• Feurer v. Zuckerberg

    Publication Date: 2021-10-20
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel K. Astin, Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, Wilmington, DE; Richard D. Greenfield, Marguerite R. Goodman, Ann M. Caldwell, Greenfield & Goodman LLC, Philadelphia, PA; Albert A. Ciardi III, Walter W. Gouldsbury III, Ciardi, Ciardi & Astin, Philadelphia, PA; Kevin H. Davenport, Samuel L. Closic, John G. Day, Elizabeth Wang, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews; Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer, LLC; Geoffrey M. Johnson, Scott+Scott Attorneys At Law LLP, Cleveland Heights, OH; Donald A. Broggi, William C. Fredericks, Scott R. Jacobsen, Jing-Li Yu, Scott+Scott Attorneys At Law LLP, New York, NY; Daniel B. Rehns, Frank R. Schirripa, Kurt M. Hunciker, Kathryn Hettler, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP, New York, NY; Brian J. Robbins, Stephen J. Oddo, Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Rob-bins LLP, San Diego, CA; Thomas J. McKenna, Gregory M. Egleston, Gainey McKenna & Egleston, New York, NY; Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Daniel E. Barenbaum, Berman Tabacco, San Francisco, CA; Joseph W. Cotchett, Mark Molumphy, Julia Peng, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP; Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Frederic S. Fox, Laurence D. King, Hae Sung Nam, Donnie Hall, Aaron Schwartz, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY; Kathleen A. Herkenhoff, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, Oakland, CA; Catherine Pratsinakis, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Nathan A. Cook, Mae Oberste, Block & Leviton LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kurt M. Heyman, Melissa N. Donimirski, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jason M. Leviton, Joel Fleming, Lauren G. Milgroom, Block & Leviton LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David E. Ross, R. Garrett Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Orin Snyder, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Brian M. Lutz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Paul J. Collins, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Joshua S. Lipshutz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69574

    The court held that consolidation of cases was not appropriate where one case's derivative plaintiffs made no demand on the corporate board and the other case's single plaintiff chose to make a demand that was subsequently refused.

  • October 18, 2021 | Daily Business Review

    AXS Law Partner Courtney Caprio Quit Big Law to Bet on Herself

    The native Virginian worked at a string of Big Law firms after moving to Miami, but ultimately found an ideal balance of interesting cases and flexibility at a Wynwood boutique.

    7 minute read

  • October 18, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    N.Y. District Court Rejects ADA Claim Against Website Owner

    In this edition of her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis discusses a decision that offers support for the view that the websites of businesses with no public-facing, physical retail operations are not included in the ADA's definition of "public accommodations," and, therefore, that these businesses need not undergo the time and expense of making their websites ADA-compliant.

    9 minute read

  • Brookfield Asset Mgmt., Inc. v. Rosson

    Publication Date: 2021-10-06
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: 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 for appellants.
    for defendant: Ned Weinberger, Derrick Farrell, Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Steven J. Purcell, Douglas E. Julie, Robert H. Lefkowitz, Kaitlyn T. Devenyns, Purcell Julie & Lefkowitz LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy S. Friedman, David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for appellees.

    Case Number: D69560

    Court overruled the Gentile carve-out doctrine where it created analytical tension with Tooley and other legal doctrines permitted stockholders to pursue direct claims for fiduciary breaches.

  • Dickson v. The Afiya Center

    Publication Date: 2021-09-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Pedersen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-20-00988-CV

    Appellants, Mark Lee Dickson and Right to Life East Texas challenged the trial court's order denying their second amended motion to dismiss under the Texas Citizens Participation Act.

  • Appellate Term, Second Department: September 7, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-09-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, Second Department, Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth JudicIal Districts & Ninth and Tenth JudicIal DisTRICTS
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Term, Second Department: September 7, 2021

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: September 3, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-09-08
    Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: September 3, 2021

  • September 3, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

    How Cyber, D&O Insurance Can Mitigate Risk to C-Suite and Board Following a Cyber Attack

    Since the start of the pandemic, cyber criminals have become increasingly brazen. An unfortunate byproduct of these emboldened criminals is that fallout from their cyber attacks has become increasingly public, disruptive, and detrimental to public and private companies.

    8 minute read

  • September 1, 2021 | The American Lawyer

    Big Law and Regional Firms Pool Resources to Fight Systemic Racism in Carolinas

    "These are generational issues that require generational solutions and generational energy," said Thomas Griffin, managing partner at Carolinas-based Parker Poe.

    4 minute read

  • August 31, 2021 | The American Lawyer

    After US Raises, What Does a First-Year Associate Cost Around the World?

    As global firms grapple with the American approach to the salary wars, we looked around the globe to learn what an entry-level lawyer makes in a wide variety of major markets.

    13 minute read