Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York has standout litigators in head of litigation Tariq Mundiya, and co-chairs of M&A litigation Sameer Advani and Shaimaa Hussein. Together they handle complex matters for large corporates, controlling shareholders, boards of directors, special committees and financial advisors. The work includes Delaware activism and takeover litigation, contentious going private transactions, and matters concerning alleged conflicts of directors or financial advisors. Hussein led a team that is representing directors of Spruce Power Holding Corporation, formerly known as Pivotal Investment Corporation, in a challenge to a SPAC transaction in which Pivotal bought vehicle electrification company XL Hybrids.
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Key clients
- Directors and Officer of Spruce Power Holding Corporation f/k/a XL Fleet Corp. f/k/a Pivotal Investment Corporation II
- GenapSys Inc.
- Sarissa Capital Management LP and Alexander J. Denner
- Dan Caruso
- Mesquite Creek Wind LLC (joint venture between Sumitomo Corporation and Duke Energy)
- PE Fund LP, Green Health Endeavors LLC, and William Wrigley, Jr.
Work highlights
- Representing a former officer and directors of Pivotal Investment Corporation II (Pivotal) and in federal and state court litigation challenging a SPAC transaction in which Pivotal purchased XL Hybrids, Inc. (XL), a leading vehicle electrification provider.
- Represented biotech company GenapSys Inc. in a multi-front battle that featured actions in a California state court, the Delaware Court of Chancery, and the Delaware bankruptcy court, and ultimately prevailed over the former CEO and founder’s repeated attempts to seize control of the DNA-sequencing company.
- Representing defendants Alexander J. Denner, Sarissa Capital Domestic Fund LP, Sarissa Capital Management GP LLC, Sarissa Capital Management LP, and Sarissa Capital Offshore Master fund LP in litigation arising from the 2018 sale of Bioverativ Inc. to Sanofi S.A.
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Tariq Mundiya, Sameer Advani, Shaimaa Hussein