Plaintiffs move to disqualify Musk’s lead counsel in Twitter securities case – Daily Journal

Securities, Civil Litigation Sep. 30, 2025 Shareholders suing Elon Musk over 2022 tweets about his Twitter acquisition argue Quinn Emanuel partner Alex Spiro’s role as both trial counsel and firsthand witness would confuse a jury and violate ethical rules. Alex Spiro of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP While Elon Musk’s attorneys are asking a San Francisco federal judge to dismiss a securities class action over allegations that a series of May 2022 tweets caused Twitter Inc.’s value to plunge before its acquisition, attorneys for the plaintiffs filed a motion to disqualify Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Alex Spiro from the case. In a Friday motion, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP senior associate Caroline A. Yuen and Bottini & Bottini Inc. part… To continue reading, please subscribe. For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases) Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives, Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our Verdicts and Settlements. Or $795 for an entire year! Or access this article for $45 (Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.) Already a subscriber? Sign In Enewsletter Sign-up
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