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Ellen Bardash

Ellen Bardash

Ellen Bardash is ALM's reporter covering corporate litigation for Law.com and Delaware Business Court Insider. She can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or following @ellenbardash.bsky.social on Bluesky.

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October 28, 2024 | The Recorder

SEC Seeks Court Order Sanctioning Elon Musk for Testimony No-Show

Musk's attorney said reimbursing the SEC for duplicative travel would be a fair remedy, but an SEC lawyer said a deterrent was needed.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

October 23, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Supreme Court Asked If Ellison's Plans Affected Oracle's NetSuite Acquisition

Counsel for shareholders said Larry Ellison's plans for NetSuite post-acquisition should have been disclosed to the special committee considering the deal.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Purchaser Representative in Truth Social Deal Seeks Trump Media Records

Morrison & Foerster filed the complaint on Monday in the New York Supreme Court's commercial division on behalf of purchaser representative in the deal that closed in March.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 17, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Four Delaware Supreme Court Arguments to Pay Attention to This Fall

Closely-watched cases could have implications for areas of corporate law that have come up repeatedly in attorneys' conversations this year and in 2023, including controlling shareholders, out-of-state incorporations and how much leeway the Court of Chancery has in reviewing arbitration awards and non-competes.

By Ellen Bardash

6 minute read

October 16, 2024 | The Recorder

Securities Case Over Hawaiian Electric Company's Wildfire Readiness Dismissed

The decision is a win for Skadden in its representation of the Hawaii utility that was faced with a securities class action claim stemming its communications about a wildfire in Maui.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

October 11, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Soft-Spoken But No-Nonsense: Retired Del. Supreme Court Justice Vaughn Dead at 75

"Justice Vaughn has left an indelible mark on Delaware's legal landscape," said Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 09, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The Del. Supreme Court Could Make the Next Big Move in Anticompetitive Agreements. Here's How.

What the court hasn't explicitly weighed in on, and what the Seventh Circuit is asking it to clarify, is whether forfeiture for competition agreements in other types of contracts are subject to a court's analysis of their reasonableness.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

October 08, 2024 | Law.com

Skadden Partners: String of Securities Wins Highlights Cross-Border Practice

Partner Scott Musoff, who worked on five of the six cases, said the rate of dismissals is in part due to the firm's caseload, which has included the defense of at least 60 foreign securities issuers in the past few years, most of which are in Asia.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 03, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Meta Directors Accused of Deleting Emails Discussing Cambridge Analytica, FTC Settlement

A motion, first filed under seal on Sept. 25, asks the court to institute spoliation sanctions and grant curative relief.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 03, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Texas Can't Touch Delaware on Corporate Bankruptcies

The gap between Delaware and the next most popular venue, the Southern District of Texas, widened in 2024.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read