They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40 - Ryan McLeod of Wachtell

Please describe two of your most substantial, recent wins in practice.
Most of my practice is intertwined with our corporate work—I defend directors, deals, and governance structures. For example, I represent the board of directors of Presidio in stockholder litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery challenging the company’s 2019 sale to a private equity firm. We defeated plaintiffs’ expedited effort to enjoin the transaction, and then, earlier this year, persuaded the court to dismiss all of the outside directors from the case. And late last year, I argued and won a motion for temporary restraining order on behalf of ...