Corporate and Securities
Litigation

Key contacts

Our global group has extensive experience in all kindsof corporate and securities litigation. Our European andU.S. practices are trusted advisors in their markets.

Jon M. Talotta,

In particular because of the global nature of our group,
we are able to offer seamless advice, worldwide andacross all industries.

New York

Northern Virginia

William (Bill) M. Regan,
Ann C. Kim,
Los Angeles

Courtney Devon Taylor,

Representative experience
Secured a dismissal with prejudice for Papa John’s in aSection 10(b) securities class action arising frominappropriate statements by the company’s founder
and an article alleging workplace misconduct issues.
Affirmation by Delaware Supreme Court ruling for ourclient on equitable grounds that the “affirmativedeception” by the founder/director of tech company
voided his attempt to take over control of the company.
Represented the buyer in a US$2.5 billion public hotel
REIT merger against shareholder class action suit in
Delaware federal court alleging disclosure claims.
Representing a privately held U.S. energy company in aseries of bet-the-company cases pending in Texas
against claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of theunderlying investment agreement, and fraud.
Won US$385 million jury trial for aerospace company
Orbital ATK, Inc. in a case involving derivative claims
alleging breach of fiduciary duty over dissolution ofPhiladelphia

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Areas of focus
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Litigation in Europe

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Secured dismissal of a RICO action seeking US$1billion in damages in the Southern District of New Yorkfor a multi-billion euro REIT based in Luxembourg, theirlargest shareholder, and other executives.
Representing a former investor in a hedge fund in
high-profile litigation as trial counsel against claims ofbreaches of fiduciary duty, fraud, conspiracy, and mailand wire fraud under the RICO statute.
Advising founder/chairman of a consumer company on
securities class actions and derivative suits in Marylandfederal and state courts, alleging securities fraud andbreach of fiduciary duty claims.
Representing of one of China’s leading specialty
chemical companies, as well as its individual directors,
in three related class action litigations stemming from a
proposed controlling shareholder transaction.
Leading in a RICO action pending in the US District
Court for the District of Puerto Rico brought byresidents of Puerto Rico against 15 defendants, with
US$ billions at stake.
Representing a U.S. pharmaceutical company inconnection with two subpoenas it has received
concerning disclosure and accrual issues related to oneof its products, including representation before the SEC.
Advising on a high-stakes post-closing dispute that
arose out of high-value M&A, including novel issues of,among other things, employment, real estate,international trade and commercial contract law.

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