Shearman & Sterling represented Synthes, Inc. and its Board of Directors in Delaware Chancery Court in connection with the $19.7 billion acquisition of Synthes by Johnson & Johnson, obtaining from Chancellor Leo Strine a motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ second amended class action complaint with prejudice.
The Shearman & Sterling team consisted of New York litigation partnersPaula Anderson and Alan Goudiss and New York litigation associates Owen Russell, Chris Lanzalotto, Kristi Weiner and Mojoyin Onijala.