Representing Thoma Bravo LP in a putative class action brought on behalf of former shareholders where the plaintiff alleges Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of a California-based enterprise software company violated target company’s charter and harmed shareholders by allowing the founder and controlling shareholder to roll over their equity into a post-closing private entity.
Representing Pioneer Merger Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, and its officers/directors in a putative class action brought on behalf of shareholders where the plaintiff asserts breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims in connection with board’s decision concerning distribution of merger termination fee received by the company.
Represented Sun Pharmaceuticals and Ranbaxy in a putative class action litigation where plaintiffs alleged that Ranbaxy made fraudulent misrepresentations to the FDA, which led to its receipt of tentative approval to manufacture generic versions of Nexium®, Valcyte® and Diovan®.
Represented Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Sun Pharmaceuticals, and Upsher-Smith Laboratories in a class action litigation where plaintiff alleged settlement agreements with brand manufacturer in connection with resolution of patent litigation concerning the Alzheimer’s drug Namenda® contained anti-competitive reverse payments.
Represented Teva Pharmaceuticals and its affiliates in breach of contract litigation arising out of an alleged failure to use commercially reasonable efforts to market a brand drug, Amrix®.
Represented corporate investors in oil and gas venture in litigation asserting claims against former business partners for conspiracy, tortious interference with business relations, fraud, and breach of contract, and defended investors in litigations commenced in multiple jurisdictions pertaining to the same investments.
Represented health insurance company in putative class actions where plaintiffs asserted violations of ERISA, RICO, and various state consumer and antitrust claims relating to use of specialty networks in assessing insurance claims.