Practice Areas
We represent prominent corporations and individuals from the United States and abroad in significant commercial disputes in American courts and in international and U.S. arbitrations.
The disputes range the gamut of complex financial and commercial litigation, including securities and RICO claims; complicated contractual disputes; claims against corporate officers and directors; disputes involving, and arising out of, corporate takeovers, mergers and acquisitions; and intellectual property rights. We also represent law firms, both plaintiff and defendant, in significant litigation to which they are parties
Complex commercial litigation
- Pursuing a multibillion dollar damages action against a major financial institution for theft of a corporate acquisition
- Representing foreign insurers to void $1 billion in insurance coverage issued to major investment bank involved in the IPO scandal
- Pursuing a $250 million credit default swap claim against a major financial institution
- Representing U.S. and foreign corporations in U.S. litigation aspects of foreign takeovers and securities issuances
- Obtaining a $65 million judgment against a foreign bank for a U.S. corporation
- Pursuing $1.4 billion in commercial claims arising out of 9/11
RICO litigation
- Dismissal of a $720 million RICO class action by investors against their former counsel
- Dismissal of $1.2 billion RICO actions by corporation and investors against former management
- Dismissal of $80 million RICO class action by investors against casino operator
- Dismissal of multi-billion dollar RICO class action against professional firm arising out of Enron collapse
- Reversal of sanctions imposed on multiple plaintiffs law firms for pursuit of RICO class action
Securities and D&O litigation
- Defense of Fortune 500 companies in securities class actions (dismissals and settlements)
- Defense of corporate officers and directors in securities and derivative actions (dismissals and settlements)
- Representation of officers and directors in claims by and against corporation
- Pursuit of $170 million in claims of a U.S. corporation against auditors and foreign banks
- Defense of federal court SEC enforcement litigation
Arbitration
- International arbitration (ICC) between British, Japanese and American corporations
- International arbitration (ICC) between American and French/German corporations
- U.S. arbitrations (AAA) between U.S. performing rights organization and U.S. television industry
- U.S. arbitrations (AAA) between prominent American corporations
Professional litigation
- Representation of major law firms and individual lawyers in suits to which they are party
- Won jury verdict for major law firm and partner sued for tax advice (2007)
- Vacatur of $2 million sanction imposed on individual lawyer
- Reversal of $128,000 sanction imposed on multiple plaintiffs firms
- Advising and assisting firms on sanctions and substantive legal claims