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Texas Business Court Quarterly Update – 2026 Q2 Summaries
In the second quarter of 2026, the Texas Business Court continued to build on the progress of its first two …
July 29, 2026
July 29, 2026 • 31-minute read
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Complex Commercial Litigation
Jeff is a litigator whose practice focuses on representing companies and their directors and officers in disputes relating to mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and federal securities laws. He has extensive experience at the trial and appellate levels in Delaware and federal courts. In addition to his litigation practice, Jeff regularly assesses potential litigation for clients planning transactions. Jeff is also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law, where he teaches a seminar on mergers and acquisitions litigation. Before joining Vinson & Elkins, Jeff served as a law clerk for the Honorable Gerard E. Lynch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Honorable Sidney H. Stein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
(Del. Ch.) – Obtained post-trial judgment and affirmance by Delaware Supreme Court in favor of defendants in class action lawsuit seeking $1.6 billion in damages and alleging general partner breached its duties by agreeing to merge MLP with an affiliate energy company
(Del. Ch.) – Co-first chaired trial securing complete victory regarding the proper LLC membership interest in manufacturing company
(Del. Ch.) – Obtained dismissal of fiduciary duty claims against private equity company challenging the fairness of the sale of its portfolio company
(Del. Ch.) – Obtained dismissal of fiduciary duty claims against special committee members arising from their approval of merger of renewable power company with its controlling stockholder
(Del. Ch.) – Obtained dismissal of derivative claims against energy company and its directors challenging compensation awarded to company’s CEO
(Del. Ch.) – Resolved for no monetary consideration derivative claims against general partner relating to its oversight of pipeline company’s operations
(Del. Super. Ct.) – Defended beverage company against tortious interference claim relating to an acquisition, which was favorably settled shortly before trial
(Del. Ch.) – Successfully opposed stockholder’s application for temporary restraining order that sought to extend aircraft leasing company’s director nomination window
(Del. Ch.) – Defended private equity company in derivative litigation challenging a financing with energy company in which it held substantial stock, successfully opposing plaintiff’s motion to expedite the litigation in light of energy company’s then-pending merger
(Del. Ch.) – Obtained favorable settlement on behalf of plaintiff minority member of alternative energy LLC for claims against managing member relating to the sale of the LLC
(Del. Ch.) – After narrowing claims through a motion to dismiss, obtained favorable settlement on behalf of private equity company and its director nominees as defendants for claims arising from the merger of two of its portfolio exploration and production companies
(5th Cir.) – Obtained affirmance of dismissal of securities fraud claims challenging pipeline company’s disclosures regarding its operations and maintenance efforts
(3d Cir.) – Obtained affirmance of dismissal of securities fraud claims challenging death care company’s accounting and revenue recognition disclosures
(N.D. Tex.) – While motion to dismiss was pending, obtained favorable settlement on behalf of defendant private equity company for controller liability claims based on business risk and accounting disclosures of its portfolio manufacturing company
(E.D. Pa.) – In advance of summary judgment, obtained favorable settlement of securities fraud claims challenging exploration and production company’s disclosures in merger proxy statement
(S.D.N.Y.) – Obtained favorable settlement for crypto asset mining company and certain officers and directors against Section 11 claims regarding its IPO registration statement
(S.D.N.Y.) – While motion to dismiss was pending, obtained favorable settlement for SPAC directors and sponsor entity against Section 14(a) claims regarding proxy for de-SPAC transaction with solar energy financing platform
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Client Alerts
Texas Business Court Quarterly Update – 2026 Q2 Summaries
In the second quarter of 2026, the Texas Business Court continued to build on the progress of its first two …
July 29, 2026
July 29, 2026 • 31-minute read
Articles
Delaware v. Texas: 5 Strategies for Evaluating Reincorporation Options
Delaware has long been the default jurisdiction for most U.S. public companies because of its well-established corporate laws and highly …
May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026 • 3-minute read
Client Alerts
Texas Business Court Quarterly Update – 2026 Q1 Summaries
In the first quarter of 2026, the Texas Business Court continued to make progress through the ever-growing number of lawsuits appearing on its dockets.
April 23, 2026
April 23, 2026 • 20-minute read
Client Alerts
On April 13, 2026, Vice Chancellor Bonnie W. David of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed three derivative lawsuits pursuant …
April 22, 2026
April 22, 2026 • 4-minute read
Articles
Lone Star Ambitions: More Public Companies Propose Moving to Texas
Published by CorpGov In the preliminary proxy statement for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, Exxon Mobil Corp (“Exxon”) proposes …
March 12, 2026
March 12, 2026 • 7-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins Represents EPC Power on $4.4 Billion Sale to Flex
Vinson & Elkins LLP represented EPC Power Corp. and its controlling shareholders, Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Cleanhill Partners, in its …
September 4, 2026
September 4, 2026 • 1-minute read
Awards & Rankings
The Legal 500 US 2026 recommended Vinson & Elkins as a leading law firm in 47 practice categories. In total, …
June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026 • 3-minute read
Awards & Rankings
Vinson & Elkins announced today that it achieved 20 Band 1 rankings in Chambers USA 2026: Nationwide: Energy Transition; Energy: …
June 4, 2026
June 4, 2026 • 3-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins advised the Strategic Alternatives Committee of the Board of Directors of Noble Environmental, Inc. (“Noble”), an industry …
May 12, 2026
May 12, 2026 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins Represents CH4 Natural Solutions in Initial Public Offering
Vinson & Elkins represented CH4 Natural Solutions Corporation in connection with its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at a …
May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026 • 1-minute read
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