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. Head of practice Michael Swartz 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.
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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.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michael Swartz