• LCT Capital, LLC v. NGL Energy Partners LP

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Caponi, K&L Gates, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Roger R. Crane, Thomas A. Warns, K&L Gates, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven T. Margolin, Samuel L. Moultrie, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Hal S. Shaftel, Obiamaka P. Madubuko, Daniel Friedman, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69292

    The trial court properly ordered a new trial on quantum meruit damages, but it abused its discretion in or-dering a new trial regarding damages for fraud, because plaintiff presented a unified theory of recovery which did not support an independent basis for awarding fraud damages.

  • February 2, 2021 | Law.com

    Law Firms' Risk-Averse Culture Likely Keeps Them From Investing in Legal Tech Startups

    Lawyers' professional conduct rules and various corporate structuring options aren't the main roadblocks dissuading law firms from investing in legal tech companies. Instead, it's a perception that such investments don't fit the mold.

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  • January 29, 2021 | Legaltech News

    Don't Blame Business Models: Firms' Culture Likely Stalls Their Legal Tech Investments

    Lawyers' professional conduct rules and various corporate structuring options aren't the main roadblocks dissuading law firms from investing in legal tech companies. Instead, it's a perception that such investments don't fit the mold.

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  • Riskin v. Burns

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard P. Rollo, Travis S. Hunter, Sarah A. Clark, Robert B. Greco, Angela Lam, Richards, Layton & Fin-ger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brad D. Sorrels, Andrew D. Cordo, Daniyal M. Iqbal, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; A. Thomspon Baylis, Adam K. Schulman, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bruce A. Ericson, Sta-cie O. Kinser, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, CA; David J. Teklits, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69274

    The court granted motions to dismiss with respect to one group of defendants because some of plaintiff's claims were time-barred, and plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support the remaining claims against those particular defendants.

  • Great Hill Equity Partners IV, LP v. SIG Growth Equity Fund I, LLLP

    Publication Date: 2021-01-20
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rudolf Koch, Robert L. Burns, Megan E. O’Connor, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam Slutsky, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: William B. Chandler III, Ian R. Liston, Jessica A. Hartwell, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Mark A. Kirsch, Scott A. Edelman, Aric H. Wu, Laura K. O’Boyle, Peter Wade, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Lewis H. Lazarus Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter N. Flocos, Joanna A. Diakos, K&L Gates LLP, New York, NY; David S. Eagle, Sean M. Brennecke, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael K. Coran, William T. Hill, Monica Clarke Platt, Gregory R. Sellers, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69263

    Contractual fee shifting denied where plaintiffs prevailed on certain theories but recovery of minimal damages meant that neither side qualified as a "prevailing party" and equity did not warrant shifting of fees.

  • Lipman v. GPB Capital Holdings LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marcus E. Montejo, Stephen D. Dargitz, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Chet B. Waldman, Adam J. Blander, Wolf Popper LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Patricia L. Enerio, Elizabeth A. DeFelice, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tab K. Rosenfeld, Steven M. Kaplan, Nicole E. Meyer. Rosenfeld & Kaplan, LLP, New York, NY for defendants GPB Capital Holdings LLC and nominal defendants GPB Holdings II, LP and GPB Automotive Portfolio, LP. Jacob R. Kirkham, Kobre & Kim LLP, Wilmington, DE; William McGovern, Leif T. Simonson, Kobre & Kim LLP, New York, NY for defendant Gentile. Michael W. McDermott, Richard I.G. Jones, Jr., Berger Harris LLP, Wil-mington, DE; Jeffrey Schreiber, Richard J. Jancasz, Meister Seelig & Fein LLP, New York, NY for defendant Schneider. David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kevin D. Galbraith, Law Office of Kevin Galbraith, LLC, New York, NY for defendant Lash.

    Case Number: D69209

    Plaintiffs adequately stated claims for breach of fiduciary duty as to the controller and general partner of two limited partnerships.

  • In re TerraForm Power, Inc. Stockholders Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-18
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Weinberger, Derrick Farrell, Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, Davis M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington DE; Jeremy S. Friedman, David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY; Steven J. Purcell, Douglas E. Julie, Robert H. Lefkowitz, Kaitlyn T. Devenyns, Purcell Julie & Lefkowitz LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kevin G. Abrams, Eric A. Veres, Stephen C. Childs, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; John A. Neuwirth, Stefania D. Venezia, Amanda K. Pooler, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY; Brian C. Ralston, Seth R. Tangman, Caneel Radinson-Blasucci, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel M. Sullivan, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69192

    Court declined to disregard precedent set forth in Gentile v. Rosette where present case involved, as it did in Gentile, a corporate controller's actions to cause the corporation to issue stock for insufficient consideration such that the controller could increase its stake in the company at the expense of the public minority stockholders, allowing those stockholders to pursue direct claims.

  • November 12, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Changes in Taxation Under a New Administration

    Given these potential shifts in tax policy that would upend several provisions passed under the Trump administration, this article provides an overview of areas that merit attention from taxpayers and tax planners going into 2021 and, in some cases, ways that tax planning can help mitigate the impact of these potential changes when planning year-end tax strategies.

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  • Jacobs v. Meghji

    Publication Date: 2020-10-21
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Construction | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen E. Jenkins, Richard D. Heins, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Donald J. Enright, Elizabeth K. Tripodi, Jordan A. Cafritz, Levi & Korsinsky, LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: T. Brad Davey, J. Matthew Belger, Nicholas D. Mozal, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; S. Michael Sirkin, Ross, Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Yosef J. Riemer, Jeffrey Goldfine, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY; Daniel A. Mason, Brandan W. Sullivan, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew J. Ehrlich, Gregory Laufer, Anika Rappleye, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Lisa A. Schmidt, Alexander M. Krischik, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants

    Case Number: D69163

    The court granted a motion to dismiss claims for aiding and abetting and for unjust enrichment, because plaintiff failed to demonstrate knowing participation in any breaches of fiduciary duty.

  • In re: Allergan ERISA Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-05
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Jordan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacob H. Zamansky and Samuel E. Bonderoff (Zamansky, LLC); Gary S. Graifman (Kantrowitz Goldhammer & Graifman); Michael J. Klein (Abraham Fruchter & Twersky); Mark Levine; Patrick K. Slyne (Stull Stull & Brody)
    for defendant: Anjuli M. Cargain, Robert D. Eassa, and Paul J. Killion (Duane Morris); Joseph F. Falgiani, Joseph G. Harraka, Jr., David G. Tomeo, and Robert D. Towry (Becker, LLC)

    Case Number: 18-2729

    ERISA Action Arising from Alleged Stock Price Inflation Failed Where No Evidence Company Engaged in Unlawful Price-Fixing of Its Products