Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is extremely visible in relation to derivative shareholder litigation and has a long history in the practice area. William Savitt is at the forefront of many of the highest-profile mandates handled by the team, achieving a myriad successes for clients in high-stakes M&A and shareholder derivative litigation, including before the Delaware Court of Chancery. Savitt’s work also touches on securities litigation matters, including those with consequential and potentially precedent-setting implications. Ryan McLeod is very adept at handling M&A litigation, while Jonathan Moses, who co-heads the overarching litigation team alongside Savitt, has a broad-based offering that includes a significant amount of M&A and securities litigation.
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Clients clés

  • Amazon
  • Bayer AG
  • Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
  • Chemours
  • Coinbase
  • Comerica
  • Consensys
  • Fox Corp.
  • Meta
  • Raytheon Technologies

Points forts

  • Representing Coinbase Global in pathbreaking litigation against the SEC into whether certain of its businesses involve “securities.”
  • Represented Fox Corporation in advising independent directors on derivative litigation brought in connection with the Dominion defamation lawsuit settlement.
  • Represented Meta in derivative litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Avocats

Responsable de la pratique

William Savitt; Jonathan Moses

Autres avocats clés

Sarah Eddy; Ryan McLeod; Anitha Reddy; Carrie Reilly; Cynthia Fernandez Lumermann