Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton‘s securities and M&A litigation group has extensive experience thanks to partners that have served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office and can handle large and complex matters including claims related to directors’ and officers’ fiduciary duties. Frequently acting for special committees, financial advisors, and acquirers in disputes, both in state and federal courts, the firm often appears in big cases in the Delaware Chancery Court. It has a strong bench of partners in New York, led by Roger Cooper who is acting for T-Mobile in class action and derivative litigation concerning alleged breach of their fiduciary duties in connection with the company’s merger with Sprint in 2020. Emerging partner talent Mark McDonald also plays a pivotal role in that case. Cooper also secured the dismissal of class action for Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and Frutarom Industries concerning their integration. Experienced trial lawyer Victor Hou and Rahul Mukhi, who works from both the New York and Silicon Valley offices and focuses on enforcement and regulatory matters, are also involved in significant deal-related cases.
Key clients
- National Amusements, Inc
- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
- T-Mobile USA
- Empire Resorts
- Juul Labs
- Goldman Sachs
Work highlights
- Advising National Amusements, Inc. and Shari Redstone in lawsuits in the Delaware Chancery Court challenging the fairness of the $30bn merger of CBS and Viacom in 2019.
- Advising T-Mobile and certain of its officers and directors in a purported direct and derivative class action brought by a T-Mobile stockholder in the Delaware Chancery Court.
- Advising Empire Resorts, certain former officers and directors of Empire and Empire’s acquirers in a putative class action brought by former stockholders of Empire in Delaware Chancery Court following the acquisition of Empire Resorts by its majority stockholder Kien Huat Realty III Limited, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the merger.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Roger Cooper