelly, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory G. Ballard and Jose F. Sanchez, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY; Todd Schiltz, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert A. Scher and Jonathan H. Friedman, Foley & Lardner LLP, New York, NY; Timothy Jay Houseal, Jennifer M. Kinkus, William E. Gamgort, Young Conaway Stargatt & T aylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ana C. Reyes, Williams & Connolly, LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69113

    Negligence action under vicarious liability failed where plaintiffs failed to establish existence of agency or joint venture relationship between defendant and alleged tortfeasor due to the lack of written agreement as required by applicable Mexico law or existence of required elements under applicable Delaware or New York law to find agency or joint venture relationship.

  • In re Coty Inc. Stockholder Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-02
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Weinberger, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; John Vielandi and David MacIsaac, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY; Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris and Christopher P. Quinn, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeremy S. Friedman and David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY; D. Seamus Kaskela, Kaskela Law LLC, Newtown Square, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kevin R. Shannon, J. Matthew Belger and Nicholas D. Mozal of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wil-mington, DE; Gregory P. Williams, Raymond J. DiCamillo, Angela Lam and Kevin M. Regan, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A, Wilmington, DE; James W. Ducayet, Nilofer Umar, Benjamin Friedman and Zarine Alam, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL; Paul J. Lockwood, Alyssa S. O’Connell and Bonnie W. David, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lauren E. Aguiar, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY; Patricia L. Enerio and Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants and nominal defendant.

    Case Number: D69105

    Stockholder alleged sufficient facts to support their claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, so the court denied defendants' motion to dismiss.

  • In re Oracle Corp. Derivative Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-05
    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 product and the op-posing party had not waived the privilege.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The Anschutz Corp. v. Brown Robin Capital, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-06-24
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael A. Pittenger, Berton W. Ashman, Jr., and David M. Hahn, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; William M. Regan and David R. Michaeli, E Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY; Mark C. Hansen and John Thorne, Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Kevin M. Gallagher, and Ryan D. Konstanzer, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jack W. Pirozzolo and Ben Schwarz, Sidley Austin LLP, Boston, MY; Christopher M. Egleson, Sidley Austin LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69022

    Buyer of company adequately pled breach of contract and fraud claims by alleging sellers knowingly made representations that breached the transaction's representations and warranties and seeking rescission of the deal.

  • May 28, 2020 | Litigation Daily

    Buyer's Remorse or Material Adverse Effect? A New Wave of Litigation in the COVID-19 World

    'As the COVID-19 crisis continues, more parties will likely continue to look to MAE clauses to attempt to exit deals,' write Sidley Austin partners Frank Favia, Angela Zambrano and Rob Velevis.

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