Shareholders, Material Adverse Effects

Top Commercial Disputes of 2024: What You Need to Know and What to Look Out for in 2025

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/3/2025

As we begin 2025 and set our goals for the new year (realistic or unrealistic), we outline some of the significant English court rulings from 2024 and the key lessons they offer for the year ahead. In 2024, the courts...more

Once More Unto the (Material) Breach: Twitter Sues Elon Musk to Enforce Agreement

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 7/21/2022

On July 12, 2022, Twitter, Inc. sued Elon Musk and certain of his special purpose entity affiliates in the Delaware Court of Chancery, seeking specific performance to force Mr. Musk to close on his agreement to purchase...more

Notable decisions from Delaware courts

White & Case LLP on 7/30/2021

Williams: Court of Chancery Finds Poison Pill Unenforceable - In February, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a shareholder rights plan (a "poison pill") adopted by The Williams Companies, Inc. at the onset of the...more

2021 securities, shareholder, and M&A litigation outlook - April 2021

Hogan Lovells on 4/13/2021

One year ago, when we were finalizing our outlook for 2020, the world was in the early throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. While we anticipated that 2021 would bring many new challenges, few, if any, of us predicted at the time...more

Q&A: Directors’ Delaware Law Questions During the Pandemic

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/12/2020

Skadden partner Edward Micheletti, who heads the litigation practice of the firm’s Wilmington office, answers common Delaware law questions facing boards of directors during the COVID-19 crisis....more

Quarterly Corporate / M&A Decisions Update: Q4 2018

Hogan Lovells on 2/22/2019

This update is designed to highlight selected important M&A, corporate and commercial court decisions on a quarterly basis. The update contains brief summaries of each decision with links to more robust discussions. ...more