New York-based M&A and disputes powerhouse Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is widely regarded as one of the leading firms for deal-related litigation at all stages, including trials in the Delaware Court of Chancery and appeals, and it frequently acts in some of the largest and most high-profile matters. The practice is led by standout M&A litigation partner William Savitt (who is ‘the dean of this work’) and litigation co-chair Jonathan Moses, who handles complex commercial, securities and antitrust litigation. Key partner Ryan McLeod is ‘one of the very best’, according to peers. Savitt, who recently led one of the most significant matters in recent history on behalf of Twitter when Elon Musk announced his intention to walk away from his agreement to buy the company for $44bn, also acted for electric vehicle company Volta Inc., formed by a SPAC merger, in shareholder litigation in California. McLeod’s record includes high-profile matters in the activist shareholder market.
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