Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP fields an ‘excellent, dedicated and highly professional team’ of seasoned trial lawyers who are adept across the full range of high-profile, business-critical litigation, including disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, employee ‘raiding’, and unfair competition claims, among many others. New York-based attorneys Gary Bornstein and Kevin Orsini, who is praised by clients as the ‘best in the business’, jointly head the litigation department. Bornstein predominantly focuses on antitrust, M&A and securities litigation, while Orsini remains a key name for complex litigation relating to mass torts and post-M&A disputes, among others. Pre-eminent trial lawyer David Marriott‘s practice emphasises litigation and arbitration in the areas of antitrust, intellectual property, employment and securities, while Lauren Moskowitz represents some of the firm’s biggest clients in crucial restructuring andIP litigation mandates, including appearing before the Supreme Court. Former firm chairman Evan Chesler retired from the litigation department in December 2023. All named contacts are based in New York
General commercial disputes in United States
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Practice head(s):
Gary Bornstein; Kevin Orsini
Other key lawyers:
David Marriott; Timothy Cameron; Wes Earnhardt; Lauren Moskowitz; Omid Nasab; Vanessa Lavely; Brittany Sukiennik
Testimonials
‘An excellent, dedicated and highly professional team with a rare ability to understand and simplify complex factual and legal issues and present these in a clear and understandable way. ’
‘Omid Nasab was brilliant and such a pleasure to work with. Extremely intelligent, strategic and commercial and has the ability to dive into complex factual and legal matters. ’
‘Cravath has helped develop a winning strategy for a very complex MDL. Their strategy and performance has been fantastic.’
Key clients
Blackstone Credit
Costamare Inc.
Crown Castle International Corp.
Louis Dreyfus Company, LLC
PG&E Corporation
Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc.
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Tesla Board of Directors
Unilever PLC
The Walt Disney Company
The Williams Companies, Inc.
Xcel Energy
Work highlights
- Represented Disney as lead trial counsel in an action filed by a Mexican football team alleging breach of contract and other claims in connection with Disney’s agreement to divest certain broadcasting assets in Mexico.
- Represented Robinhood as lead counsel in the sprawling and high-profile “meme stock” litigation.
- Represented Xcel Energy as lead trial counsel in litigation arising from the December 2021 Marshall Wildfire.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP handles high-stakes, business critical litigation on behalf of a blue-chip client base, appearing before every level of the United States court system, including the Supreme Court and state supreme courts. The group also frequently undertakes disputes before federal and state agencies alongside complex international arbitration. New York’s white-collar crime expert Reed Brodsky, Los Angeles’ class action specialist Theane Evangelis, and Washington DC-based Helgi Walker jointly lead the team. In Los Angeles, Theodore Boutrous is a highly experienced trial lawyer and has a very strong track record when it comes to trying cases at all levels of both the state and federal court systems. In New York, Orin Snyder handles a broad range of complex commercial litigation, with particular expertise in disputes arising out of the media, entertainment, and technology sectors. Veronica Moyé left the firm in February 2024.
Practice head(s):
Reed Brodsky; Theane Evangelis; Helgi Walker
Other key lawyers:
Theodore Boutrous; Orin Snyder
Key clients
Apple
TikTok
Meta
Kraft-Heinz/Mondelez
Starbucks
Nestle USA
Binance
Hamdi Ulukaya
Jay-Z/SC Liquor
LIV Golf
DoorDash/Grubhub
Daimler AG/Mercedes-Benz USA
Work highlights
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's litigation practice group comes highly recommended as ‘very experienced in all areas of commercial litigation’, drawing on the team’s deep bench of ‘top drawer legal talent’ to handle complex cases spanning the entire breadth of industry sectors and substantive areas, including Congressional inquiries, securities litigation, class action claims, government investigations and white-collar crime. Leading practitioner Mark Filip splits his time between Washington DC and Chicago and is a go-to name for government enforcement defense and internal investigations. Pre-eminent trial lawyer Jim Hurst is well-regarded for his advice in aspects of complex commercial litigation, having recently spearheaded the firm’s successful defence of Abbott Laboratories in multi-district litigation arising out of a recall of infant formula. Diana Watral represents high-end clients in a broad range of disputes, including contract, False Claims Act, trade secret, antitrust, patent, sports, and product liability cases. New York’s Sandra Goldstein is an important port of call for securities litigation, fraud class actions and business-critical commercial disputes. All lawyers named are based in Chicago unless otherwise specified.
Other key lawyers:
Sandra Goldstein; Mark Filip; Jim Hurst; Diana Watral; Aaron Marks; Andrew Kassof; Craig Primis; Daniel Donovan; Mark Holscher; Anna Rotman
Testimonials
‘Top drawer legal talent. Very experienced in all areas of commercial litigation.’
‘Very smart and hard working. Have gotten great results for us. Would use them again for any commercial dispute.’
‘Unmatched ability to enter a new area and learn it quickly and thoroughly.’
Key clients
Abbott Laboratories
Allergan plc
Amplify Energy
Blackstone
The Boeing Company
BP America
Cerberus Capital
Chord Energy
Cineworld Group
Constellation Brands
Eli Lilly and Company
EQT Corporation
Work highlights
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP handles all aspects of commercial litigation, trials, appeals, and international arbitration for a roster of blue-chip clients that encompasses the likes of Amazon, Apple, PayPal, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, among other global industry leaders and institutions. The New York-based group remains highly-regarded for its experience in financial services disputes and also handles contentious matters for clients in the chemicals, energy, health care, life sciences, media and entertainment, retail, and sports sectors. Seasoned defense attorney and firm chairman Brad Karp chiefly works with global financial institutions, private equity firms, corporations, sports leagues and C-suite executives. Theodore Wells is a highly experienced trial lawyer and continues to act as lead counsel for Exxon on domestic climate change regulatory and civil cases. Jaren Janghorbani is a key name to note for all aspects of commercial litigation, spearheading the firm’s offering in M&A litigation alongside Andrew Gordon. Karen Dunn's practice emphasises franchise-threatening litigation, with a particular focus on disputes involving tech, consumer and antitrust law. Tiana Voegelin's burgeoning practice encompasses all aspects of complex commercial litigation matters.
Practice head(s):
Brad Karp
Other key lawyers:
Theodore Wells; Jaren Janghorbani; Karen Dunn; Andrew Gordon; Tiana Voegelin; Yahonnes Cleary
Work highlights
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP‘s expansive commercial litigation practice is capable of offering clients advice in the full range of traditional areas, including antitrust, bankruptcy and class actions, and is also increasingly active in representing clients in novel sectors, including cannabis, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, in complex tech, IP, and retail disputes. Pre-eminent litigator and firm founder John Quinn is based in Los Angeles and is well-regarded across the market for his deep-seated expertise in intellectual property disputes, though he is capable of acting in a wide range of litigation. Boston’s Aliki Sofis has a strong track record on both plaintiff-side and defendant-side complex commercial disputes, including bet-the-company litigation, consumer class actions and technology litigation, among many others. In New York, Maaren Shah focuses on financial services, energy, insurance, and art sector disputes. Chicago partner Richard Godfrey is the key name within the group for multi-district litigation and heads the firm’s MDL team. Michael Swartz joined the team from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP in March 2025.
Other key lawyers:
John Quinn; Aliki Sofis; Christopher Tayback; Christopher Porter; Silpa Maruri; Maaren Shah; Richard Godfrey; Michael Swartz
Key clients
TRC Operating Company, Inc. and TRC Cypress Group, LLP
Twitter, Inc.
Elon Musk
AIG
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Medytox Inc.
Express Scripts, Inc.
Rescap
Knighthead Capital
Express Scripts, Inc.
Samsung Electronics, Co.
Work highlights
- Acted for Google in a case resulting in a complete defense verdict before a jury in Marshall, Texas.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP represents commercial clients in complex high-stakes commercial disputes related to securities, insurance, commercial contracts, bankruptcy, antitrust, business torts, class actions, and governmental investigations. Global co-chair of the litigation group Lynn Neuner is well-versed in securities, mergers, insurance coverage, and false advertising disputes, while fellow co-chair Jonathan Youngwood spearheads the securities litigation team and additionally lends his expertise to disputes involving corporate control, ERISA, and antitrust. Bryce Friedman serves as co-head of business litigation in conjunction with Michael Garvey. Friedman specializes in working with clients who are subject to allegations of fraud and False Claims Act violations, in addition to counseling C-suite executives on strategic concerns, disputes and employee matters. Linton Mann III represents companies, boards, board committees and individuals in a diverse array of litigation and investigation matters, including securities, shareholder derivative disputes, and class actions. All lawyers named are based in New York.
Practice head(s):
Lynn Neuner; Jonathan Youngwood; Bryce Friedman; Michael Garvey
Other key lawyers:
Linton Mann III
Testimonials
‘Jonathan Youngwood and the team are exceptional. I’ve worked with him on all matters involved in large complex litigation including general commercial disputes. As a mediator I work with the top litigation teams at all of the big firms and Youngwood stands out. He represents a new breed of whip smart lawyers: a statesman, smarter than the next lawyer but also willing to be direct at all times. His word is gold. ’
Key clients
Allakos, Inc.
Ally
American Electric Power Company
Bausch Health Companies
Best Buy
Chubb
Dollar General Corporation
Hilton and Hilton Hotels Retirement Plan
Jabil Inc.
JPMorgan Chase
Paramount Global
Pfizer
Work highlights
- Represented Toronto-Dominion Bank in resolving Stanford-related litigation on the eve of trial.
- Acted for Bumble in litigation over shareholder voting structure.
- Represented various insurers in fighting Medicare fraud allegations against the insurance industry.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP fields a deep bench of ‘top tier talent’ that is adept across the entire breadth of commercial litigation, frequently handling class actions in state and federal courts across the United States. Consumer fraud, unfair competition, alter ego liability, insurance, trade secrets litigation, and alleged violations of federal RICO or antitrust laws are among the core pillars of the group’s practice. New York’s David Lender and Gregory Silbert jointly chair the department alongside Washington DC-based Andrew Tulumello. Lender continues to litigate complex business-critical cases, including successful representing several minor league baseball teams as lead trial counsel in connection with significant breach of contract and antitrust litigation brought against Major League Baseball, while trial lawyer Tulumello routinely tries cases before every level of the court system in the United States. Diane Sullivan is based in New Jersey and is a key name when it comes to all aspects of commercial, antitrust, patent, mass tort, and class action cases. Chantale Fiebig is another important contact within the firm’s Washington DC office.
Practice head(s):
David Lender; Gregory Silbert; Andrew Tulumello
Other key lawyers:
Chantale Fiebig; Liz Ryan; Diane Sullivan
Testimonials
‘Expertise in every area of law we’ve needed including corporate law, trial law, employment law. In instances where there have been complex situations they have provided excellent advice at each step.’
‘Top tier talent that are always available, thoughtful and business minded. See many of the team as an extension of our team.’
Key clients
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC
ExxonMobil Corporation
Repsol, S.A.
Meta Platforms
Tri-City ValleyCats
Norwich Sea Unicorns
IQVIA Holding Inc.
BNSF Railway
Visa
Simon & Schuster
PepsiCo
Tarkett Sports
Work highlights
- Acted for Serta Simmons Bedding in Texas bankruptcy court that paved the way for the company to emerge from chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Represented Spanish energy company Repsol in litigation involving more than a billion dollars in liabilities in connection with the alleged pollution of the Passaic River in New Jersey, one of the EPA’s largest Superfund projects in history.
- Represented Meta in a high-stakes trial victory over the Federal Trade Commission in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in which the FTC aimed to block Meta’s acquisition of virtual reality app developer Within Unlimited, Inc.
Williams & Connolly LLP
Williams & Connolly LLP‘s expansive commercial litigation team is capable of handling cases ranging from traditional breach of contract actions to real estate and construction disputes, as well as breach of fiduciary duty claims, unfair competition litigation, employment disputes, and restrictive covenant and non-compete agreements, among many others. Washington DC-based trio Dane Butswinkas, Robert Van Kirk and Edward Bennett collectively spearhead the department. Experienced defense attorney Butswinkas is a core name for trial and arbitration work, particularly as it relates to financial services, securities, and product liability. Van Kirk represents both corporate and individual clients in complex commercial litigation, internal and government investigations, and congressional inquiries. Bennett is well known in the market for civil litigation, primarily in relation to matters concerning corporate governance, banking and financial services, antitrust and trade practices, and IP matters. Trial lawyer Enu Mainigi has deep experience handling disputes in the health care, pharmaceuticals, and financial services sector and is also a key contact for litigation related to the False Claims Act. Sarah Kirkpatrick focuses her practice on complex antitrust, securities, and director liability matters. Luke McCloud left the firm in January 2023.
Practice head(s):
Dane Butswinkas; Robert Van Kirk; Edward Bennett
Other key lawyers:
Enu Mainig; Sarah Kirkpatrick; Steve Cady
Testimonials
‘Expertise and credibility in government relations and high profile matters. Expensive, but very high value. ’
‘Steve Cady is an excellent lawyer. He has the rare and critical combination of expertise, practical business judgment and responsiveness. He was an invaluable resource when the company was really in an existential crisis. Highly recommend the firm and Steve.’
Key clients
Fifth Third Bank
The Carlyle Group, Inc.
Space Adventures
Coventry Group LLC
United Therapeutics Corp.
Cardinal Health
W. W. Grainger, Inc.
Brown University
University of Notre Dame
The Carlyle Group, Inc.
Co-Founder of ZocDoc
Work highlights
- Acted for Fifth Third Bank in defending against a certified class action concerning one of the bank’s consumer products, where plaintiffs alleged $444m in damages in their breach of contract claim against the bank.
- Represented The Carlyle Group, Inc. and various affiliated entities, along with former directors of Authentix, Inc., in a case brought by minority shareholders alleging breaches of the stockholder agreement, including breaches of fiduciary duty and other claims related to the 2017 sale of Authentix.
- Represented Brown University in one of several dozen putative class actions filed across the country against colleges and universities alleging breach of contract and other claims in connection with the transition to remote and online classes when the Covid-19 pandemic arose in the Spring 2020 semester.
A&O Shearman
The litigation and appellate experts at A&O Shearman act on behalf of corporations, partnerships and joint ventures in a broad variety of disputes, with emphasis on those concerning breach of contract, fraud, professional malpractice, and business torts. The team has a strong reputation for its expertise in the insurance space, and it also works with clients in the manufacturing, chemicals, healthcare, and TMT sectors. In New York, Adam Hakki
is a securities litigation expert who represents Wall Street clients in a broad range of disputes, while Richard Schwed routinely appears before federal and state trial and appellate courts and arbitral tribunals as well as in criminal and civil investigations by governmental and regulatory authorities. New York litigator Stephen Fishbein has a strong trial record in competition, trade secrets and contract disputes. In the Washington DC office, Todd Stenerson's practice encompasses complex dealer termination and RICO cases, as well as business torts, breach of contract and ERISA cases. Former co-practice head Patrick Robbins left the firm in July 2023 to take up a role at the US Department of Justice.
Practice head(s):
Adam Hakki; Richard Schwed
Other key lawyers:
Todd Stenerson; Stephen Fishbein
Key clients
Paramount Global
JetBlue Airways Corporation
Jefferies
1-800 Contacts
Uber
Pattern Energy
SS&C Technologies
NIC Inc.
Waitr
TD Bank
Bank of America
Work highlights
- Represented SS&C Technologies Holdings and its subsidiary SS&C Advent in a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in which the plaintiff, SEI Global Services, alleged that Advent terminated SEI’s licenses for a number of Advent products allegedly without justification and for anticompetitive reasons.
- Assisted NIC Inc and its former CEO and directors with having a purported class action lawsuit alleging breaches of fiduciary duty dismissed with prejudice in Kansas state court.
- Acted for Twitter in shareholder litigation relating to the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk.
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP‘s team handles litigation, arbitration, settlements, trials and appeals in relation to business-critical commercial and tort matters on behalf of a high-end client base that encompasses global financial institutions and major multinational corporations. James Rouhandeh, Dana Seshens and Paul Spagnoletti jointly chair the practice. Rouhandeh represents major corporate clients in key industry sectors and has a strong track record of winning trial victories in breach of contract issues, antitrust and securities litigation, and RICO class actions. Spagnoletti is a go-to name for securities, civil RICO, real estate, breach of duty, negligence and FCPA matters, as well as for post-M&A disputes. Andrew Ditchfield‘s practice involves complex civil and securities disputes, with a particular emphasis on both M&A-related and fiduciary duty litigation. Frances Bivens is equally adept as first-chair on both complex litigation and arbitration mandates. All attorneys referenced are based in New York.
Practice head(s):
James Rouhandeh; Dana Seshens; Paul Spagnoletti
Other key lawyers:
Brian Weinstein; Benjamin Kaminetzky; Andrew Ditchfield; Frances Bivens
Key clients
Bank of China
Castleton Commodities
Charles Schwab
Citibank
Clarivate plc
Comcast
Con Edison
EnVen Energy
Green Dot
JPMorgan Chase
LPL Financial
Lucid Motors
Work highlights
- Advised Novo Nordisk Inc. on securing a dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that various drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers have artificially inflated the price of certain insulin products.
- Represented JPMorgan in its lawsuit against Tesla in which JPMorgan alleges that Tesla breached certain agreements governing warrants that JPMorgan purchased from Tesla in 2014.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s commercial litigation team is adept at handling cross-border and domestic disputes of all kinds, including asset management, bankruptcy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, mass torts, product liability, among others. In terms of personnel, Mark Goodman is a highly experienced trial lawyer whose practice emphasizes complex civil litigation, white collar criminal defense and internal investigations. Goodman co-chairs the group alongside seasoned litigator Maura Monaghan, who has extensive experience in product liability cases, mass tort litigation, and environmental and healthcare-related criminal investigations and arbitrations. Elliot Greenfield and Susan Reagan Gittes are further important points of contact within the practice group.
Practice head(s):
Mark Goodman; Maura Monaghan
Other key lawyers:
Elliot Greenfield; Susan Reagan Gittes
Key clients
Albertsons
BMO Financial
Capital One
Carlyle
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC
Columbia University
EmblemHealth / Group Health Incorporated, Inc.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Hospital Corporation of America
JAB Holdings
McKinsey & Co.
Paysafe Processing Solutions
Work highlights
- Represented YPF S.A. in successfully defeating claims for roughly $15bn in damages and pre-judgment interest that were brought by Petersen Energía and Eton Park in the S.D.N.Y. arising from the Republic of Argentina’s 2012 intervention in YPF and subsequent expropriation of 51% of YPF’s capital stock.
- Represented certain former directors and shareholders of Purdue Pharma, Inc. in defending litigation regarding prescription opioids in numerous fora across the country, including a federal multi-district litigation and actions brought by states attorneys general, and in efforts to negotiate a global settlement in bankruptcy court.
- Represented Proskauer Rose in a trade secrets lawsuit against its former COO in federal court in New York.
Jones Day
Jones Day's large-scale business and tort litigation practice group is vastly experienced in nationwide bet-the-company commercial disputes. Washington DC-based practitioner John Majoras jointly leads the department alongside Atlanta’s Stephanie Parker . Trial lawyer Majoras is a key name for a broad suite of issues, including antitrust and product liability cases, consumer class actions, hostile corporate takeovers, and energy and media litigation, while Parker has extensive experience in high-stakes product liability and mass tort cases, leading the firm’s nationwide work in tobacco product liability litigation. Partner-in-charge of the New York office Leon DeJulius is an important point of contact for trial and appellate work, frequently appearing in federal circuit courts and state supreme courts. California-based attorney Karen Hewitt heads up the San Diego office and is well known in the market for conducting internal investigations involving criminal and civil issues, focusing on possible violations of federal law.
Practice head(s):
John Majoras; Stephanie Parker
Other key lawyers:
Karen Hewitt; Leon DeJulius Jr
Key clients
Board of Regents of the University of Michigan
Boeing Company
Celgene Corporation
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Daikin America
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Mayo Clinic
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Sherwin-Williams Company, The
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Work highlights
King & Spalding LLP
King & Spalding LLP is home to a deep bench of litigators who frequently act in complex, multi-jurisdictional mandates, many of which involve trials and appellate work. Government enforcement actions, regulatory and administrative proceedings, and shareholder litigation are among the specialisms of the team, which sees its attorneys appear in both trial and appellate courts as well as before government enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies and arbitral tribunals. Andy Bayman and Richard Marooney jointly chair the practice group out of Atlanta and New York, respectively. Pre-eminent trial lawyer Randy Mastro represents clients in complex civil cases, securities litigation and white collar criminal matters. Los Angeles-based practitioner Joe Akrotirianakis represents both plaintiffs and defendants across a broad range of industry sectors, including technology and life sciences as well as international shipping and transportation, among others. Mark Kirsch is a key name in the department for securities, white collar, commercial and antitrust litigation. Dallas partner Veronica Moyé joined the team from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in February 2024, while Jennifer Recine handles regulatory and real estate disputes as well as securities litigation and arrived from Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP in April 2024. Christopher Duffy joined from Vinson & Elkins LLP in June 2024. All attorneys named are based in New York, unless otherwise stated.
Practice head(s):
Andy Bayman; Richard Marooney
Other key lawyers:
Randy Mastro; David Balser; Mark Kirsch; Mary-Olga Lovett; Joe Akrotirianakis; Veronica Moyé; Jennifer Recine
Testimonials
‘‘Chris Duffy is a standout commercial litigator. He’s a first-class lawyer, a shrewd tactician and has the confidence of the court. Whenever I’m looking for a commercial litigator In NYC in an important or valuable matter, I turn to him.’
Key clients
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Americold
BASF
Barclays Bank PLC
Beech-Nut Nutrition Company
Benefytt Technologies Inc.
Capital One
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Deloitte Consulting
Ernst & Young
Global Payments Direct, Inc.
Hillrom
Work highlights
- Acted for a Petersen Energía, S.A.U., Petersen Energía Inversora, S.A.U., et al in a case against the Republic of Argentina, obtaining a summary judgement ruling imposing breach of contract liability on Argentina and winning $16bn in damages.
- Represented JPMorgan in multiple matters arising from the February 2021 Winter Storm Uri, which resulted in a statewide energy crisis and brought national attention to Texas’ ERCOT energy system.
- Represented Reficar in its high-profile dispute with U.S. Contractor CB&I over the construction of an oil refinery in Cartagena, including a $1.9bn award on behalf of Reficar.
Latham & Watkins LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP‘s commercial litigation group represents major corporate entities, financial institutions and energy suppliers in critical, high-stakes mandates, including putative class actions, shareholder disputes, and product liability cases, among many others. In Chicago, practice chair and seasoned trial lawyer Sean Berkowitz acts on a full range of criminal and civil matters as well as regulatory investigations. Vice-chairs Elizabeth Deeley and Steven Feldman are based in San Francisco and New York, respectively; Feldman acts for technology, consumer, fintech, biotech and healthcare companies in complex commercial disputes, intellectual property litigation, and class actions. James Brandt frequently represents clients before state and federal courts in New York. In Los Angeles, Laura Washington is a key name for business disputes and intellectual property litigation. Kuan Huang is equally adept in both defense and plaintiff-side trial cases and maintains close relationships with clients in the oil and gas and telecommunications sectors, among others. All lawyers named are based in New York, unless otherwise stated.
Practice head(s):
Sean Berkowitz; Elizabeth Deeley; Steve Feldman
Other key lawyers:
James Brandt; Laura Washington; Kuan Huang; Steven Feldman; Robert Collins
Key clients
Apple
Board of Directors of Athene Holdings
Crate & Barrel
Dow Chemical Company
DTE Energy
e.l.f. Cosmetics
Euromarket Designs, Inc. d/b/a
Fiverr International
Instacart
Madison Wells Media
Miramax
Netflix
Work highlights
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is notable for the litigation department’s extremely robust track record at trial, particularly when it comes to class actions, and depth of industry-specific experience across healthcare and life sciences, technology and energy sectors. Based in the firm’s Philadelphia office, practice co-leader Troy Brown is equally adept in acting on the defense and plaintiff side of complex post-M&A disputes in state and federal courts across the United States. Co-leader Elisa McEnroe is a go-to name for all aspects of business disputes, including commercial contract and competition cases. McEnroe appears in both US federal and state courts and is well-versed in ADR. In New York, Brian Herman‘s clients include major banks, private equity funds and public companies in civil and class action litigation in state and federal courts. Fellow New York-based attorney David Levy centers his practice on commercial and IP disputes, alongside counseling clients on litigation avoidance and crisis management.
Practice head(s):
Troy Brown; Elisa McEnroe
Other key lawyers:
Brian Herman; David Levy; Charles Solomont; Michelle Pector; Jared Wilkerson
Key clients
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.
Fortrea
Cape PLC
Franklin Electric Co. Inc.
National Gas & Electric
DaVita
New-Indy Containerboard LLC
Aya Healthcare
Savencia
Work highlights
- Represented Fortrea in contract and fraud claims brought by a Chinese development-stage pharmaceutical company, Techfields Pharma Co. Ltd, which engaged Fortrea to assist in managing the plaintiff’s failed Phase 2 clinical trial.
- Represented DaVita a high-stakes case brought in federal court in Jacksonville, Florida by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (Florida Blue), who alleged that DaVita breached its contract with and defrauded Florida Blue and sought more than $95m in damages
- Representing New-Indy Containerboard in its defense against a claim by Resolute Forest Products pending in the Commercial Division of New York’s Superior Court and arising from Resolute’s sale to New-Indy of a paper mill for $260m.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is a go-to practice for disputes arising out of the financial services, technology and consumer products industries, representing the likes of Goldman Sachs and McDonald's in complex business litigation. Based out of New York and Los Angeles respectively, Meghan Kelly and William Oxley jointly chair the practice group. Oxley focuses on product liability, breach of contract, trademark, IP and business tort cases for some of the firm’s key clients, while Kelly has notable expertise in data privacy cases and class actions. Peter Bicks and Richard Jacobsen are other key points of contact within the practice group's New York office.
Practice head(s):
Meghan Kelly; William Oxley
Other key lawyers:
Peter Bicks; Richard Jacobsen; Marc Shapiro
Testimonials
‘Orrick are a very user friendly and experienced dispute resolution shop that communicates well and make clients’ lives easier.’
Key clients
Credit Suisse
Goldman Sachs
Ocwen
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Freedom Holding Company
Elite Worldwide Group
Silvio Scaglia
China National Building Material Group
Marathon Oil
University of Washington
American Express Company
McDonald’s Corporation
Work highlights
- Acted for Credit Suisse in litigation related to its legacy residential mortgage-backed securitization business, including securing a “Market Moving Reversal” decision from the New York Court of Appeals.
- Acted for the NCAA in the Brenner v. NCAA, et al. case, obtaining a complete defense verdict after a four-week jury trial in which the Plaintiff was seeking $125m in damages for alleged injuries resulting from a football workout.
- Acted for Ocwen in ERISA litigation stemming from The United Food & Commercial Workers Union & Employers Midwest Pension Fund’s investment in residential mortgage-backed securities, achieving a summary judgment win.
Proskauer Rose LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP is well-regarded in particular for its ability to handle arbitration and litigation in the asset management, sport, media, and life sciences spaces, though the team is active across a wide spectrum of commercial disputes. Litigation department chair Bart Williams is a key name for corporate investigations and white collar criminal cases, while vice-chair Michael Mervis is noted for his handling of cases in the real estate and entertainment spaces. Head of securities litigation Timothy Mungovan is based in Boston and routinely advises asset management clients on restructurings and bankruptcy matters in addition to handling private fund disputes. Jonathan Weiss is a key point of contact for both plaintiff and defense-side work in antitrust cases, class action suits, and securities litigation. Susan Gutierrez is a key name for the full suite of product liability issues. All attorneys named are based in Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
Practice head(s):
Bart Williams; Michael Mervis
Key clients
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Sanderson-Wayne Farms
Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico
Worldwide Streaming Company
Shamrock Capital Advisors
Bayer/Monsanto
SoClean, Inc.
National Football League
Otis Worldwide Corp.
Major League Soccer
Miramax
ATP Tour and WTA Tour
Work highlights
- Acted for Gilead Sciences, Inc. in a $3.6bn antitrust case on allegations that the pharmaceutical company struck an anticompetitive “pay-for-delay” patent settlement related to two HIV medications.
- Acted for Sanderson Farms in a broiler chicken price-fixing case in which, following a six-week trial, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois delivered a full defense verdict, ruling against certain Plaintiffs which accused Sanderson Farms of participating in a supply reduction conspiracy with other producers between 2008 and 2012.
- Represented a worldwide streaming service, a director/writer, and a writer in a defamation case brought by a former criminal prosecutor relating to a television series created by the defendants.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP handles a broad range of commercial disputes, with a regular workload of class actions, securities litigation, and corporate liability cases, among others. Global chair of litigation James Carroll is based in Boston and advises key clients on issues concerning securities, insurance, and antitrust matters. In New York, Scott Musoff chairs the complex litigation and trials group as well as co-heading the nationwide securities litigation practice. Chicago’s Amy Van Gelder runs a broad practice which prominently features bankruptcy litigation and post-M&A disputes. Los Angeles-based attorney Peter Morrison is another key contact who focuses on securities, M&A and tax litigation. Jack DiCanio is based in Palo Alto and focuses on white collar criminal issues. Jennifer Bragg spearheads litigation in Washington DC and is notable for her experience in healthcare and life sciences. Houston’s Noelle Reed and Wilmington’s Paul Lockwood are key contacts for securities litigation. In New York, Lauren Aguiar remains another important port of call for complex commercial litigation.
Practice head(s):
James Carroll
Other key lawyers:
Scott Musoff; Amy Van Gelder; Peter Morrison; Jack DiCanio; Jennifer Bragg; Noelle Reed; Paul Lockwood; Lauren Aguiar
Work highlights
Susman Godfrey LLP
Boutique firm Susman Godfrey LLP remains highly regarded for its robust trial record in high-stakes commercial litigation, with the practice group’s recent caseload encompassing data privacy class actions, patent infringement lawsuits, and antitrust matters. The practice also handles defamation cases, having notably represented Dominion Voting Systems in a suit against Fox which resulted in a $787.5m settlement. Based out of Los Angeles and Houston respectively, co-managing partners Kalpana Srinivasan and Vineet Bhatia are go-to names for trade secret, antitrust, patent, copyright, and class action suits. Also situated in Houston, Neal Manne‘s broad practice spans antitrust, energy litigation, and insurance disputes, among many others. Amanda Bonn is another key point of contact in Los Angeles and acts for the likes of Google in privacy cases.
Practice head(s):
Kalpana Srinivasan; Vineet Bhatia
Other key lawyers:
Amanda Bonn; Neal Manne
Key clients
Dominion Voting Systems
Flutter Entertainment
Finesse Wireless
Intercontinental Exchange
California Institute of Technology
KPN
Board of Regents
Vitol
Chevron
Work highlights
- Acted for Dominion Voting Systems in a defamation suit against Fox which reached a $787.5m settlement just before jury trial was to commence in Delaware Superior Court.
- Acted for Flutter Entertainment PLC, in an arbitration in which an arbitrator nearly doubled the exercise price of FOX Corporation’s option to acquire 18.6% of Flutter’s portfolio company, FanDuel Group.
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP remains notable for its considerable cross-border focus and international reach, routinely undertaking complex multi-jurisdictional work including consumer products cases, disputes arising out of the financial services, pharma and life sciences spaces, as well as novel SPAC litigation and cryptocurrency disputes. High value international arbitration is a core pillar of the group’s work. New York-based practice head Glenn M. Kurtz has extensive experience as a litigator and also handles high-profile restructuring mandates. Washington DC’s civil litigator Tara Lee is highly sought after by clients in connection with white collar cases and mass tort litigation. In Los Angeles, Bryan Merryman represents major retail clients and is a skilled class action defense attorney.
Practice head(s):
Glenn Kurtz
Other key lawyers:
Tara Lee; Bryan Merryman; David Hille; Michael Andolina; James Robinson; Kim Havlin; Rachel Feldman; Sheldon Philp; Claudine Columbres
Testimonials
‘The firm has broad commercial experience and that kind of experience is helpful in resolving commercial disputes because resolving disputes involves more than understanding civil or regulatory litigation; it involves understanding what matters to stakeholders such as the CEO, Directors, General Counsel, shareholders, the public in certain circumstances, regulators and prosecutors.’
‘Bryan Merryman understands disputes as described above. He takes a methodical approach, which presents clients with multiple options to resolve a matter. And then he is patient in explaining feedback during negotiations with the other side. That said, when a dispute turns nasty, Bryan has the experience to ramp up the pressure on the other side and to prepare his clients for the intensity needed in the nasty dispute.’
Key clients
Alkermes
Anthem
BMC Software
Celsius Unsecured Creditors’ Committee
Daimler AG
Deutsche Bank Securities
Gerber Products Company
Goldentree Asset Management
Hospira Worldwide
Intercos SpA
Johnson & Johnson
Joint Provisional Liquidators of FTX Digital Markets
Work highlights
- Acted for the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago in a trial involving two RICO claims, a common law fraud claim, and a conspiracy to commit fraud claim.
- Assisted Nestle Purina PetCare Co. with obtaining a complete dismissal of conspiracy & consumer protection claims.
- Acted for Federal Contractors in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Antitrust, restructuring, class actions, intellectual property, securities, and trade secrets are among the core specialisms of the ‘exceptionally smart, professional, and highly prepared’ practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Practice head Tariq Mundiya is based in New York and is widely regarded as an expert on internal investigations, securities litigation and post-M&A disputes. Midwest chairman Craig Martin works out of Chicago and routinely appears as lead counsel in both trial and appellate cases on a state, federal, and international level. New York contact Todd Cosenza is ‘remarkably experienced and skillful’ in all aspects of financial litigation, with his practice emphasizing securities class actions. Washington DC-based attorney Sameer Advani advises on M&A disputes, federal securities class actions and shareholder derivative claims.
Practice head(s):
Tariq Mundiya; Craig Martin
Other key lawyers:
Sameer Advani; Todd Cosenza; Jeffrey Korn; Elizabeth Bower; Joseph Davis; Michael Gottlieb; Mark Stancil; Matt Basil; Matthew Thomas; Simona Agnolucci; Alexander Cheney; Benedict Hur; Jonathan Patchen; Dennis Jenkins
Testimonials
‘The diversity of the team and the level to which women have risen within the firm makes Wilkie a standout in my opinion. ’
‘The partners and associates that I have worked with at Willkie are exceptional — capable of tackling different legal issues and extremely organized on the case management front. Elizabeth Bower is a powerhouse. ’
‘I worked with Willkie Farr & Gallagher on a single, high-value commercial dispute. I found their team to be exceptionally smart, professional, and highly prepared. The litigation team I worked with was committed to obtaining a successful result in a way that I have not experienced with other firms before.’
Key clients
Provisur Technologies
Olin Corporation
JBT Technologies
Pfizer Legal Alliance Firm
Aon Corporation
Walgreen Co.
Third Point LLC
GenapSys Inc.
Sarissa Capital Management LP
Board Members of Wells Fargo & Company
PDV Holding Inc.
Briley Wealth Management Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented Univar Solutions in two significant environmental litigations related to the alleged contamination of waterways near Lake Michigan.
- Represented Google in four class actions alleging that company conspired to collect private health information or financial information from users on third-party apps and platforms without the users’ consent.
WilmerHale
WilmerHale routinely handles commercial litigation at all levels of the state and federal court systems. Sector expertise across finance, tech, and life sciences is a defining characteristic of the team’s ‘deep bench of super smart, experienced, and highly respected litigators’, who have also carved out a niche in credit reporting litigation. Boston’s John Butts chairs the group and devotes much of his practice to cases involving business torts, trade secret, and contract disputes as well as consumer and securities class actions. In New York, Hallie Levin is known for her work in antitrust cases, business torts, trade secrets cases, and government investigations, while Noah Levine is a key contact for class actions. Boston-based Felicia Ellsworth is highly experienced in government-facing investigations, including those brought by state Attorneys General, and appears in high-profile cases before the Supreme Court. From the Palo Alto office, ‘master strategist’ Sonal Mehta is in-demand for patent and technology disputes. Andrew Rhys Davies joined the practice from A&O Shearman in March 2023 and is praised as ‘a tremendous appellate advocate’.
Practice head(s):
John Butts
Other key lawyers:
Howard Shapiro; Noah Levine; Hallie Levin; Felicia Ellsworth; Sonal Mehta; David W. Ogden; Christopher Casamassima; Ross E. Firsenbaum; Andrew Dulberg; Alan Schoenfeld; David W. Bowker; Jonathan E. Paikin; Andrew Rhys Davies
Testimonials
‘Andrew Rhys Davies is a great C-suite adviser – technical excellence with a true understanding of the commercial environment.’
‘Wilmer is high quality top to bottom. They take on the hardest cases and get terrific results.’
‘Andrew Rhys Davies is one of the best. He is smart, strategic and straightforward. He is also a tremendous appellate advocate.’
Key clients
EXACT Sciences
DISH Network
Intuit Inc.
Diamond Sports Group, LLC
Cigna
KBR, Inc.
Walmart
Shell Oil Company
Apple, Inc.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pan American Health Organization
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Work highlights
Winston & Strawn LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP fields a deep bench of trial lawyers who are adept across all types of litigation, with a demonstrably strong track record acting as lead trial counsel, as well as MDL coordinating counsel, and on class actions and appeals. Praised for its ability to ‘collaborate seamlessly’, the practice group draws from the firm-wide strengths in M&A, finance, tax and real estate matters to undertake a broad range of disputes that arise out of these areas. Based out of Dallas and Chicago respectively, Thomas Walsh and Samantha Lerner co-chair the complex commercial litigation practice. Also in Chicago, Steve D’Amore is a key name for breach of contract, fraud, false advertising and RICO violations, whilst George Lombardi
is an important name to note for patent litigation. Pre-eminent Chicago trial lawyer Dan Webb
remains in high demand for major commercial, civil, regulatory, and white-collar criminal cases. Managing partner of the Dallas office Tom Melsheimer runs a broad practice which encompasses securities and IP litigation and trade secret matters, among other areas. In Houston, experienced litigator Denise Scofield comes highly recommended for being ‘very attentive and creative in her legal strategies’.
Practice head(s):
Tom Walsh; Samantha Lerner; Steve D’Amore; George Lombardi
Other key lawyers:
Dan Webb; Tom Melsheimer; Paula Hinton; Denise Scofield
Testimonials
‘Partners will collaborate seamlessly across offices and practices to tackle a problem.’
‘Denise Scofield is very attentive and creative in her legal strategies.’
Key clients
Abbott Laboratories
Albertsons Companies
Archer Daniels Midland
Arthur J. Gallagher
ASSA ABLOY AB
Boral Industries
Champion Petfoods
Comcast Corp.
FM Global
Fox Corporation
Hertz
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented Fox News Network, LLC as lead trial counsel in a $1.6bn litigation brought by Dominion Voting Systems alleging that Fox aired false claims about voter fraud following the 2020 election.
- Represented Abbott Laboratories in state and federal product liability lawsuits consolidated as an MDL in the N.D. Ill., alleging that cow-milk-based preterm infant formula products cause a naturally occurring gastrointestinal disorder in premature infants.
- Represented U.S. Well Services Holdings, LLC in connection with claims it infringed certain patents involving the use of hydraulic fracturing software and methods concerning the operation of fracturing sites.
Arnold & Porter
Breach of contract and fiduciary duties, commercial fraud, shareholder disputes, and consumer protection cases are among the core pillars of the commercial litigation team housed by Arnold & Porter. Washington DC contact Kenneth Chernof and New York lawyer James Herschlein jointly chair the practice: Herschlein is a go-to trial lawyer for contractual disputes, product liability litigation, and intellectual property matters, while Chernof is well-known in the marketplace for his defense of tech firms. Based in Houston, Christopher Odell chiefly handles litigation for clients in the energy and transportation sectors, while in San Francisco, Jonathan Hughes regularly represents clients in class actions as well as bankruptcy litigation.
Practice head(s):
Kenneth Chernof; James Herschlein
Other key lawyers:
Christopher Odell; Jonathan Hughes
Work highlights
- Represented Samsung Heavy Industries before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in civil RICO Act claims stemming from the “Car Wash” corruption scandal.
- Represented 7-Eleven in class action brought against it by its franchisees.
- Represented Alexion Pharmaceuticals in a breach of contract suit in Delaware Chancery Court filed by the former shareholders of Syntimmune
Bartlit Beck LLP
Boutique litigation firm Bartlit Beck LLP is known for the ‘strategic brilliance’ of its team of ‘battle-tested trial lawyers’. The group’s caseload spans the full range of complex commercial disputes, ranging from breach of contract and tortious interference cases to consumer and environmental liability claims. Managing partner Jason Peltz heads up the practice and represents clients in a wide range of consumer and trade practice cases. Denver’s Andrew Baak acts for clients in complex disputes involving product liability and IP issues. Seasoned trial lawyer Rebecca Weinstein Bacon represents Fortune 500 companies in pharmaceutical products liability claims, antitrust cases, and consumer class actions. Intellectual property, trade secret misappropriation, product liability, and breach of contract cases are the core pillars of Sean Gallagher‘s robust disputes practice. Lawyers are based in Chicago unless otherwise stated.
Practice head(s):
Jason Peltz
Other key lawyers:
Rebecca Weinstein Bacon; Sean Gallagher; Andrew Baak; Chris Landgraff
Testimonials
‘Strategic brilliance; battle-tested trial lawyers; they know how to try a case like no one else.’
‘We have total trust in their judgment and instincts. Chris Landgraff is simply exceptional.’
Work highlights
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Herbert Washer, Tammy Roy, and Edward Moss collectively lead the New York-based litigation department at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP. Washer is an expert on securities and antitrust matters, which he regularly handles for financial services and fintech clients. Roy represents trans-national corporations and major financial institutions in high-end commercial and securities litigation, while Moss focuses on securities, antitrust, and M&A-related issues at trial. The practice group-at-large regards antitrust, insurance and re-insurance, financial services and securities litigation as among their core specialisms. Joel Kurtzberg‘s caseload includes complex matters that straddle First Amendment and privacy law and often involve novel issues including facial recognition technology.
Practice head(s):
Herbert Washer; Tammy Roy; Edward Moss
Other key lawyers:
Joel Kurtzberg; Landis Best
Testimonials
‘They are exceptionally adept at negotiating with sophisticated parties.’
Key clients
Credit Suisse
S&P Global Inc.
Clearview AI, Inc.
Deutsche Bank
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
CSSEL Guernsey Bare Trust
Acreage Holdings
Beazley PLC
ICON plc
UBS Securities LLC
Work highlights
- Represented Credit Suisse and its subsidiaries in all US litigation relating to alleged manipulation of the global foreign exchange markets, including class action litigation in New York federal court.
- Represented Credit Suisse in a series of merger-related class action lawsuits filed in the aftermath of the announced merger of Credit Suisse and UBS.
- Represented Clearview AI in multiple suits, including over a dozen putative class actions in an MDL pending in Illinois federal court and separate lawsuits in Vermont and California state courts.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP maintains a client roster that encompasses high-end corporate clients, including major financial institutions and international companies which rely on the team's expertise in cases involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, and negligence issues, among others. Carmine Boccuzzi heads the team out of New York and is noted for his experience representing major investment banks and handling international disputes on behalf of foreign states and state-owned entities. Also in New York, Rishi Zutshi is a key point of contact for disputes involving complex financial issues as well as antitrust and shareholder derivative matters, while Lina Bensman continues to be involved in much of the firm’s high-stakes litigation work in addition to handling complex arbitrations and investigations.
Practice head(s):
Carmine Boccuzzi
Other key lawyers:
Lina Bensman; Rishi Zutshi
Key clients
The Republic of Argentina
Assured Guaranty
BHP Group
Tetra Laval International SA
BNP Paribas
Robert Bosch
Citibank
Commerzbank AG
Citibanamex
Credit Agricole
Goldman Sachs
HSBC
Work highlights
- Advised Robert Bosch GmbH and Robert Bosch LLC in connection with litigation around the country following Volkswagen’s admission that it employed Bosch engine control units to cheat on government emissions tests in diesel vehicles.
- Advised LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its affiliates in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and the United States on the voluntary reorganization and restructuring of their debt under Chapter 11 protection in the United States.
- Acted for Assured Guaranty in an action brought by Lehman Brothers International in New York state court, in which Lehman originally sought $1.4bn based on allegations that Assured improperly calculated the settlement amount upon termination of numerous credit default swaps subject to an ISDA Master Agreement, and Assured asserted counterclaims for breach of contract.
Cooley LLP
Fielding a deep bench of ‘highly skilled attorneys’, Cooley LLP is well-regarded for its experience trying complex commercial cases at every level of the state and federal court systems as well as before international arbitral tribunals. The team’s caseload includes cases concerning antitrust, consumer protection, licensing and contractual disputes, securities, and IP issues, among others. Litigation department chair Michael Attanasio is based in San Diego; his recent experience includes successfully representing Sony in a class action that alleged unfair handling of consumer warranties for televisions. Also in the San Diego office, Mazda Antia heads the Southern California business litigation department. Bay Area lawyers Shannon Eagan and Beatriz Mejia, Chicago partner Ian Shapiro, and Boston-based securities litigation expert Luke Cadigan round out the department’s leadership group.
Practice head(s):
Michael Attanasio; Mazda Antia; Shannon Eagan; Beatriz Mejia; Ian Shapiro; Luke Cadigan
Other key lawyers:
Michael Sheetz; Adam Gershenson; Michelle Doolin
Testimonials
‘Cooley LLP provides exceptional service. and are very capable of handling any corporate investigation with professionalism.
‘They treat the client with the outmost respect and the atmosphere in the team is very upbeat. I would recommend them in the blink of an eye.’
‘I have worked with Cooley attorneys in connection with internal investigations on several occasions. Each time, they have brought deep industry and subject matter expertise to each matter. They develop and thoughtful and practical approach to each matter and their communication during the process is outstanding.’
Key clients
Chegg
Chicago Title
Molina Healthcare of California
The Pac-12 Conference
Sony Electronics
Pie Insurance
University of Southern California
OpenAI
Vector Flow
Dotdash Meredith
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented Chegg in multiple litigation matters, including the successful defense of a putative class action asserting a number of claims regarding alleged data breaches.
- Represented SeatGeek in defense of a putative consumer class action that was filed in the Southern District of New York concerning SeatGeek’s changes to its refund policy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dechert LLP
Dechert LLP routinely undertakes complex, cross-border commercial disputes before courts, administrative tribunals and regulatory bodies. Washington DC-based financial services litigation expert Catherine Botticelli jointly head up the practice group with Jonathan Streeter in New York, an expert on white-collar and securities litigation as well as government investigations and enforcement actions. Also based in New York, Christina Sarchio has significant experience with disputes arising out of the energy, pharma, and TMT sectors, while Gary Mennitt is a key name for bankruptcy litigation.
Practice head(s):
Catherine Botticelli; Jonathan Streeter
Other key lawyers:
Gary Mennitt; Christina Sarchio; Andrew Levander
Testimonials
‘Andrew Lavender has an enormous prestige. He and his team have been able to guide us through two complex international litigations.’
‘Andrew Levander is an absolute star both in the courtroom and in settlement negotiations.’
Key clients
CIM Real Estate
Alden Global Capital
Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC
ULMA PIPING USA CORP.
Chubb Seguros Peru, S.A.
Tidjane Thiam
1. Byblos Bank S.A.L.
2. Banque du Liban
Brianna Ehland
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC
1. BKK Solutions LLC
2. LabQ Clinical Diagnostics LLC
Work highlights
- Represented Ulma Piping in a proposed class action suit filed by proposed class representative Ameriforge, Federal Flange, and Metalfar.
- Represented Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline in a class action pending before the Northern District of California.
- Represented Arbor Commercial Mortgage in a case involving a multi-billion dollar leveraged buyout of a hotel chain in which the client provided certain of the financing for the LBO and received certain distributions prior to bankruptcy.
Eimer Stahl LLP
Eimer Stahl LLP's complex commercial litigation department represents large multi-national corporations in large-scale bet-the-company commercial and mass tort matters. Scott Solberg and Brent Austin co-chair the Chicago-based practice. Solberg has deep experience in a diverse range of litigation, and Austin’s practice emphasizes trial and appellate work, particularly RICO and unfair trade practices class actions as well as government investigations. Nathan Eimer works with major industrial and energy clients, including the likes of The Dow Chemical Company and CITGO Petroleum Corporation. Elsewhere within the group, Michael McCluggage acts for insurance, financial services, and pharmaceutical companies, among others, in complex litigation.
Practice head(s):
Scott Solberg; Brent Austin
Other key lawyers:
Nathan Eimer; Michael McCluggag; Alec Solotorovsky; Ryan Walsh; Robert Dunn
Key clients
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.
Masonite International Corporation
Humana, Inc.
Apple, Inc.
British Airways
Land O’Lakes, Inc.
The Dow Chemical Company
CNA Financial Corporation
Continental Casualty Company
International Paper Company
Work highlights
- Represented Humana in two separate challenges to a $642m arbitration award for unlawful drug pricing.
- Represented CNA Financial Corporation and its affiliates in multiple actions alleging the company owes business interruption coverage for COVID-19 business closures under its property insurance policies.
- Represented CITGO Petroleum in thirteen climate change lawsuits filed by attorneys general and others across the United States claiming that a number of oil, natural gas, and coal companies are responsible for infrastructure and other damages caused by sea level rise attributable to greenhouse gas emissions.
Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP
Commercial litigation is a core pillar of Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP’s broad practice, which spans a wide range of disputes including bankruptcy and securities litigation, employment issues, regulatory investigations, and white-collar criminal defense. Anne Beaumont is a key name for hedge funds and financial markets work, while Jason Rubinstein predominantly represents major public companies, investment funds, and C-suite executives as both plaintiffs and defendants. The pair jointly lead the team out of New York alongside fellow partners Mala Ahuja Harker and Jeffrey Wang.
Practice head(s):
Anne Beaumont; Mala Ahuja Harker; Jason Rubinstein; Jeffrey Wang
Other key lawyers:
Eric Seiler; Scott Berman; John Orsini
Testimonials
‘Eric Seiler is excellent at offering strategic advice and rationally walking his clients through the risks and benefits of all their options when the stakes are at their highest.’
‘The team is pragmatic and great at providing options to address concerns. ’
‘Very practical and had a great understanding of the industry.’
Key clients
Allianz Risk Transfer (Bermuda) Ltd.
Altamarea Group
Apollo Global Management
Athene Holding Ltd.
Frontier Communications
Lazard Asset Management LLC
Official Stanford Investors Committee
PAVmed Inc.
Phoenix Real Estate Solutions, Ltd.
Sony
Triaxx Asset Management LLC
Work highlights
- Represented the Official Stanford Investors Committee in long-running litigation arising out of R. Allen Stanford’s Ponzi scheme.
- Represented a CDO collateral manager and recovery service provider in litigation brought by a CDO trustee.
Gibbs & Bruns LLP
Litigation boutique Gibbs & Bruns LLP handles both plaintiff and defense-side work across the banking, energy, technology, and financial services sectors, among others. Three attorneys jointly head up the practice out of Houston: Founding partner and experienced trial lawyer Robin Gibbs is well-versed in the full gamut of commercial disputes, including contract, energy, oil and gas, antitrust and trade secret issues, among many others. Fellow co-chairs Kathy Patrick and Barrett Reasoner are also important points of contact for high-end commercial disputes and energy litigation, respectively.
Practice head(s):
Robin Gibbs; Kathy Patrick; Barrett Reasoner
Other key lawyers:
David Sheeren; Brian Ross; Sam Cruse; Ayesha Najam; Mark Giugliano; Andi Gulley; Ashley Kleber; Mike Absmeier; Anthony Kaim
Work highlights
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Greenberg Traurig LLP‘s nationwide litigation department acts on behalf of a client base that includes global financial institutions and major technology companies. The group’s recent caseload includes high-value breach of contract, mass torts and product liability claims. Atlanta’s Lori Cohen is renowned for her advice to global pharmaceutical and medical device companies and co-chairs the practice alongside Los Angeles-based lawyer Jeff Scott, who focuses on handling disputes arising out of the media and entertainment sector, including intellectual property, class action, unfair competition, and commercial contract disputes. Robert Herrington and Richard Edlin are other important points of contact within the practice, based in Los Angeles and New York, respectively. In the firm’s Miami office, James Gillenwater comes recommended as a ‘superb advocate’, while in Los Angeles, Michael McCarthy is a specialist for all matters pertaining to complex consumer class actions.
Practice head(s):
Lori Cohen; Jeff Scott
Other key lawyers:
Robert Herrington; Richard Edlin; Michael McCarthy; Michael Kreitzer; James Gillenwater
Testimonials
‘James Gillenwater is a superb advocate in arbitrations.’
Key clients
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Adtalem Global Education; Chamberlain University
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Becton, Dickinson and Company; C. R. Bard, Inc.
Black Dragon Capital
Bru’s Room Sports Grill
C. R. Bard, Inc.
CBRE, Inc.
Fanli Inc.
Fisher-Price
Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
JPMorgan Chase
Work highlights
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP‘s diverse client roster encompasses companies from a broad range of industry sectors, including entertainment, insurance, telecoms, healthcare, finance, and energy. Clients benefit from the team’s ability to act on the entire gamut of complex commercial disputes, from breach of contract matters to shareholder and consumer claims. Complex litigation and internal investigations are core specialisms of experienced litigator Barry H. Berke. Other names to note include Michael J. Dell, who predominantly represents corporations, accounting firms and financial services providers in critical business disputes. Kerri Ann Law runs a broad practice which includes routinely representing Fortune 500 companies in cases involving the SEC and the Department of Justice.
Other key lawyers:
Barry H. Berke; Michael J. Dell; Kerri Ann Law; Daniel B. Goldman
Key clients
EIG Energy Funds XIV and XV
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
The Procter & Gamble Company
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
Oppenheimer Funds
CPR Money LLC
Centripetal Networks, LLC
IQVIA Biotech LLC
Gamma Real Estate Capital, LLC
Work highlights
Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown routinely handles putative class actions and financial services litigation, with the practice group’s broad footprint extending both nationwide and internationally. Four lawyers jointly lead the department: Reginald Goeke is based in Washington DC and maintains a practice which strongly emphasizes the financial services industry. In Chicago, Michael Olsen‘s specialism lies within mass and toxic tort litigation, whilst New York’s Richard Spehr is a key name for federal and state securities law issues as well as for government and internal investigations. Los Angeles-based practitioner Bronwyn Pollock rounds out the leadership group; Pollock is extremely experienced handling complex cross-border disputes for clients in the insurance sector.
Practice head(s):
Reginald Goeke; Michael Olsen; Bronwyn Pollock; Richard Spehr
Key clients
BASF Corporation
Veolia S.A.
Yale University
Bank of Montreal
Citibank
Northrop Grumman
HSBC
The American Trucking Association
Cargill
Banque Pictet
GWG Holdings
Work highlights
- Represented Citibank in a two-week bench trial and related appeal arising out of a $1bn mistaken wire transfer, resulting in the return of all mistakenly-transferred funds.
- Represented the American Trucking Association and two individual companies in a suit which resulted in a precedent-setting order permanently enjoining and declaring unconstitutional under the dormant Commerce Clause Rhode Island’s “RhodeWorks” tolling program, which placed a toll only on large commercial trucks using Rhode Island’s Interstate highways.
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Praised as ‘top notch litigators’ with an ‘excellent level of professionalism’, the team of expert practitioners fielded by McDermott Will & Emery LLP is extremely well-versed in handling high value, complex litigation, particularly in connection with IP and class action matters across the technology and healthcare sectors. In the firm’s New York office, Seth Friedman and Joshua Simon are key contacts: Friedman predominantly counsels accountancy clients, while Simon focuses on disputes arising out of the healthcare, telecommunications, and financial services industries. The pair jointly lead the practice alongside Jon Dean in Los Angeles, Laura McLane in Boston, and Chicago’s Steven Scholes. New York's John Calandra has carved out a niche in space law and satellite technology in addition to handling energy and financial services matters.
Practice head(s):
Seth Friedman; Joshua Simon; Jon Dean; Laura McLane; Steven Scholes
Other key lawyers:
Andrew Kratenstein; Matthew Knowles; John Calandra; Joe Evans; David Gacioch
Testimonials
‘Responsive, creative with good connections.’
‘David Gacioch learned our business in and out.’
‘Deep product knowledge.’
Key clients
Occidental Petroleum
Pacific Investment Management Company
Blackrock, Inc.
Reynolds & Reynolds
Lone Star Production Company
Fannie Mae
Waterbridge Operating LLC
The TCW Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs
Pioneer Natural Resources
Trustmark National Bank
Workrise
Work highlights
- Represented Apple Inc. in connection with App Store antitrust cases filed by Epic and two purported classes of consumers and app developers related to it, all of which are pending in the N.D. California.
- Represented Montefiore Medical Center in two lawsuits pending in the Southern District of New York.
Milbank
The ‘brilliant team’ of litigators at Milbank has a strong track record of representing financial institutions at trial for matters including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference and statutory violations, among many others. Alexander Lees and George Canellos jointly chair the department. Experienced trial lawyer Scott Edelman is recognized for his securities, commercial, and white-collar expertise, while Stacey Rappaport is known in the marketplace for her expertise in complex financial services cases as well as for her ability to handle class actions. All attorneys referenced are based in New York.
Practice head(s):
Alexander Lees; George Canellos
Other key lawyers:
Scott Edelman; David Gelfand; Stacey Rappaport; Atara Miller
Testimonials
‘The Milbank team are brilliant’
Key clients
Lincoln National Corporation
AXA Equitable Life Insurance
Susquehanna International Group LLP
SIG China Investments One, Limited
Atrium Holding
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Rabobank
Bloomberry Resorts and Hotel
Universal Entertainment Corporation
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
The Veritas Capital Fund VII, L.P.
Charlesbank Capital Partners, LP
Work highlights
- Represented BMI in a case against major concert promoters, resulting in a victory that enables the company’s affiliated songwriters, composers and music publishers to earn more royalties when their copyrighted songs are performed at live concerts.
- Represented Universal Entertainment Company in a case before the Delaware Court of Chancery, which declined to order the operator of Okada Manila Resort & Casino of the Philippines to close a merger with special purpose acquisition company 26 Capital Acquisition Corp.
- Represented Lincoln National Corporation and The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company in two class action litigations after defeating plaintiffs’ motions for class certification.
O'Melveny
O'Melveny‘s ‘powerhouse team’ is noted for its ability to handle complex contentious issues by ‘providing unique, creative and bespoke solutions to the client’. Civil and criminal litigation expert Lee Blalack and government antitrust investigations specialist Courtney Dyer are based in Washington DC:; the pair jointly chair the practice group in conjunction with Los Angeles-based lawyers Apalla Chopra and Richard Goetz, as well as Jeffrey Kohn in New York. Los Angeles-based Daniel Petrocelli is held in high esteem by clients in the media and entertainment sector for his wide-reaching litigation expertise.
Practice head(s):
K. Lee Blalack; Courtney Dyer; Apalla Chopra; Richard Goetz; Jeffrey Kohn
Other key lawyers:
Amy Park; Daniel Petrocelli
Testimonials
‘This is a powerhouse team. Their main strength is the ability to resolve complex legal questions beyond the black letter law by providing unique, creative and bespoke solutions to the client. ’
‘The OMM team brought all of the resources of the firm to bear to help us in our dispute. The firm had different groups (e.g., HR experts, corporate structure experts, tech team to review the electronic communications) engage at the appropriate times. The firm looked for continuous offramps for the litigation, weighing costs and benefits of decisions, while fighting hard for every advantage. ’
‘Amy Park, did an outstanding job strategizing the case and ensuring that we understood where the case was, what decisions were coming up, and looking for ways to ensure our story was clear and supported by the evidence. She was always available and had points of view that she articulated while also asking for input.’
Key clients
Meta
WhatsApp, LLC
BH Management Services, LLC
GT’s Living Foods, LLC
The Walt Disney Company
Chubb
TIG Insurance Company
Las Posas Farming Group
Allergan Sales, LLC
Duke University
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Paul Hastings LLP
Paul Hastings LLP handles a broad range of cases involving fraud, defamation, trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference, and other business tort and contract claims across a range of key industry sectors including construction, retail, energy and financial services. Barry Sher, Kurt Hansson, and Avi Weitzman lead the department alongside Atlanta’s William Whitner. Sher focuses on representing major investment banks, whilst Hansson is a key name for complex international arbitrations. All lawyers referenced are in New York, except where otherwise stated.
Practice head(s):
Barry Sher; Kurt Hansson; Avi Weitzman; William Whitner
Other key lawyers:
Paul Genender; Peter Meier
Testimonials
‘Industry leader in complex construction litigation. Proven track record and excellent outcome across the board.’
‘Peter Meier stands out for his honesty, careful advice, great litigation strategy, excellent deposition and trial skills, and enormous attention to detail until the very end of our case(s). He is simply excellent in all respects and a completely decent human being.’
‘Peter Meier’s allocation of resources is very thoughtful, his associates and partners are all high quality and he is an excellent team leader who keeps everyone focused with a light touch.’
Work highlights
Reed Smith LLP
Reed Smith LLP comes recommended for providing ‘sound and practical advice’ and fielding a team of ‘efficient and very responsive’ attorneys capable of handling a broad range of complex business litigation and arbitration. New York’s Casey Laffey chairs the department and is well-regarded for his capabilities in financial services litigation as well as sports and entertainment disputes.
Practice head(s):
Casey Laffey
Other key lawyers:
Louis Solomon; Steven Cooper; John Scalzo
Testimonials
‘The attorneys I worked with communicated very well, discussed various strategies and executed those strategies well! ’
‘Reed Smith has been able to provide sound and practical advice. Lawyers are efficient and very responsive.’
‘I have excellent relationships with the team at Reed Smith. They have been willing to spend tremendous time learning about my industry and particular company so that they are incredibly helpful in thinking through issues and giving me very practical advice. I am very confident in their representation of us. ’
Work highlights
Selendy Gay PLLC
Jennifer Selendy , who regularly represents clients in governmental investigations related to antitrust and financial misconduct matters, heads up the complex commercial litigation team at boutique firm Selendy Gay PLLC, which splits its time between plaintiff and defense work and routinely undertakes high-value bet-the-company business disputes. Financial services disputes, particularly lender-on-lender, are becoming an increasing focus of the team of ‘terrific strategists’. Former practice co-head David Elsberg left the firm in January 2024.
Practice head(s):
Jennifer Selendy
Other key lawyers:
Maria Ginzburg; David Coon; Will Rathgeber; Faith Gay
Testimonials
‘We’ve been really impressed with the entire Selendy Gay team. They’re terrific strategists, and they have routinely cleaned the clocks of the larger law firms. ’
‘Jennifer Selendy is a rock star. She’s our first call for best the company matters. We’ve been pleased with quite of a few of their partners, though. David Elsberg is really good, and you want him on your side.’
Key clients
Cerberus Capital Management
Matterport, Inc.
Fortis Advisors
Drivetrain LLC
Save On SP, LLC
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Celsius Network LLC, et al.
American Federation of Teachers
Bausch Health
Kingate Funds
Archer Aviation
Allianz Structured Alpha Mutual Funds Class Action
Work highlights
- Represented Cerberus Capital Management in a breach of contract action against the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
- Represented Drivetrain LLC in a suit against 13 major banks for their role in deepening Puerto Rico’s debt crisis in September 2022 and filed a complaint asserting that the defendant banks facilitated a “scoop and toss” scheme, through which Puerto Rico repeatedly issued unlawful debt and deepened its insolvency while the banks received underwriting fees and payments on swap agreements from the proceeds.
- Represented 10 members of the American Federation of Teachers in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which unanimously affirmed an earlier agreement to settle a class action the members brought against student loan servicer Navient.
Akin
Akin is well-known in the market for its industry-specific expertise in disputes related to investment funds, hedge funds, and financial restructuring matters. The group’s recent caseload includes securities litigation, stockholder class actions, breach of contract claims, and APA litigation. New York’s Joseph Sorkin heads up the practice group and chiefly handles restructuring and bankruptcy litigation. In New York, Stephen Baldini is a key contact for private equity and hedge fund matters, as well as bankruptcy litigation and partnership/investor disputes. From the Dallas office, Scott Barnard‘s practice emphasizes business torts, fraud actions, commercial contract disputes, and real estate litigation.
Practice head(s):
Joseph Sorkin
Other key lawyers:
Stephen Baldini; Scott Barnard
Key clients
Green Thumb Industries, Inc.
Apollo Investment Corporation
Ardent Health Services, Inc.
Tulane/SMU
Vizio
Talos Energy
ZTE Corporation
Mallinckrodt
The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Alex Jones
Celsius
Armistice Capital
Eastman Kodak
Work highlights
- Represented Armistice in a high-stakes securities fraud class action involving Vaxart, Inc. a biotech firm seeking to develop oral vaccine technology, including an oral COVID-19 vaccine.
- Assisted Eastman Kodak Company with a successful motion to dismiss a purported direct stockholder class action with prejudice.
- Represented WMATA in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Baker Botts L.L.P. is recognized for its prowess when it comes to oil, gas, and energy-related disputes, though the national practice group’s caseload also encompasses a full range of complex commercial matters, including issues of contract and fiduciary duty, unfair competition, false advertising, as well as product and professional liability. Managing partner Danny David and ‘amazing talent’ Amy Hefley co-head the team from Houston alongside Washington DC’s Bridget Moore, who is noted for her expertise in securities litigation and white-collar investigations. Austin’s Stephanie Cagniart stands out for her experience arguing before multiple courts of appeals including the Texas Supreme Court. Linda Martin joined from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in April 2025
Practice head(s):
Danny David; Bridget Moore; Amy Hefley
Other key lawyers:
Michael Calhoon; Richard Harper; Stephanie Cagniart; Linda Martin
Testimonials
‘What makes them unique is the amazing talent that is part of the team, including Amy Hefley. ’
‘They care about their clients and give 100% to your case.’
‘Attention to detail, open honest communications, caring and kind attorneys ’
Key clients
Alta Power LLC
Assertio Therapeutics
AT&T
Atmos Energy Corporation
Avangrid Texas Renewables, LLC
BMC Software, Inc.
Bristow FDBA ERA Group, Inc.
Brownsville GMS, Ltd.
C&S Wholesale Grocers
Calpine Corporation
Charles Schwab Corporation
Clearway Energy Group
Work highlights
- Represented Lovett Industrial in an arbitration stemming from Nuveen Global Investments LLC’s attempt to avoid closing on the sale of a $90m commercial real estate development deal.
Dentons
Dentons’ litigation and dispute resolution department is headed up by New York-based practitioner Sandy Hauser and routinely handles securities and antitrust litigation, consumer class action defense, complex financial services and insurance disputes, as well as government and internal investigations. Specialist work on investment treaty arbitration is another core pillar of the group’s work in the space. In Chicago, Natalie Spears is an important port of call for media and advertising disputes and real estate litigation. Los Angeles-based defense attorney Michael Duvall‘s practice emphasizes class actions, which he handles at all levels of the United States court system.
Practice head(s):
Sandy Hauser
Other key lawyers:
Nathan Garroway; Natalie Spears; Justin Kattan; Michael Duvall; Kristen Rodriguez
Work highlights
Dickinson Wright PLLC
IP and healthcare litigation expert Scott Knapp and contract disputes specialist John Desmond jointly direct the litigation department at Dickinson Wright PLLC from Lansing and Reno respectively. Commercial disputes, business torts, class actions and claims of tortious interference are the key focuses of the ‘solid and reliable’ nationwide practice group. Austin’s John Nelson is praised as ‘extraordinarily responsive’ and ‘highly effective’, particularly in relation to intellectual property disputes.
Practice head(s):
Scott Knapp; John Desmond
Other key lawyers:
Brandon Hubbard; Trent Cornell ; Joshua Burgener; Brian Johnson; John Nelson
Testimonials
‘John Nelson and his team are extraordinarily responsive and highly effective.’
‘John Nelson is extraordinarily responsive, highly effective and views litigation from the best interests of his clients. He understands the business of litigation and the business of helping clients efficiently operate their businesses. I have referred multiple people to John and they always thank me later.’
‘It is a firm that has in its group of lawyers experts in the field that is required with extensive knowledge and study of the issues and processes.’
Key clients
VIP Products LLC
Knowledge Services Inc.
McKenzie Properties
Sage Properties
Levin Family Limited Partnership
Denis Grosz, Mechanism Ventures
Native American Tribal Entity
GCOM
DCP Michigan Pipeline and Processing LLC
Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Magna Mirror Systems Monterey SA DE CV
RivenRock LLC
Work highlights
- Represented VIP Products LLC as respondent in a trademark case before the US Supreme Court, which has now been remanded to district court.
- Represented Guidesoft in an administrative protest and is overseeing potential litigation related to the award of a $150 million MSP Services contract for the State of Arizona.
DLA Piper LLP (US)
DLA Piper LLP (US)‘s nationwide practice group is well-known in the domestic and international marketplaces for its prowess in class action lawsuits, privacy disputes, breach of contract claims, and securities and antitrust litigation. Brett Ingerman and John Gibson co-chair the practice. In Baltimore, Ingerman focuses on commercial disputes, insurance, and bankruptcy litigation, while in Los Angeles, Gibson runs a broad practice which encompasses contracts, IP licensing, commercial, healthcare, technology, and antitrust litigation.
Practice head(s):
Brett Ingerman; John Gibson
Other key lawyers:
Angela C. Agrusa; John Hamill; Isabelle Ord; Mary Gately
Testimonials
‘The team at DLA is doing an outstanding job in coordinating multi-national lawsuits. The legal work is excellent and it’s always delivered tailored to the client’s needs. The team thinks ahead and it’s advice is always on point.’
‘The DLA team is excellent. They are very responsive, well organised and have deep industry knowledge. This, coupled with innovative defence strategies, make them a stand out team. ’
‘Mary Gately is one of the best lawyers I have had the pleasure of working with. She is particularly proficient in expert evidence across every issue, no matter how complex.
Key clients
Danone NA and Nurture, Inc.
T-Mobile US, Inc.
G6 Hospitality LLC
Bayer Corporation
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.
Giddings Fruit S.A.
S. Fer International, Inc.
Jan-Pro Franchising International
Jet Set Sports LLC
The NRA Foundation, Inc.
Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis
Nashville Soccer Holdings
Work highlights
- Acted for Blue Diamond Growers in two false advertising putative class actions challenging the labeling of its Smokehouse Almonds.
- Represented Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company in a COVID-19 pandemic business interruption lawsuit filed by Marina Pacific Hotel and Suites.
- Represented Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. and its affiliate Mobis Parts America, Inc., in multiple nationwide class actions coordinated into an MDL proceeding in the US District Court for the Central District of California.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is capable of representing a broad range of high-end commercial and corporate clients in the full suite of complex litigation and arbitration matters. Tim Harkness chairs the team, focusing on fraud, breaches of contract and post-M&A disputes. The team’s other co-chair is Gayle Klein, who joined the firm in 2023 from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP and is noted for her strengths in financial services litigation and trade secrets disputes. David Livshiz is a further key contact who stands out for his bankruptcy litigation expertise. Linda Martin has left the firm.
Practice head(s):
Tim Harkness; Gayle Klein
Other key lawyers:
David Livshiz; Scott Eisman
Work highlights
Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
Boutique national litigation firm Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP handles commercial disputes for a stand-out roster of Fortune 500 clients, including Apple, Major League Baseball and Johnson & Johnson, among many others. In 2023, seasoned litigator and founding partner Tarek Ismail spearheaded the firm’s defense of AbbVie in litigation brought by a hedge fund alleging that AbbVie made fraudulent statements in connection with a potential merger. Shayna Cook is a key contact for multidistrict litigation and regularly handles high-profile IP and product liability cases in the medical and life sciences sectors
Practice head(s):
Tarek Ismail
Other key lawyers:
Shayna Cook; Alan Littman
Testimonials
‘Incredibly professional, capable and highly intelligent and motivated team.’
‘Tarek Ismail and Shayna Cook are two of the best first-chair trial lawyers in the country — they are both incredibly smart but also skilled at conveying themes in an understandable and persuasive way.’
‘Goldman Ismail has a team of superb and diverse trial lawyers, including multiple lawyers with the experience and skill to try bet-the-company cases. They combine an exhaustive knowledge of the most complex facts with ability to communicate those facts effectively to both judges and juries. They are the firm I would go to first if I had a trial I needed to win.’
Key clients
Merck & Co., Inc.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Schering-Plough Corp.
Apple, Inc.
Major League Baseball
MLB Advanced Media
AbbVie, Inc.
Lafarge North America Inc.
Lafarge Building Materials Inc.
Holcim (US) Inc.
Entropic
Work highlights
K&L Gates LLP
K&L Gates has a robust track record in trials, arbitrations and mediations, with the group’s expertise extending across cases related to securities, construction, bankruptcy, and banking litigation, among many others. In Pittsburgh, Melissa Tea predominantly represents public and private companies in the manufacturing, technology, and health care sectors. Tea co-chairs the practice alongside Boston-based antitrust and financial services litigation expert Jeffrey Patterson as well as Dallas lawyer Artoush Varshosaz, whose practice emphasizes commercial disputes, internal investigations and financial services litigation.
Practice head(s):
Melissa Tea; Jeffrey Patterson; Artoush Varshosaz
Other key lawyers:
Thomas Birsic; Thomas F. Holt, Jr; Michael Stortz; Pallavi Mehta Wahi
Testimonials
‘The team at K&L Gates is extremely versatile, and has the capacity to identify subject matter experts in virtually any field.
‘Breadth of legal areas covered, experienced and knowledgeable team’
‘Very hands on, attentive, pragmatic, strategic – results driven. Pay for work delivered not for lots of bodies to touch a particular matter.’
Key clients
Kroger
Koss Corporation
Draken International, LLC
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, Inc. and East Carolina Health-Chowan, Inc.
Safe Step Walk-In Tub Company
Samaritan Housing Foundation, Inc.
Cumberland County Hospital System, Inc.
Cape Fear Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC
Gildan USA, Inc.
PPG Industries, Inc.
United States Steel Corporation
Arkema Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented Kroger in the Washington Courts in an action brought by the Attorney General of Washington to block Albertsons issuance of a $4bn dollar shareholder dividend ahead of its merger with Kroger.
- Represented Draken International in litigation in Delaware relating to a contractual dispute with L3Harris Technologies over the customization and procurement of radar equipment.
- Advised PPG Industries as national coordinating counsel on the company’s nationwide asbestos liabilities, which includes development and implementation of strategic defenses, expert witness development, and management of a large network of local counsel firms.
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP handles a broad range of commercial disputes and is recognized for its team of ‘strategic litigators’ who ‘know all of the judges and actually try cases’. Marc Kasowitz spearheads the group, with his record at trial including cases involving antitrust, banking, securities, product liability, mass tort, corporate governance, RICO, and breach of contract, among many other issues. Sheron Korpus has deep experience in securities, antitrust, and IP disputes, among others, while experienced real estate litigator Paul O’Connor is a key name for disputes involving real estate developers, investors, and hotel operators.
Practice head(s):
Marc Kasowitz
Other key lawyers:
Sheron Korpus; Paul O’Connor
Testimonials
‘Aggressive and strategic litigators. These lawyers know all of the judges and actually try cases, which is an innovation unto itself.’
Key clients
Byju’s
Care One
Carl Icahn
GSR Markets
Konnech
SeaWorld
Angelo Gordon
BD Hotels
Bregal Partners
Douglas Elliman Realty
Harbinger Capital
IHG/InterContinental Hotels Group
Work highlights
- Represented three Jewish students in a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against New York University (NYU), alleging that NYU has violated the civil rights of the three Jewish students.
- Represented Alaskan Reefer Management and Kloosterboer International Forwarding in a case against the U.S. government involving more than $350m in fines arising from shipments of millions of pounds of fish to mainland US.
- Represented Carl Icahn in a dispute against Rialto Capital Advisors alleging breach of contract and fraud in connection with Rialto’s servicing of a CMBS trust secured by the Prizm Outlets mall in Nevada, which resulted in a loss of almost $73m, plus almost $13m.
MoloLamken LLP
The ‘incredibly efficient’ team of litigators at MoloLamken LLP is adept at handling complex business disputes and IP disputes as well as white-collar defense and investigations. Practice leader and former prosecutor Steven Molo is based in New York and serves as a reputed contact for representing senior executives and government officials in white-collar matters. ‘Renowned professional’ Robert Kry practices from Washington DC and primarily focuses on trial and appellate matters, including in relation to corporate and securities litigation.
Practice head(s):
Steven Molo
Other key lawyers:
Robert Kry; Justin Ellis; Megan Cunniff Church
Testimonials
‘The team is incredibly efficient and always meet tight deadlines. We work on complex cross border issues which requires to take into consideration what happens in each jurisdiction – we are always able to find a compromise which suits the firms working on the matter.’
‘I work particularly with Robert Kry. Robert is extremely responsive and always available. Robert is a renowned professional in his field. Exchanging on complex matters is easy with him. I know that when I send a request to Robert, it will be thoroughly reviewed and dealt with in a short time period. ’
‘Excellent professional capabilities, always available and extremely responsive including regular and update. ’
Key clients
Anywhere Real Estate
Revlon
Ad Hoc Group of Convertible Avaya Noteholders (Angelo Gordon, Canyon Capital Advisors, Mariner Investment Group, Silverback Asset Management, Owl Creek Asset Management, A6 Capital Management, Aviva Investors, and Capital Four)
Beam Suntory Inc.; Jim Beam Brands Co.
The Gap Inc.
First Choice Federal Credit Union
Wagner Aeronautical, Inc.; Mammoth Freighters LLC
William Wagner; William Tarpley
Purolite Corporation
EEA Life Settlements, Inc
O.K. Foods, Inc
Work highlights
- Representing Anywhere Real Estate in an antitrust class action brought against the National Association of Realtors and the country’s largest real-estate brokerage firms.
- Represented Revlon in a case relating to mistaken payments to creditors by Citibank, as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
- Representing an ad hoc group of noteholders of convertible and term loans issued by Avaya, Inc in litigation against the company, its officers, and its directors to redress a massive fraud connected to Avaya’s 2022 marketing of its B3 term loan debt.
Morrison Foerster
Morrison Foerster represents a roster of corporate and commercial clients across both plaintiff and defendant-side mandates across a broad range of industries, including banking and financial services, life sciences, real estate, tech, and transportation. Chair of the commercial litigation and trial practice group, Arturo González, is a key contact for high-stakes litigation and arbitration. Tiffany Cheung is a key name for consumer class actions, particularly those involving privacy and marketing issues, while Austin’s Bradley Wine predominantly focuses on disputes in highly regulated industries.
Practice head(s):
Arturo González
Other key lawyers:
Tiffany Cheung; Brad Wine
Key clients
Archer Aviation
Bumble Inc.
Lime
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
VMware
HMO
Recology, Inc.
Chobani LLC
ARM Ltd.
Oracle America, Inc.
LINE Corporation
Alcon Vision, LLC
Work highlights
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright is recognized in the domestic and international marketplaces for its expertise in disputes across key industry sectors, including energy, infrastructure, transport, tech, and life sciences. Four attorneys jointly head up the practice group: Richard Krumholz in Dallas routinely handles securities and bankruptcy litigation, Houston lawyer Steven Jansma represents clients in product liability disputes, Robin Adelstein splits her time between Washington DC and New York, and is a key contact for antitrust matters, and Houston-based Andrew Price is noted for his expertise in IP litigation and professional liability claims.
Practice head(s):
Richard S. Krumholz; Steven D. Jansma; Robin Adelstein; Andrew Price
Other key lawyers:
Judith Archer; Marc Collier; Jason Fagelman
Key clients
Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas
AT&T Inc.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC
Oceanside Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Ascot Partners, L.P.
Excess and Treaty Management Corp.
Osage Minerals Council
Pelican Invest, LLC et al
3M Company
Shell Energy North America L.P.
Western Midstream
Work highlights
- Represented the State of Texas in a case against Google for various alleged violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act related to claims that Google deceptively tracked users location and internet usage.
- Represented AT&T in an enforcement action brought by the SEC the SDNY against AT&T alleging that the defendants violated Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure).
- Represented an international pharmaceutical company in a dispute over an earn out clause of a purchase agreement in Doctors Allergy Formula, LLC v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, pending in the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Litigation boutique Boies Schiller Flexner LLP fields a team of ‘thoughtful, creative, hard-working lawyers’ who handle the full range of complex commercial disputes, including securities class actions, insurance litigation, and financial services disputes. In Washington DC, Kenya Davis comes highly recommended as ‘an excellent trial lawyer and a thoughtful colleague’, while Hamish Hume is praised as ‘an intellectual powerhouse and formidable courtroom lawyer’. Government investigations expert Matthew Schwartz and financial services litigation specialist Marc Ayala are key contacts in New York, while former prosecutor John Kucera is a primary contact in Los Angeles. In San Francisco, Max Pritt and Mark Mao handle a wide range of antitrust and IP cases. Key contacts in Fort Lauderdale include Stuart Singer, who represents clients in antitrust and securities litigation, and Sigrid McCawley, who handles a wide array of commercial disputes.
Practice head(s):
Matthew Schwartz; Marc Ayala; Sigrid McCawley; Stuart Singer; Hamish Hume; Kenya Davis; Max Pritt; Mark Mao; John Kucera
Other key lawyers:
Sam Kaplan
Testimonials
‘Kenya Davis is an excellent trial lawyer and a thoughtful colleague.’
‘Sam Kaplan is a thoughtful strategist.’
‘Hamish Hume is an intellectual powerhouse and formidable courtroom lawyer.’
Key clients
Class of BCBS Subscribers
Class of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shareholders
Class of Google Subscribers
Walmart, Inc.
Hertz Corp.
Lens.com
Florida Power & Light
Class of Google mobile app users
West Flagler Associates Ltd.
Percipient.ai Inc.
Blenheim Capital Holdings
Pennsylvania General Insurance Company
Work highlights
- Represented clients in a $2.7bn settlement against the Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans.
- Acted for a class of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders in a challenge to a 2012 agreement, known as the “net worth sweep,” between the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the U.S. Treasury, winning a judgement of $612.4m.
- Acted for victims of Jeffery Epstein in a case accusing Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan Chase of financially aiding Epstein’s sex-trafficking scheme, winning a $365m settlement.
Bracewell LLP
Bracewell LLP represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a full range of complex commercial litigation matters, with a particularly strong reputation for handling energy- and financial services related disputes. Recent highlights for the team include representing Apache Corporation in a series of class actions alleging, among other things, the underpayment of royalties. Houston’s Stephen Crain and New York-based Daniel Connolly jointly lead the practice group: Crain predominantly represents energy-sector clients in a wide range of cases, while Connolly focuses on white-collar and regulatory compliance matters. Also recommended is New York’s Drew Taggart, praised for being ‘highly skilled in conducting complex discovery’.
Practice head(s):
Stephen Crain; Daniel Connolly
Other key lawyers:
Bradley Benoit; Rachel Goldman; Drew Taggart; David Shargel
Testimonials
‘Bracewell’s partners are driven to succeed and ensure they fully understand how my industry operates and how the particular disputed transaction normally operates in the industry before recommending a course of action. ’
‘Stephen Crain, Bradley Benoit, and Drew Taggart are extremely thorough and determined. Drew is highly skilled in conducting complex discovery, and both Brad and Stephen are extremely effective in both oral and written advocacy. ’
‘David Shargel is a great business partner who is always available and willing to help.’
Key clients
Apache Corporation
Chevron USA Inc.
Hilcorp Energy Company
Tenaska Power Services Co
Arroyo Investors
Bunker One
Macquarie Futures USA, LLC
Bayshore Capital Advisors, LLC
Catena Resources Operating, LLC
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company
Explore Mining Company, LLC
Work highlights
- Acted for Chevron in a dispute arising from natural gas sales during Winter Storm Uri.
- Represented Bunker One (USA) Inc. in a lawsuit filed by Ikon Midstream, LLC alleging that certain industrial distillate it purchased from Bunker One was adulterated.
- Represented Bayshore Capital Advisors, LLC and affiliated entities in a high-stakes lawsuit alleging fraud arising out of motion picture financing.
Cohen & Gresser LLP
Cohen & Gresser LLP is highly recommended for its ‘deep bench’ and ‘top notch legal muscle’ when it comes to all aspects of complex commercial litigation, including contract disputes, derivatives claims, and professional malpractice allegations, among others. Based in New York, firm co-founders Mark Cohen and Lawrence Gresser jointly chair the litigation and arbitration group. Cohen is an experienced trial lawyer who is adept at trying cases before both state and federal courts, while Gresser’s practice emphasizes class actions as well as international arbitration and securities litigation. Douglas Pepe is another important contact, praised as an ‘incredible litigator’ and ‘expert trial lawyer’. S Gale Dick is recognised for his commercial litigation, securities litigation and white-collar criminal defense work.
Practice head(s):
Mark Cohen; Lawrence Gresser
Other key lawyers:
S Gale Dick; Douglas Pepe; Daniel Tabak
Testimonials
‘The team surrounding Doug Pepe is outstanding. Deep bench, efficient litigation, top notch legal muscle and the ability and chops to try cases.’
‘Doug Pepe is one of the best, smartest and most strategic lawyers I have run across. I have seen him take the most complicated and sensitive matters and finesse them to very good resolutions for his clients. I’ve also seen him turn from great negotiator to incredible litigator to expert trial lawyer – very versatile. Highly recommend. ’
Key clients
Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Alliance Health
Work highlights
Duane Morris LLP
Duane Morris LLP‘s extensive trial expertise spans a broad range of complex disputes, with emphasis on commercial litigation, franchise litigation, product liability, patent litigation, software litigation and disputes emanating out of the construction sector. Philadelphia-based product liability trial lawyer Sharon Caffrey jointly chairs the practice group together with San Francisco partner Stephen Sutro, who handles commercial litigation in addition to acting in white-collar criminal matters. Wayne Mack is a further key contact and handles antitrust and competition litigation from the firm’s Philadelphia office.
Practice head(s):
Sharon Caffrey; Stephen Sutro
Other key lawyers:
Wayne Mack Philadelphia; James Steigerwald; Courtney L. Baird
Key clients
Armstrong
Fresenius
GEICO
Kiewit
Moody’s
Penske
Radiology Partners
SAP
Sunpower
TD Bank
Work highlights
Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds Sutherland is well-regarded domestically for its experience in cases related to accountants' liability, energy litigation, and high-profile antitrust matters. Rocco Testani and Kymberly Kochis co-head the firm’s global litigation practice group from Atlanta and New York, respectively. The co-heads of the professional liability teams are also based in Atlanta: Amelia Toy Rudolph has over 30 years of experience in complex business litigation, with a particular emphasis on accounting and financial issues, while Patricia Gorham is a key name for cases regarding accounting liability, antitrust litigation, and securities fraud class actions. Atlanta lawyer Thomas Curvin and Houston partner David Baay are also important contacts for insurance disputes and energy and natural resources litigation, respectively.
Practice head(s):
Rocco Testani; Kymberly Kochis; Amelia Toy Rudolph; Patricia Gorham; Thomas Curvin; David Baay
Testimonials
‘The Eversheds Sutherland team has a good understanding of our industry and is able to establish credibility with judges, particularly in the southeast region of the United States.’
‘Amy Rudolph is quite knowledgeable about accounting and auditing issues and is a seasoned litigator.’
Key clients
Oglethorpe Power Corporation
Upper Missouri G&T Power Cooperative
Chicago Bridge & Iron
McDermott
Shell
Work highlights
- Represented Oglethorpe in a breach-of-contract claim against Georgia Power, which resulted in Georgia Power Co. agreeing to pay more than $300m to Oglethorpe to settle the dispute over the sharing of construction cost overruns.
- Represented Chicago Bridge & Iron in a substantial dispute with Bayport Polymers over the construction of two major facilities.
- Acted for Shell in defending a breach of contract action brought by a trading counterparty, who alleges the breach of a power trading option agreement and damages of $48m.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
The litigation team at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP receives praise from clients for being ‘very good at explaining the various strategies available to the client and the risks and benefits of each’. Complex business litigation is the core pillar of the group’s practice, with dedicated practitioners focusing on key sectors including real estate litigation, securities litigation, M&A litigation, and bankruptcy-related cases. Practice head James Wareham is based in Washington DC and handles a wide range of financial services and regulatory disputes as well as white-collar cases. Matthew Parrott and Janice Mac Avoy co-head the real estate litigation practice, while key litigator Stephen Juris counsels clients in connection with government investigations and regulatory enforcement matters. All attorneys named are based in New York, except where otherwise stated.
Practice head(s):
James Wareham
Other key lawyers:
David Morris; Janice Mac Avoy; Stephen Juris; Emilie Cooper
Testimonials
‘David Morris is outstanding. ’
‘The team is very good at explaining the various strategies available to the client and the risks and benefits of each. ’
‘Emilie Cooper is an excellent litigator. She is good at being a thought partner to her clients, and helping think through strategy. She is always available to discuss updates and questions. ’
Key clients
Mechoshade Systems LLC
New York State Department of Health
Permira Affiliates
Ascential Group Limited
Onex Corporation
Motcomb and Reuben Bros
Affiliates of Mack Real Estate
Ralph Lauren Corporation
Howard Hughes Corp.
Vornado Realty
Work highlights
- Advised the New York State Department of Health in connection with pending federal civil class action litigation relating to the Department’s COVID-19 response.
- Represented Permira affiliates in connection with a long-running dispute with Zeta Interactive Corp. arising from a major eBay-related transaction.
- Assisted client Ascential Plc, Flyhweel Digital LLC, and certain executives in securing dismissal of a $1.2bn civil RICO and theft of trade secrets case.
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP acts for media clients, investment banks, investors, developers and ultra-HNW individuals in the full range of complex business disputes. Los Angeles-based trial lawyer Patricia Glaser lends her expertise to disputes arising out of key industry sectors, including intellectual property, real estate, entertainment, banking, and securities. Also in Los Angeles, Andrew Baum‘s robust practice encompasses partnership disputes, construction matters, employment actions, and class action claims, among others.
Practice head(s):
Patricia Glaser
Other key lawyers:
Andrew Baum; Craig Marcus
Testimonials
‘The team is very attentive and professional. They are very good at bridging the gap between legal issuse and business issues. They are able to communicate complicated legal matters with clients and walk through each step with clients. Their profound legal expertise, strategic approach and dedication significantly contributed to the successful resolution of our case. ’
‘They provided insightful perspectives that proved invaluable. They are very proactive when it comes to client communication. They crafted a compelling case strategy taht showed their ability to anticipate challenges and provide effective solutions. Patricia Glaser’s courtroom presence was commanding and she presented our case with clarity and conviction. All legal arguments were well presented and well researched. ’
‘Very knowledgeable and personal service. They always go above and beyond. ’
Key clients
The Gores Group, LLC, and AEG Holdings LLC
The Lemieux Group and Team Lemieux
The Yucaipa Companies, LLC
CoreVest American Finance Lender LLC
RSI650, LLC
Bill Nye
County of Los Angeles
Paramount Pictures
Seacrest Productions
Freddie Roach
Work highlights
- Represented private equity firm The Gores Group and holding company AEG Holdings in a lawsuit against startup fund Gallant Capital and its founders regarding Gores’ participation in Gallant’s funds, as well as the defense of counter claims by Gallant.
- Represented The Yucaipa Companies in litigation against Lantern Capital and Spyglass Media Group arising from Yucaipa’s attempted purchase of The Weinstein Company in 2017.
- Represented Bill Nye, “the Science Guy,” as trial counsel in his long-running lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company and various of its affiliates regarding underreported and underpaid profits due to him arising out of the distribution of his television series, including on streaming platforms such as Netflix.
Katten
Katten has a reputation for undertaking complex, high-profile disputes, including financial services litigation, securities litigation, corruption investigations, and regulatory compliance cases, among many others. National chair of commercial litigation David Crichlow lends his considerable expertise to complex commercial disputes, class actions. and bankruptcy litigation. Experienced litigator Anthony Paccione represents banks, hedge funds, and real estate companies at all levels of the federal and state court systems. In Chicago, Peter Wilson is a key name for securities, derivatives, and antitrust litigation. Attorneys named are situated in New York, except where otherwise specified.
Practice head(s):
David Crichlow
Other key lawyers:
Anthony Paccione; David Goldberg; Peter Wilson; Sarah Weber
Key clients
BMO Capital Markets Corp.
Chetan Marfatia
Club Exploria
David Bodner
Garrison Point Capital
Grupo Cementos De Chihuahua S.A.B. DE C.V.
Nahla Capital
Phipps Houses
Praxair
UBS Financial Services
UMB Bank
Wolfspeed, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented Club Exploria in a lawsuit in New York and Delaware, where Resorts Group International has brought claims against Club Exploria arising from RGI’s purchase of a time share resort from Club Exploria in Pennsylvania.
- Represented Garrison Point in a case before the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court in New York County in which the class plaintiff alleged a violation of Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Linklaters LLP
Linklaters LLP represents multinational companies, foreign governments and business executives in antitrust cases, financial services litigation, and product liability class actions, among many others. Practice chair Adam Lurie is based in Washington DC and routinely counsels high-end clients on complex civil litigation and trials as well as white-collar defense and crisis management. New York’s James Warnot comes recommended as a ‘seasoned litigator’ whose practice emphasizes financial services issues. Patrick Ashby is praised by clients as ‘masterful at quickly distilling to the core of an issue’. Brenda DiLuigi departed the firm in 2023.
Practice head(s):
Adam Lurie
Other key lawyers:
Doug Davison; Douglas Tween; James Warnot; Michael Pilcher; Patrick Ashby
Testimonials
‘Linklaters has a unique combination of US trial-ready litigation expertise, with the ability to seamlessly advise on cross-border disputes around the world. Linklaters excels in its ability to advise on truly complex issues, where there are no clear answers and often jurisdictional tensions. Linklaters does not just talk about DEI, but delivers teams that reflect a commitment to DEI. ’
‘The more complicated the legal issue, the more likely we call Patrick Ashby. He is masterful at quickly distilling to the core of an issue, and communicating direct advice that is both pragmatic and actionable. He is extremely responsive, and always the most prepared and level-headed voice in the room.
‘James Warnot is a seasoned litigator, he brings a huge amount of experience and expertise to the table.’
Key clients
Alto Maipo
Banque Havilland
Bipielle Bank
China Construction Bank
Corebridge Financial
Crédit Suisse
The Gabonese Republic
GENFIT
GLAS Trust Company LLC
Goldman Sachs Asset Management B.V.
Hansard Europe Limited
Justin Johnson
Work highlights
- Represented Société Générale and SG Americas Securities, LLC in multiple lawsuits relating to allegations that the Defendants conspired to fix the prices of foreign exchange instruments in the global foreign exchange market through manipulating FX benchmarks rates and widening bid-ask spreads.
- Represented State Street Corp. and State Street Bank and Trust Co. in a European Commission investigation into allegations of manipulation of the European government bond market, and in connection with a parallel putative class action litigation alleging Shearman Act violations in the Southern District of New York.
- Represented Nespresso USA, Inc. in a class action lawsuit where plaintiffs allege that the warranties associated with their Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Machines contained impermissible tying arrangements and had they known of the unlawfulness of the warranties, they would not have purchased the products or would have paid substantially less for them.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP represents a broad array of clients across key industry sectors, including transportation, healthcare, financial services, and retail. Los Angeles-based practitioner Naeun Rim heads up the team. Also in Los Angeles is seasoned trial lawyer Ronald Turovsky, whose practice emphasizes trade secrets, unfair competition, ERISA, and real estate cases. Barry Lee has extensive experience in both jury and bench trials and splits his time between the firm’s San Francisco and Los Angeles offices.
Practice head(s):
Naeun Rim
Other key lawyers:
Ronald Turovsky; Barry Lee; Kevin Dwight
Key clients
League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County
Fremont Bank
The Ark Watch Foundation
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Tufts University School of Medicine
Collegium
Margaret Sheehan and Susan Sheehan
Harvard University
Equity Resource Investments
Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Company
Argo Group
Work highlights
- Represented Metropolitan Water District of Southern California in connection with a complaint for determination of invalidity filed by San Diego County Water Authority over alleged violation of cost-of-service requirements in regards to the rates and charges adopted on April 10, 2018.
- Represented the League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County as intervenor in a lawsuit that successfully challenged the County Board of Supervisors’ adoption of a supervisorial district map that violated California’s FAIR MAPS Act and the California Constitution.
- Represented the President and Fellows of Harvard College in connection with several putative class actions brought by family members of deceased individuals who had donated their remains to the Harvard Medical School Anatomical Gift Program and whose remains were subsequently allegedly stolen by a rogue morgue employee and sold on the black market.
McGuireWoods LLP
McGuireWoods LLP has a strong track record at trial and on appellate matters, handling the full spectrum of business-critical disputes for a roster of financial institutions and major corporates. In Charlotte, Mark Kinghorn chairs the antitrust, trade and commercial litigation department. Jonathan Blank heads up the business and securities litigation team from Charlottesville, while Charlotte's Robert Muckenfuss spearheads the firm’s complex commercial litigation offering. From the Atlanta office, Cheryl Haas leads the financial services litigation practice, while in New York, Noreen Kelly is the government investigations and white collar lead. Norfolk's Benjamin Hatch rounds out the leadership group as chair of the environmental & mass tort litigation practice. Houston lawyer Jeremiah Anderson comes highly recommended by clients for handling ‘complex matters involving unusual fact patterns and sensitive indemnification easily and professionally’.
Practice head(s):
Mark Kinghorn; Jonathan Blank; Robert Muckenfuss; Cheryl Haas; Noreen Kelly; Benjamin Hatch
Other key lawyers:
Jeremiah Anderson; Yasser Madriz
Testimonials
‘The Houston office has excellent trial lawyers with deep roots in the Houston market, particularly with respect to energy matters, and extensive familiarity and credibility with the federal and state judges in Houston.’
‘Jeremiah Anderson operates at the highest levels of the practice. He handles extremely large and complex matters and focuses on the big-picture issues.’
‘Experienced litigation team, responsive, able to jump in and learn the nuance of the matter quickly, strong associates who really add value to the team.’
Key clients
Ascend Performance Materials
Chevron Phillips Chemical
Crestwood Equity Partners
Lamprell Energy Limited
Bank of America
Vans, Inc.
Work highlights
- Advised Bank of America in an Equal Credit Opportunity Act case involving a credit card point harvesting plan.
- Acted for Vans, Inc. in countering motion to dismiss and for misjoinder.
- Advised Chevron Phillips Chemical in a class action lawsuit involving placement of pipeline easements in Texas.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Deborah Baum heads up the ‘extraordinary group of lawyers’ that comprises the litigation practice at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Baum’s practice encompasses complex commercial litigation focusing on real estate, corporate, and health care disputes. William Bosch leads the real estate litigation sub-group and regularly represents investors and hotel owners in a wide range of cases. The ‘consistently impressive’ practice is also recognised for its handling of disputes that have arisen from the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Practice head(s):
Deborah Baum
Other key lawyers:
William Bosch; James Catterson; Charles Conrad; Eric Fishman
Testimonials
‘This is an extraordinary group of lawyers. They are really sharp and very responsive. And they take no prisoners — we are usually out of a lawsuit shorty after it commences. They are consistently impressive.’
These folks know their subject matter — both substantively and procedurally. They are efficient. They do not suffer from timidity. If you insist you’re in the right, they will give you a reality check and then throw themselves headlong into the battle. The approach works.’
Work highlights
- Represented Teck Metals Ltd. in natural resource damages claims issued by the State of Represented and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, which arise from legacy discharges to the Columbia River from its Trail Operations facility in British Columbia, Canada.
- Represented four juveniles in challenging Florida’s prohibition on Medicaid coverage for treatment of gender dysphoria for transgender Floridians (SB-54).
- Represented Ria Financial Services in a privacy class action suit against alleged violations of the Federal Right to Privacy Act relating to the Transaction Record Analysis Center and government criminal investigations.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP is noted for its industry-specific expertise in investment funds litigation, post-M&A disputes, and cases related to shareholder activism, in addition to handling a growing volume of cases in novel areas such as cryptocurrency. The team recently saw success at trial in a series of cases representing Pantera Capital in a dispute with rival company Polychain. Trial lawyer Julia Beskin is another key contact, joining the firm from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in May 2023. Michael Swartz departed to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in March 2025.
Other key lawyers:
Julia Beskin; Taleah Jennings; William Gussman; Randall Adams
Key clients
Aimia, Inc.
Driver Opportunity Partners I LP
Empery Asset Management
Eric Bischoff
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services
Mill Point Capital LLC
Pantera Capital Management
Tulsa Race Massacre Victims
Prophet Capital Management
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Kidde-Fenwal, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented the only known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in litigation which is predicated on an extension of Oklahoma public nuisance law by arguing that the criminal acts and destruction of property during the Massacre constituted a public nuisance, which, through the failure to restore the destroyed property, continues to this day.
- Acted for cryptocurrency fund Pantera Capital Management LP in a $1.5bn victory over Polychain Capital.
- Represented Eric Bischoff in two litigations among the shareholders of Boar’s Head in a dispute that will determine corporate control of the meat manufacturer.
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Attorneys at Sullivan & Worcester LLP routinely undertake the full spectrum of complex business-critical disputes, with standout expertise in securities litigation, insurance coverage disputes, and sector-specific disputes arising out of the tech and cryptocurrency spaces. Gerry Silver and Patrick Dinardo jointly chair the practice group out of New York and Boston, respectively. Silver’s practice focuses on software, licensing, internet and IT outsourcing, and implementation disputes; Dinardo is mostly engaged in complex contract, trust, real estate, and insolvency-related matters. Other important contacts within the group include fellow Boston-based practitioner Laura Steinberg who is an expert on complex regulatory and fiduciary issues.
Practice head(s):
Gerry Silver; Patrick Dinardo
Other key lawyers:
Laura Steinberg
Key clients
Former Energy Executives of Venture Global LNG, Inc.
Virtus Strategy Trust
Comcast Corporation
Simplus
Adam Levine Living Trust
Greenleaf Compassionate Care, Inc.
SDL, PLC n/k/a RWS
DCD Automotive Holdings, Inc.
Mitzi Troyan Living Trust
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Inc.
SCD 380 Stuart LLC
Florian Legno S.P.A.
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Vinson & Elkins LLP‘s caseload includes a broad range of commercial disputes which the group handles on behalf of a diverse client base that encompasses companies in the energy, banking, private equity, pharma, and automotive sectors, among many others. Three lawyers comprise the leadership group: Houston’s Jim Thompson co-heads the litigation department alongside Washington DC-based Craig Seebald. The complex commercial litigation team is led by Chris Popov in Houston. Christopher Duffy left the firm.
Practice head(s):
Jim Thompson; Craig Seebald; Chris Popov
Testimonials
‘V&E is handling a large multi district litigation matter for us in Houston. There ability to provide world class local resources, a deep bench of talented partners and associates, and subject matter expertise, made them a perfect fit for this project. They also have strong writers and an impressive appellate team. ’
‘Chris Popov has great technical skills and strategic vision, particularly with pre-trial matters.’