- Representing a higher education services provider, along with certain of its current officers, in a securities class action in Delaware federal court, a shareholder derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and an FTC action in Arizona federal court.
- Representing a global payments technology company in a shareholder derivative action alleging a breach of fiduciary duty claims arising out of violations of the FTC Act.
- Representing a multinational health insurance and health care services company in an SEC investigation arising out of a significant cybersecurity incident.
- Represented Dell Technologies Inc. and certain Dell directors in Delaware litigation arising out of the company’s multibillion-dollar share exchange and represented Dell in related books and records litigation brought by Carl Icahn.
- Represented Dell Technologies Inc. in Delaware Chancery Court in a stockholder suit challenging the sale of Pivotal Software, Inc. to VMware., Inc.
- Represented a financial services company in a securities class action filed in the Northern District of Georgia and in appeal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Represented The Wendy’s Company and certain of its officers and directors in a consolidated shareholder derivative action arising out of a criminal cyberattack.
- Represented the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer and certain of its officers and directors in consolidated shareholder derivative litigation alleging claims arising out of a third-party criminal cyberattack. The defendants won their motion to dismiss in a precedent-setting decision.
- Represented a communications technology company in an SEC investigation arising out of a cybersecurity incident.
- Represented the board of a warehousing and transportation company in an internal investigation following a series of cyberattacks on the company.
- Represented the board-level Special Litigation Committee of a producer and marketer of packaged bakery goods in investigation arising out of a shareholder demand.
- Represented International Speedway Corporation and certain of its officers and directors in an action alleging breach of fiduciary duty in an acquisition of the company by NASCAR Holdings Inc.
- Represented a multinational property and casualty insurer in a Delaware shareholder derivative action alleging breach of fiduciary duty claims arising out of a related-party transaction.
- Represented one of the country’s largest postsecondary education providers in False Claims Act litigation.
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Public companies and their directors and officers count on Cara when they are facing high-stakes securities class actions, shareholder derivative litigation, M&A litigation, and regulatory and internal investigations, including matters arising out of criminal cyberattacks.