Twitter Inc TWTR.N has hired U.S. law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP as it prepares to sue Elon Musk and force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company, according to people familiar with the matter.
, on Friday terminated his deal, saying Twitter had failed to provide information about fake accounts on the platform, after which Twitter's chairman, Bret Taylor, vowed a legal fight.
Twitter is planning to file a law suit early this week in Delaware, people familiar with the matter said.witter declined to comment while the law firm did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment outside business hours.'s plan to take Tesla private in 2018.tweeted that there was "funding secured" for a $72 billion deal to take Tesla private but did not move ahead with an offer.stepped down as Tesla's chairman to resolve U.S.
Twitter's existing legal team includes Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
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