Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is extremely visible in relation to derivative shareholder litigation and has a long history in the practice area. William Savitt is at the forefront of many of the highest-profile mandates handled by the team, achieving a myriad successes for clients in high-stakes M&A and shareholder derivative litigation, including before the Delaware Court of Chancery. Savitt’s work also touches on securities litigation matters, including those with consequential and potentially precedent-setting implications. Ryan McLeod is very adept at handling M&A litigation, while Jonathan Moses, who co-heads the overarching litigation team alongside Savitt, has a broad-based offering that includes a significant amount of M&A and securities litigation.
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Key clients
- Amazon
- Bayer AG
- Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
- Chemours
- Coinbase
- Comerica
- Consensys
- Fox Corp.
- Meta
- Raytheon Technologies
Work highlights
Representing Coinbase Global in pathbreaking litigation against the SEC into whether certain of its businesses involve “securities.”
Represented Fox Corporation in advising independent directors on derivative litigation brought in connection with the Dominion defamation lawsuit settlement.
Represented Meta in derivative litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Lawyers
Practice head
William Savitt; Jonathan Moses
Other key lawyers
Sarah Eddy; Ryan McLeod; Anitha Reddy; Carrie Reilly; Cynthia Fernandez Lumermann