Leah E. León

Leah E. León

Associate

Leah E. León is an associate in the Wilmington office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where her practice focuses on governance litigation and counseling. Leah has significant experience advising board committees in connection with derivative litigation and related issues of Delaware corporate law.

Leah is also a member of the adjunct faculty at Georgetown University Law Center, where she co-teaches an M&A litigation course.

Prior to joining the firm, Leah clerked for Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Experience

Leah is also a member of the adjunct faculty at Georgetown University Law Center, where she co-teaches an M&A litigation course.

Prior to joining the firm, Leah clerked for Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Education

J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2018Cum Laude; Executive Editor, Law & Contemporary Problems; Editorial Assistant, Judicature
B.A., American Studies, Franklin & Marshall College, 2015Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Associations and Memberships

Member, Delaware State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association

Admissions

State Bar of Delaware
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Credentials

Education

J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2018Cum Laude; Executive Editor, Law & Contemporary Problems; Editorial Assistant, Judicature
B.A., American Studies, Franklin & Marshall College, 2015Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Associations and Memberships

Member, Delaware State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association

Admissions

State Bar of Delaware
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Select Delaware Law Litigation Matters

In re Novavax Inc. Stockholder Derivative Litigation, Case No. 8:21-cv-02966-TDC (D. Md.) – Represented Special Litigation Committee of Novavax in investigation of derivative claims
In re Carvana Co. Stockholders Litigation, C.A. No. 2020-0415-KSJM (Del. Ch.) – Represented Special Litigation Committee of Carvana in investigation of derivative claims
In re Tilray, Inc. Reorganization Litigation, C.A. No. 2020-0137-KSJM (Del. Ch.) – Represented Special Litigation Committee of Tilray in investigation of derivative claims
In re Palantir Technologies, Inc. Class F Stock Litigation, C.A. 2021-0275-SG (Del. Ch.) - Represented Palantir in novel litigation challenge to its capital structure
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. v. Hillrom, Inc., C.A. No. 2021-0175-JRS (Del. Ch.) - Represented seller in obtaining specific performance of merger agreement in busted deal case
In re WeWork Litigation, C.A. 2020-0258-JTL (Del. Ch.) – Represented Special Committee of WeWork seeking specific performance of a tender offer
In re Expedia Group, Inc. Stockholders Litigation, C.A. No. 2019-0494-JTL (Del. Ch.) - Represented Special Litigation Committee of Expedia in investigation of derivative claims

Matters

Select Delaware Law Litigation Matters

In re Novavax Inc. Stockholder Derivative Litigation, Case No. 8:21-cv-02966-TDC (D. Md.) – Represented Special Litigation Committee of Novavax in investigation of derivative claims
In re Carvana Co. Stockholders Litigation, C.A. No. 2020-0415-KSJM (Del. Ch.) – Represented Special Litigation Committee of Carvana in investigation of derivative claims
In re Tilray, Inc. Reorganization Litigation, C.A. No. 2020-0137-KSJM (Del. Ch.) – Represented Special Litigation Committee of Tilray in investigation of derivative claims
In re Palantir Technologies, Inc. Class F Stock Litigation, C.A. 2021-0275-SG (Del. Ch.) - Represented Palantir in novel litigation challenge to its capital structure
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. v. Hillrom, Inc., C.A. No. 2021-0175-JRS (Del. Ch.) - Represented seller in obtaining specific performance of merger agreement in busted deal case
In re WeWork Litigation, C.A. 2020-0258-JTL (Del. Ch.) – Represented Special Committee of WeWork seeking specific performance of a tender offer
In re Expedia Group, Inc. Stockholders Litigation, C.A. No. 2019-0494-JTL (Del. Ch.) - Represented Special Litigation Committee of Expedia in investigation of derivative claims

Select Publications

Co-author, “Delaware Court Addresses Arbitrability of Claims Challenging Post-SPAC IPO,” American Bar Association – Business Law Today, December 2022
Co-author with S. German, “Citing Exceptional Facts, Delaware Court Finds Board Had Compelling Justification to Thwart Stockholder Action,” American Bar Association – Business Law Today, July 2022
Co-author with S. German, “In Rare Decision, Delaware Court Enjoins Merger Vote,” American Bar Association – Business Law Today, December 2021
Co-author, “Delaware Supreme Court Enforces Waiver of Statutory Appraisal Rights,” The M&A Lawyer, October 2021

Insights

Select Publications

Co-author, “Delaware Court Addresses Arbitrability of Claims Challenging Post-SPAC IPO,” American Bar Association – Business Law Today, December 2022
Co-author with S. German, “Citing Exceptional Facts, Delaware Court Finds Board Had Compelling Justification to Thwart Stockholder Action,” American Bar Association – Business Law Today, July 2022
Co-author with S. German, “In Rare Decision, Delaware Court Enjoins Merger Vote,” American Bar Association – Business Law Today, December 2021
Co-author, “Delaware Supreme Court Enforces Waiver of Statutory Appraisal Rights,” The M&A Lawyer, October 2021

Recent Insights

Alerts

Earlier this week, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a significant decision reinforcing Delaware's strong policy favoring private ordering and giving effect to agreements among sophisticated stockholders. The decision particularly affirms important practices in the private company context. In its majority opinion in Manti Holdings, LLC et al. v. Authentix Acquisition Company, Inc., authored by Justice Tamika Montgomery-Reeves, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld a waiver of statutory appraisal rights contained in a stockholders agreement and reached other noteworthy conclusions about the interpretation of the stockholders agreement.

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Client Highlights

On July 9, 2021, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial opinion in Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. v. Hillrom, Inc., C.A. No. 2021-0175-JRS, ordering specific performance in favor of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s client, Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. (BardyDx), the seller under a merger agreement with Hill-Rom, Inc. (Hillrom). The Wilson Sonsini team included partners David Berger, Steven Guggenheim, and Brad Sorrels; Of Counsel Andrew Cordo; senior counsel Jessica Hartwell; and associates Lindsay Faccenda, Ben Potts, Nora Crawford, Jeremy Gagas, and Leah León.

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