{"id":12757,"date":"2024-03-22T03:25:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T02:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceoinfluencers.com\/?p=12757"},"modified":"2024-03-22T03:25:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T02:25:11","slug":"did-mark-zuckerberg-win-the-case-against-eduardo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceoinfluencers.com\/did-mark-zuckerberg-win-the-case-against-eduardo\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Mark Zuckerberg Win The Case Against Eduardo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Facebook feud between Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin has been well documented since the movie The Social Network premiered in 2010, but the question remains: did Mark Zuckerberg win the case against Eduardo Saverin? To answer that question, we first need to look at some of the background information and determinations made during the original lawsuit brought by Saverin.<\/p>\n

As co-founder of Facebook, Saverin had 5 million shares in the company, but he was forcibly removed from the company in 2004. He then filed a lawsuit against Zuckerberg, claiming that he had been unfairly excluded from the company. Saverin alleged that Zuckerberg had breached his fiduciary duty and contractual obligations, among other complaints. Zuckerberg argued that Saverin had been diluted out of his ownership due to the issuance of “Class B” shares to venture capitalists.<\/p>\n

In the court case, Zuckerberg was represented by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati—a prestigious law firm that is well-known for representing Silicon Valley tech companies, including Apple and Google. Meanwhile, Saverin was represented by The Lemberg Law Firm, which specializes in consumer protection cases.<\/p>\n

In the end, the legal dispute was settled out of court by both parties. It’s not known what the specifics of the settlement were—only that Saverin was given an unspecified “cash settlement” and that he sold back his 5 million shares in the company for an undisclosed amount. It was also reported that Saverin received some type of equity compensation in exchange for the settlement.<\/p>\n