“The Court finds that the Settlement is the product of hard-fought, arm’s-length negotiations by prepared, skilled, and experienced counsel conducted over the course of months through in-person, telephonic and written exchanges, and that there is no evidence of collusion. Federal Derivative Action Plaintiffs’ Counsel include nationally recognized leaders in shareholder litigation.” In re Southern Company Shareholder Derivative Litigation, No. 1:17-cv-00725-MHC (N.D. Ga.) (granting final approval of a settlement agreement that court-appointed Lead Counsel Johnson Fistel negotiated for the company after more than five years of litigation).
