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MYLAN, INC. et al v. KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

  1. August 04, 2015

    Kirkland, Mylan Lay Down Arms In Teva Representation Fight

    One week after Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. abandoned its hostile bid for Mylan NV to instead snap up a unit of Allergan plc for $40.5 billion, Mylan and Kirkland & Ellis LLP agreed Tuesday to drop a contentious legal battle in which Mylan sought to disqualify Kirkland as Teva's legal counsel.

  2. July 17, 2015

    Kirkland Warns Of Conflicts 'Sea Change' In Mylan Row

    A bitter feud between Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Mylan NV over the law firm's work for a Mylan rival continued Friday, with Kirkland saying the court's acceptance of a disqualification recommendation would "effect a destabilizing sea change" in attorney-client relationships.

  3. July 08, 2015

    Kirkland Trying To Dupe Court In DQ Row, Mylan Says

    Mylan NV turned up the rhetoric in a battle over Kirkland & Ellis LLP's work for a Mylan rival attempting to take over the generic-drug giant, saying Tuesday that Kirkland tried duping the court into thinking a disqualification recommendation risks "destabilizing" other corporate representations.

  4. June 24, 2015

    Kirkland Fights DQ Recommendation In Teva Takeover Bid

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP contended Tuesday that it should not be barred as Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s counsel in a hostile takeover bid of Mylan NV, because the firm never directly represented Teva and the Mylan entities Kirkland did represent waived it from the suit at hand.

  5. June 10, 2015

    Teva Trades Kirkland For Sullivan & Cromwell In Mylan Bid

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP will replace Kirkland & Ellis LLP as counsel to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in its hostile takeover bid for Mylan NV after a Pennsylvania federal judge recommended barring Kirkland from the role over its past work for Mylan, Teva said Tuesday.

  6. June 09, 2015

    Judge Recommends Blocking Kirkland From Repping Teva

    A Pennsylvania federal judge Tuesday recommended blocking Kirkland Ellis LLP from advising Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in its hostile takeover bid for Mylan NV, citing the firm's representation of Mylan in previous matters and possible possession of confidential information.

  7. May 22, 2015

    Mylan Says Kirkland 'Thumbs Its Nose' At Client Loyalty

    Mylan Inc. fired back at Kirkland Ellis LLP, telling a Pennsylvania federal court Friday that the firm "thumbs its nose" at its duty of loyalty to clients and should be blocked from representing Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in its hostile takeover bid of Mylan NV.

  8. May 21, 2015

    Kirkland Says Work For Mylan Units Can't Trigger Conflict

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP urged a Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday not to block the firm from representing Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in its hostile takeover bid for Mylan NV, calling the conflict challenge a "preposterous" attempt to kill the proposed merger because it only ever advised Mylan subsidiaries.

  9. May 12, 2015

    Kirkland's Past With Mylan Rivals May Boost Conflict Defense

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's history backing companies in disputes with Mylan Inc. will likely play in the law firm's favor as it faces Mylan's accusation that it shouldn't have helped a competitor in a hostile takeover bid because it also works for Mylan, experts say.

  10. May 05, 2015

    Mylan's Kirkland Suit May Hold Clues For Conflict Waivers

    A suit alleging Kirkland & Ellis LLP betrayed a corporate client when it agreed to represent Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in a $40 billion hostile takeover bid will provide rare guidance on a contract that has proliferated across BigLaw over the past decade, experts said.

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