Twitter just hired the ‘92 dream team of Delaware litigation, Savitt and Strine from WLRK.

For context here, Wachtell is indisputably the most prestigious m&a law firm in the world. Marty Lipton (name sake confounding partner) invented the poison pill and should be credited with killing the entire hostile takeover era of the 80’s.

Strine was one of the most influential Delaware VC and Chancellor for 20 years. As chancellor he wrote the book on “specific performance” in m&a agreements and cemented Delaware’s “fuck you” attitude to buyers backing out of m&a agreements like in the landmark IBP vs Tyson case which will likely be the precedent at the core of this trial.

Savitt is one of the brightest litigators in Delaware history. He’s literally who every big name (incl the likes of KKR) runs to for deal litigation and has a successful track record against activist investors like Ackman and Icahn.