Alexander Rodney

Securities, Shareholder and M&A Litigation

• Target Corporation and certain of its officers and directors, defending a putative securities class action filed in Minnesota federal court arising out of Target’s inventory management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Obtained complete dismissal with prejudice. Also obtained dismissal of parallel shareholder derivative actions.
• Target Corporation and certain of its officers and directors, defending multiple securities and shareholder derivative actions filed in Florida federal court arising out of Target’s Pride collection. Ongoing.
• Private equity fund in connection with preliminary injunction to enjoin merger. Defeated preliminary injunction.
• EQT Corporation in a lawsuit and preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin EQT’s $35 billion merger with Equitrans. Defeated preliminary injunction.
• EQT Corporation and certain of its officers and directors, defending a consolidated putative securities class action, related, individual securities fraud lawsuits and shareholder derivative actions, filed in Pennsylvania federal court arising out of EQT’s $6.7 billion acquisition of Rice Energy. Ongoing.
• Mylan in a lawsuit and preliminary injunction filed by Perrigo challenging certain disclosure statements that Mylan made in connection with its $27 billion proposal to acquire Perrigo. Defeated preliminary injunction.
• Acadia Healthcare Company in a putative securities class action in Tennessee federal court. Ongoing.
• Vista Equity Partners, Integral Ad Science, and its CEO in a putative securities class action and shareholder derivative actions in the Southern District of New York. Ongoing.
• Civitas Resources, its CEO and CFO in a putative securities class action in New Jersey federal court. Ongoing.
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in shareholder action filed in Delaware Chancery Court. Successfully resolved.

Other Complex Commercial Litigation

• Hedge fund in an AAA arbitration arising from a dispute with fund founder. Won at arbitration.
• Fortune 100 insurance company in ARIAS arbitration arising out of a reinsurance transaction. Won at arbitration.
• Alcon Laboratories in connection with more than 50 antitrust class actions consolidated in the Middle District of Florida. Successfully resolved.
• Fortune 100 consumer products company in multi-billion-dollar exclusive licensing dispute. Successfully resolved.
• Airbnb in connection with a preliminary injunction in the Southern District of New York to block implementation of NYC ordinance. Obtained preliminary injunction.
• Airbnb in defending against claims of unfair competition in New York Commercial Division and First Department. Obtained complete dismissal with prejudice in the Commercial Division and affirmance in First Department.
• Tech unicorn founder in connection with corporate governance and partnership dispute. Successfully resolved.
• Tech unicorn in connection with AAA arbitrations alleging violations of various state statutes. Successfully resolved.
• Colgate-Palmolive in several product-liability lawsuits filed in California state court. Won at trial and successfully resolved other actions.
• Novartis Pharmaceuticals in S.D.N.Y. action alleging violations of the FCA and Anti-Kickback Statute.
• IBM in federal litigation and 10th Circuit appeal alleging unfair competition and tortious interference.

*Some representations occurred prior to joining Kirkland

Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP

• Counsel, 2020–2022
• Senior Associate, 2018–2020

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

• Associate, 2013–2018