Davis Polk has a leading national practice advising and representing clients in pre- and post-closing challenges to mergers and acquisitions. In addition to our work on contested mergers, we defend buyers, sellers, financial advisers and accounting firms against claims concerning post-closing adjustments, indemnities, breaches of contract, fraud and misrepresentation.

• We successfully resolved all litigation against the board of directors of Bank of America in connection with Bank of America’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch.




• We represented ExxonMobil in connection with challenges to its $41 billion acquisition of XTO Energy.




• We represented Roche in all litigation arising out of its $47 billion acquisition of Genentech, its $3.4 billion acquisition of Ventana, and its $230 million acquisition of Anadys Pharmaceuticals.




• We represented Thomas & Betts Corporation in connection with shareholder litigation challenging its $3.9 billion sale to ABB Ltd.

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