They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40 - Renee Zaytsev of Thompson Hine

Please describe two of your most substantial, recent wins in practice.
I recently won dismissals of multiple shareholder suits filed against Vaxart Inc. and its directors and officers. The suits alleged that Vaxart’s board breached its fiduciary duty by granting “spring-loaded” options and amending warrants with an institutional investor while allegedly in possession of material nonpublic information. I argued the motions and, working hand-in-hand with my securities litigation co-chair Riccardo DeBari, we persuaded the Delaware Court of Chancery and the California Superior Court that the shareholder-plaintiffs had not adequately pleaded demand futility and that the claims lacked merit.

I also ...