Our firm, together with Wachtell Lipton, represented KKR Financial Holdings LLC and its directors in stockholder litigation challenging a ~$2.6 billion merger with KKR & Co. LP. Affirming dismissal, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a seminal decision on the business judgment rule.
Our firm, together with Kirkland & Ellis, successfully represented BMC Software in an appraisal trial arising from the $6.9 billion acquisition of BMC by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital.
Ross Aronstam & Moritz, together with Wachtell Lipton, represented Blyth, Inc. and its directors in connection with stockholder litigation challenging Blyth's acquisition by Carlyle Group, resulting in plaintiffs voluntarily dismissing their claims.
Our firm, together with Proskauer Rose, represented venture-backed software company SilkRoad in litigation brought by a founder and several early stockholders challenging a financing round, resulting in a favorable global settlement.
Our firm sucessfully represented a substantial stockholder of ACell in an expedited trial to confirm the removal the incumbent directors through a consent solicitation and election of our client's board slate.
The firm, together with Pierce Atwood, successfully represented SmartPill in its defense of a books and records action arising under DGCL § 220.
The firm, together with Quinn Emanuel and Katten Muchin, represented an indenture trustee for senior noteholders in expedited litigation seeking appointment of a receiver over Caesars' operating subsidiary, resulting in a favorable agreement with Caesars.
The firm, together with Andrews Kurth, represented Enterprise Products Partners L.P., in litigation arising out of its $6 billion acquisition of Oiltanking Partners LP.
Our firm was retained as appellate counsel and successfully defended a Court of Chancery decision concerning the composition of the board of a Delaware nonprofit, nonstock corporation.
Ross Aronstam & Moritz, together with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, represented Zale in an appraisal action arising out of Zale's acquisition by Signet Jewelers. The action settled on favorable terms.
Our firm represented American Realty Capital Properties in expedited litigation to specifically enforce the terms of a $700 million equity purchase agreement, leading to a favorable settlement.
Represented DIRECTV Corp. and its directors in consolidated stockholder class actions challenging AT&T Inc.’s $48 billion acquisition of DIRECTV. The stockholder-plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the consolidated action in late October 2014.
Ross Aronstam & Moritz, together with Wachtell Lipton, represented members of a special committee of Activision's Board in stockholder litigation challenging an approximately $8 billion stock purchase transaction.
Our firm, together with Baker & McKenzie, successfully represented the limited partners of a real estate investment fund in a statutory proceeding holding that the limited partners properly removed the defendant general partner.
Our firm represented Bank of New York Mellon, as Property Trustee, in a successful appeal upholding its claim on behalf of holders of Commerzbank Trust Preferred Securities ("TruPS") that Commerzbank's capital payments on another series of hybrid securities "pushed" payments on the TruPS at issue.
Our firm, along with Wilson Sonsini, represented Polycom in expedited litigation to specifically enforce the terms of a purchase and sale agreement by which an affiliate of Sun Capital agreed to purchase Polycom’s Spectralink business unit.
Our firm successfully represented principals of a limited partnership and an LLC in a Chancery trial, and subsequent appeal, brought by a former colleague claiming interests in the entities.