M&A/Corporate Governance Litigation

Publications

Claims for Damages Against Company Directors: Summary Review for 2016 and the First Six Months of 2017
25 October 2017

Natalia A. Drebezgina
,
Alan Kartashkin
,
Alyona N. Kucher
,
Dmitri V. Nikiforov
,
Elena Klutchareva
,
Roman L. Sadovsky
Delaware Court of Chancery Determines Fair Value in Dell Appraisal
1 June 2016

Gregory V. Gooding
,
Gary W. Kubek
,
Maeve O'Connor
,
William D. Regner
,
Jeffrey J. Rosen
New York Adopts Delaware's MFW Standard for Going-Private Mergers
6 May 2016

Andrew L. Bab
,
Gregory V. Gooding
,
Gary W. Kubek
,
Maeve O'Connor
,
William D. Regner
Inside Information Disclosure Regime: No Exception for NEDS and INEDs
14 March 2016

Mark Johnson
,
Christy Leung
,
Yu Dong
Delaware Supreme Court Affirms “Narrow” Rural/Metro Ruling; Declines to Characterize Sell-Side Financial Advisors as “Gatekeepers”
1 December 2015

Andrew L. Bab
,
Gregory V. Gooding
,
Gary W. Kubek
,
Maeve O'Connor
,
William D. Regner
In re Dole Food Co.: When Stockholders Deserve a Fairer Price
28 August 2015

Andrew L. Bab
,
Gregory V. Gooding
,
Gary W. Kubek
,
Maeve O'Connor
,
William D. Regner

Upcoming Events

How to Minimize Corruption Risks with Consortia and M&A Transactions
25-26 July 2018

American Conference Institute

ACI's 9th Global Forum on Anti-Corruption in High Risk Markets

Washington, DC

Speaker: Andrew M. Levine

Speaking Engagements

Recent Events

The Evolving Role of Bank Board of Directors
8 November 2017

The Clearing House

The Clearing House Annual Conference

New York, New York

Speaker: Mary Jo White

Speaking Engagements
M&A Disputes in Publicly Listed Companies
19 May 2017

Gessel

Gessel M&A Arbitration Conference

Warsaw, Poland

Speaker: Wendy J. Miles, QC

Speaking Engagements
Attorney-Client Privilege in Corporate Transactions
22 October 2015

New York City Bar Association

Preserving Attorney-Client in M&A Transactions

New York, New York

Speaker: William H. Taft V

Speaking Engagements
Deal Litigation: Trends and Tactics
8 May 2015

Inter-Pacific Bar Association

IPBA 2015

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Speaker: Mark Johnson

Speaking Engagements

Known for their exceptional judgment and strategic advice, Debevoise litigators regularly represent boards of directors, acquirers, target companies and special board committees in merger and acquisition litigation, partnership disputes, shareholder derivative demands and lawsuits, and in fiduciary duty litigation in state and federal courts around the country. Debevoise lawyers serve as trusted advisers to companies, individuals, boards and board committees on corporate governance matters of all kinds – and particularly for matters that require critical strategic decisions in the face of substantial economic risk or reputational exposure. Whether responding to a derivative demand, contesting a transaction or defending a deal, corporations and their boards routinely turn to Debevoise litigators for their judgment and business-savvy advice. Debevoise lawyers have an exceptional record of achieving early resolution of even the most complex and potentially costly cases – including obtaining dismissal of claims against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York challenging FRBNY’s historic $85 billion rescue of AIG in 2008, and representing the Special Committee and other independent directors of Dell in defeating requests for expedition and obtaining dismissal of 26 stockholder class actions challenging the company’s proposed $25 billion going-private transaction.Debevoise litigators are collaborative at every level and work in close coordination with the firm's corporate lawyers to provide comprehensive, fully integrated strategic advice. Corporate governance litigation can be uniquely disruptive for companies and the individual officers and directors whose actions are challenged, but Debevoise litigators work with their clients at each step of the process to minimize that disruption and prioritize business objectives. With insight, experience, and substantive legal expertise, Debevoise’s litigators work with their colleagues and clients to achieve the best results on the full range of corporate governance matters.