Since joining Kirkland, Jonathan has been involved in the following representative matters:
- EQT Corporation and certain of its officers and directors, defending a consolidated putative securities class action arising out of EQT’s $6.7 billion acquisition of Rice Energy.
- EQT Corporation in connection with EQT’s acquisition of Equitrans Midstream Corporation. Defeated preliminary injunction.
- Vista Equity Partners and EngageSmart in fiduciary duty and securities litigation arising out of Vista’s $4 billion take-private acquisition of EngageSmart.
- Vista Equity Partners, Integral Ad Science, and its CEO in a putative securities class action in New York.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Jonathan was involved in the following representative matters:
- Hedge Fund Sponsor and partners in connection with common law fraud claim brought in New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division. The court granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim.
- Special Litigation Committee of Board of large healthcare company in connection with certain derivative claims.