Achieved voluntary dismissal of
related shareholder derivative actions.
Weil also successfully obtained the dismissal of
a related shareholder derivative action brought against the company's officers and directors.
Not exact matches
The investigation and conclusions of the Special Committee may result in claims and proceedings
relating to such matters, including previously disclosed
shareholder and
derivative litigation and
actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission and / or other governmental agencies and negative tax or other implications for the Company resulting from any accounting adjustments or other factors.
Business litigation includes several types of business -
related claims, such as breach of contract, partner disputes,
shareholder disputes, IP enforcement, employment claims,
derivative actions, and more.
Lead counsel for a public healthcare company and its CEO in defense of a securities fraud class
action and
related shareholder derivative suit.
Chris Groves focuses his practice on a variety of commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, insurance coverage litigation, bankruptcy adversary proceedings, employment -
related class
actions, consumer class
actions, corporate takeover litigation,
shareholder derivative litigation, patent infringement ligation, and license agreement disputes.
He has handled complex commercial disputes,
shareholder derivative litigation, declaratory judgment
actions, and has secured emergency injunctions
relating to claims for breach of contract, fiduciary duties, fraud and professional negligence.
Our expertise spans disputes
relating to joint ventures,
derivative actions, unfair prejudice petitions, misfeasance, breaches of directors» duties, misappropriation of company funds,
shareholder deadlock, breach of warranty and indemnity claims,
shareholder leaver clauses and issues arising out of covenants.
Mr. Escalante has experience handling large consumer class
action lawsuits, arbitrations,
shareholder derivative actions, purchase price adjustment disputes, breach of contract claims, and other
related matters.
Many representations have involved dozens of
related shareholder derivative and class
action claims.
Successfully represented Fairway Group Holdings Corp. and its private equity owner in a securities class
action and
shareholder derivative litigation
relating to Fairway's 2013 initial public offering and subsequent disclosures.
Represented Co-founders of Marvell Technology Group in class
action and
related shareholder derivative lawsuits and parallel regulatory investigations.
Represented the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Apple, Inc. in an internal investigation into the alleged backdating of stock option grants received by Apple executives including Steve Jobs, as well as the Apple Special Litigation Committee in
related shareholder derivative lawsuits and class
action litigation.