Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner assists clients craft their pre-trial strategies and defends them before the courts in earnout disputes, allegations of fraud and other merger-related disputes. St. Louis-based Herb Giorgio handles everything from representations and warranties claims to earnout litigation, leading the team alongside fellow St. Louis litigator Mark Leadlove. Giorgio is currently defending EverQuote in a dispute with shareholders in the Delaware Court of Chancery, who allege EverQuote failed to make efforts to trigger earnout payments. Leading the team alongside Giorgio and Leadlove is San Francisco’s Meryl Macklin, whose practice encompasses both M&A and governance disputes. She is defending Ready Capital In Hawaii State Court against claims made by a shareholder that he lost money following a de-SPAC transaction to acquire several Broadmark entities.
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- 'Their experience, knowing the business impact of the matter are the unique aspects which are their strengths. The firm also practices good diversity principles.'
- 'Understanding our business and providing advice at a strategic level is what makes the individuals at BCLP different from their competitors.'
- 'The deep experience provides the expertise we need not only for claims management after the deal is closed but also for transactional documentation review and negotiation during the transaction process.'
- 'Meryl Macklin gives very practical advice and is excellent at evaluating risk and anticipating moves by the other side in disputes.'
Key clients
- AGS Health
- Ready Capital
- BioTrust Nutrition
- Safran
- EverQuote
- AeroGrow International Inc
- Shahriar Ekbatani
- Rise Broadband
Work highlights
- Defended Ready Capital in a case related to a de-SPAC deal to acquired various Broadmark entities, which had in turn been acquired in a de-SPAC deal in 2019 by Trinity Merger Corp.
- Defended EverQuote in a stock purchase agreement dispute in Delaware Chancery Court arising out of the failure to pay an earnout the plaintiff claims is due.
- Defended BioTrust Nutrition LLC against claims of fraud and breach of representations and warranties arising from the sale of BioTrust Nutrition, securing a favorable settlement.
Lawyers
Practice head
Herb Giorgio; Meryl Macklin; Mark Leadlove