• Bandera Master Fund LP v. Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP

    Publication Date: 2024-09-24
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Thompson Bayliss, J. Peter Shindel, Jr., Daniel G. Paterno, Eric A. Veres, Samuel D. Cordle, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Srinivas M. Raju, Blake Rohrbacher, Matthew D. Perri, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Rolin P. Bissell, James M. Yoch, Jr., Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel A. Mason, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephen P. Lamb, Andrew G. Gordon, Harris Fischman, Robert N. Kravitz, Carter E. Greenbaum, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; William Savitt, Sarah K. Eddy, Adam M. Gogolak, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 2018-0372-JTL

    Former limited partners' alternative theories of recovery against general partner in breach of partnership agreement action failed where Delaware Supreme Court had found general partner's reliance on outside counsel's opinion was entitled to conclusive presumption of good faith.

  • Fairfield Sentry Ltd. v. ABN AMRO Schweitz AG

    Publication Date: 2024-08-28
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | White Collar Crime
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge John P. Mastando, III
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the Plaintiffs Joint Liquidators By: Jeffrey L. Jonas, David J. Molton, Marek P. Krzyzowski, Brown Rudnick LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for UBS Jersey Nominees Limited By: Marshall R. King, Gabriel Herrmann, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLLP, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 10-03636

    Adversary Proceeding in Ponzi Scheme Case Is Denied Dismissal for Lack of Jurisdiction

  • Former SARcode Shareholder LLC v. Novartis Pharma AG

    Publication Date: 2024-08-13
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Cook
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John G. Harris, Halloran Farkas + Kittila LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Stephen C. Norman, Jaclyn C. Levy, Emma K. Diver, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2022-1053-NAC

    Court denied motion to vacate judgment dismissing action to enforce information rights on res judicata grounds where existence of underlying clinical trial data had been known to parties in prior action, where they could have sued to enforce their information rights.

  • August 1, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Goodwin Swipes Dechert Funds Partner

    This is the second high-profile funds move in the city on Thursday, after Paul Weiss hired another Kirkland & Ellis funds partner.

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  • July 31, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Paul Weiss Hires Funds Partner From Kirkland

    The move comes as the firm continues to grow in London.

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  • July 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    IRS Issues New Guidance on Emergency Personal Expense and Domestic Abuse Victim Distributions

    Although the department and IRS are seeking comments to the guidance, plans may generally rely upon the guidance in administering emergency personal expense distributions and domestic abuse victim distributions.

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  • July 17, 2024 | Legaltech News

    Swedish Startup Leya Announces $25M Investment—Two Months After $10.5M Seed Round

    Since its founding in 2023, Leya, which offers a generative AI assistant that streamlines a number of legal tasks, has expanded to 10 European markets and has its sights set on a U.S. expansion.

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  • Litovich v. Bank of America Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Judges
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Gregory Rapawy, Eliana Margo Pfeffer, on the brief, David C. Frederick, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Christopher M. Burke, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Walter W. Noss, Kate Lv, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, San Diego, CA. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: George A. Zelcs, Chad E. Bell, Ryan Z. Cortazar, Korein Tillery LLC, Chicago, IL. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Glen E. Summers, Karma M. Giulianelli, Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, CO.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC: Matthew J. Porpora, Jonathan S. Carter, on the brief, Richard C. Pepperman II, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Bank of America Corporation, BofA Securities, Inc., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated: Adam S. Hakki, Richard F. Schwed, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Barclays Capital, Inc.: Barry G. Sher, Kevin P. Broughel, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC: Herbert S. Washer, Sheila C. Ramesh, Adam S. Mintz, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees JPMorgan Chase & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC: Robert D. Wick, John S. Playforth, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee NatWest Markets Securities Inc: Paul S. Mishkin, Adam G. Mehes, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Citigroup Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.: Jay Kasner, Karen M. Lent, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.: John F. Terzaken, Adrienne V. Baxley, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: Richard A. Rosen, Brad S. Karp, Susanna M. Buergel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Jane B. O'Brien, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC: Jayant W. Tambe, Laura W. Sawyer, Amanda L. Dollinger, Jones Day, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2905

    Judgment Vacated; Statute, Precedents Required Judge's Pre-Judgment Disqualification

  • Jaroslawicz v. M&T Bank Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-25
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Wallach
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Francis J. Murphy, Jr., Jonathan L. Parshall, Murphy, Spadaro & Landon, Wilmington, DE; Steven M. Coren, Benjamin M. Mather, Matthew R. Williams, Kauffman, Coren & Ress, P.C, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Brian M. Rostocki, Anne M. Steadman, Justin M. Forcier, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jonathan K. Youngwood, Janet A. Gochman, Tyler A. Anger, V. Noah Gimbel, Katherine A. Hardiman, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York, NY; Kevin R. Shannon, Daniel Rusk, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tracy Richelle High, Scott A. Foltz, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 15-00897-EJW

    Court did not err in denying class certification where its rulings did not constitute an impermissible "prediction" of plaintiffs' success on the merits and where there was no authority precluding the court from considering loss causation.

  • June 24, 2024 | Legaltech News

    Midyear Money: The Top 2024 Legal Tech Investments (So Far)

    Six months into 2024, and it's clear that legal tech funding is slowly, but steadily, bouncing back, spurred in significant part by booming interest in generative artificial intelligence.

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