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Court of Chancery Issues First Dismissal of a SPAC Disclosure Complaint

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/25/2024

In January 2022, Vice Chancellor Lori Will of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a groundbreaking opinion in In re MultiPlan Corp. Stockholders Litigation that paved the way for SPAC stockholders to bring direct breach of...more

Client Alert: The SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO with Fraud: Key Takeaways

Jenner & Block on 11/3/2023

This week, the SEC filed a high-profile litigation asserting fraud and internal controls charges against software company SolarWinds Corporation and its Chief Information Security Officer, Timothy G. Brown, in connection with...more

2022 Securities Litigation Year in Review

Jones Day on 2/8/2023

During 2022, securities case filings fell for the fourth consecutive year and were down slightly from 2021. The number of announced settlements rose substantially last year, as did total settlement amounts. The 2022...more

Delaware Court of Chancery Applies MFW Factors to ‘Reverse Spinoff

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/26/2022

The Court of Chancery’s decision in In re Match Group, Inc. Derivative Litigation1 is the latest example of how the Delaware Supreme Court’s watershed 2014 decision in Kahn v. M & F Worldwide Corp. (MFW)2 has been applied to...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - December 2022

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/5/2022

Cornerstone Research reports that during the first six months of 2022, plaintiffs filed 110 securities class actions, a pace that is generally in line — 2.8% higher — with what we saw in the second half of 2021. Looking...more

Securities and Other Shareholder Litigation in the Wake of COVID-19

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/19/2020

The current bear market began only a month ago and the securities plaintiffs’ bar wasted no time bringing its first set of actions. The stock market decline caused by COVID-19 has led to economic conditions this country has...more

Corporate Statements About GDPR Spark Securities Class Action Lawsuit

White and Williams LLP on 9/7/2018

Since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018, commentators and analysts have speculated about the regulation’s potential effect on securities class action suits based...more

2016 Securities and M&A Litigation Year in Review

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 2/14/2017

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to present its 2016 Securities and M&A Litigation Year in Review. This report covers some of the major developments in securities and M&A litigation over the past year. ...more

The Gorsuch Nomination: The Return of the Business Friendly Court?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/6/2017

Assuming Judge Gorsuch's confirmation, the Court will add a Justice with extensive commercial litigation experience, a particular expertise in antitrust and securities law, and a track record on the bench that demonstrates a...more

Second Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Certain Foreign Purchasers and Purchases from Securities Class Action

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes on 9/28/2016

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a lengthy opinion today in the long-running In re Vivendi, S.A. Securities Litigation, affirming the jury’s verdict on liability and addressing issues about loss...more

2016 Mid-Year Securities Litigation and Enforcement Highlights

BakerHostetler on 8/2/2016

Welcome to the 2016 Mid-Year Report From the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team. The purpose is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive Alerts, on matters...more

Delaware Court Holds Interested Directors Liable for "Fairer Price" In Going Private Transaction

Bracewell LLP on 9/9/2015

In one of the largest ever M&A-related recoveries for shareholders, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster ordered Dole Food Company, Inc.’s Chairman and CEO, David Murdock, and Dole’s former President, COO and General Counsel, C....more

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