Straddling both the IP litigation and the litigation and enforcement practices, Ropes & Gray LLP’s appellate offering has a focus on patent appeals and financial services. In terms of the latter area, the team utilizes the firm’s dominance in funds and regulatory matters to pack a punch in complex business cases, such as its representation of approximately thirty defendants, including major public and private pension plans, in $8bn worth of fraudulent conveyance litigation connected to a leveraged buyout of the Tribune Company. Washington DC-based department head Douglas Hallward-Driemeier maintains a broad appellate focus, which encompasses the full range of civil and criminal matters; he is leading the appellate side of the Tribune case. James Batchelder, who splits his time between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, is noted for IP appeals.
Key clients
- MOAC Holdings LLC (“Mall of America”)
- Apax Partners
- Walgreen Co. and Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Roku
- Defense group of institutional investor and mangers, including Fidelity, Blackrock and Vanguard
- Defense group in In re Tribune Co. Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation
- Novavax
- Albertsons Companies
- Casita LP
- Central Brooklyn Homeowners of Color
- Extreme Networks
- Egenera
Work highlights
- Successfully represented MOAC Holdings LLC in its appeal over Transform Holdco LLC, obtaining a unanimous 9-0 decision at the US Supreme Court.
- Led and coordinated the defense of $8bn worth of fraudulent conveyance litigation against public shareholder defendants seeking to recover payments made to shareholders in a leveraged buyout of the Tribune Company.
- Persuaded the Federal Circuit to affirm an earlier decision dismissing all remaining claims against Extreme Networks with prejudice in a patent lawsuit filed by XR Communications.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Douglas Hallward-Driemeier