Stephen D. Alexander

Recently, Stephen represented Kayak, Honeywell, NetLogic, Pacific Capital Bancorp, and Mercury Computer Systems, as well as private equity clients in merger or acquisition related litigation. He has represented Special Committees and conducted investigations on behalf of Special or Independent Committees in connection with derivative claims or other internal investigations as well as merger or acquisitions. He has represented activist investors including Shamrock and Yucaipa in connection with corporate governance or performance campaigns and related litigation. Mr. Alexander has litigated important cases involving corporate governance issues, including successfully representing two Disney directors in the Delaware litigation involving the hiring and subsequent firing of Michael Ovitz.

• Obtained a dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit challenging Boston Scientific’s acquisition of Croycor Inc.
• Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase, UBS Warburg, US Bancorp Piper Jaffray as lead underwriters in the dj Orthopedic IPO shareholder class action
• Society of Lloyd’s in various actions with California Names
• Health Systems International Inc., Foundation Health and Hillhaven in merger transactions and related securities litigation
• Health Systems International Inc. in securities litigation against Medaphis Inc.
• Shamrock Holdings in its attempted acquisition of Polaroid Corporation and in its acquisition of a controlling interest in L.A. Gear Company
• L.A. Gear in securities class and derivative actions
• Sargent Fletcher Inc. in a major trade secrets matter
• Credit Swiss in connection with the Marcos litigation
• Vermont American in its defense of an attempted acquisition by Newell Rubbermaid and related securities action
• L.A. Gear, Thales Navigation and others in a number of trademark and other intellectual property matters
• Computer Sciences Corporation in a major insurance coverage dispute
• Dial Corporation in an acquisition related dispute
• Aldila Inc., Allergan Inc., the Nostalgia Network and a number of major investment banking firms in securities, corporate governance and merger-related litigation
• Concept Communications Inc. in its fight for control of Nostalgia Network Inc.
• Cipher Data Products Inc. in its acquisition by Archive
• Shaklee Corporation in its defense of an attempted acquisition by Irwin Jacobs and related securities litigation
• A major shareholder in connection with a proxy fight for control of Hollywood Park racetrack
• Burlington Resources Inc. (formerly Burlington Northern) in its acquisition of El Paso Natural Gas Company and in related securities and shareholder litigations
• Eckerd Corporation in its defense of an acquisition by the Haft family
• Bendix in its attempted acquisition of Martin Marietta
• Forstmann Little & Co. in its attempted acquisition of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
• Occidental Petroleum Corporation in its attempted acquisition of Mead
• Humana Inc. in its acquisition of American Medicorp
• Ludlow in its defense of an attempted acquisition by Tyco Laboratories Inc.