Securities Litigation

Chopp v. Bradway, et al. (D. Del.); Seafarers Pension Plan v. Bradway, et al. (N.D. Ill.; 7th Cir.)

Obtained back-to-back wins in a one-week span in 2020 for Boeing, securing dismissal of two separate derivative actions concerning its 737 Max Aircraft; one of these decisions was the first to apply a forum-selection bylaw that requires derivative actions to be filed in Delaware Chancery Court to a federal claim subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction.

Tung, et al. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al. (S.D.N.Y.; 2d Cir.)

Won back-to-back dismissals, affirmed on appeal, for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) and its officers in a purported securities class action arising out of a drop in the company's stock price following a clinical trial assessing Opdivo as a first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer.

In re Honeywell International Inc. Consolidated Stockholder Litigation (D. Del.); Kanefsky, et al. v. Honeywell International Inc., et al. (D.N.J.)

Honeywell and certain of its officers and directors in the successful resolution of a securities class action and derivative litigation filed in New Jersey and Delaware federal courts arising from the company’s accounting for asbestos-related liabilities. The derivative claims in the District of Delaware were dismissed with prejudice in 2024 and final settlement of the class action was achieved in 2022.

Obtained the complete dismissal of a Honeywell employee and former officer of Garrett Motion, Inc., in a putative securities class action alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act arising out of Honeywell's spin-off of Garrett and its accounting for asbestos-related liabilities.

Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, et al. v. Goldsmith, et al. (Del. Ch.)

Obtained the complete dismissal of claims for breach of fiduciary duty against Thoma Bravo, Instructure, and certain of Instructure’s directors and officers in connection with Thoma Bravo’s $2 billion take-private acquisition of education software company Instructure. In what has become a relative rarity for post-closing Revlon cases informed by Section 220 discovery, the court granted Kirkland’s motion in full and adopted nearly all of Kirkland’s arguments in the process.

Plymouth County Retirement Assoc., et al. v. Array Technologies, Inc. et al. (S.D.N.Y.)

Obtained the complete dismissal of a consolidated putative class action against Oaktree Capital Management and certain of its affiliates and professionals alleging violations of federal securities laws and breach of fiduciary duty arising out of Array Technologies Inc.’s initial public offering and its secondary public offerings.

Brokerage Jamie Goldenberg Komen Rev. Trust v. Breyer, et al. (Del. Ch.)

Won complete dismissal in 2020 for certain former officers and directors of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (21CF) (including Co-Executive Chairmen Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan K. Murdoch, CEO James R. Murdoch) and Fox Corporation, of a shareholder action arising out of 21CF’s $73.1 billion merger with The Walt Disney Company. The plaintiff, a stockholder of 21CF, alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment related to certain compensation awards made by 21CF’s compensation committee to the Murdochs.

Perez v. Target (D. Minn.); Gervat v. Cornell, et al. (Minn. Dist. Ct.); Craig, et al. v. Target, et al. (M.D. Fla.)

Target Corporation and numerous of its current and former directors as lead counsel in securities litigation and shareholder derivative litigation relating to inventory statements as well as securities litigation arising out of Target’s 2023 LGBTQ+ Pride campaign.