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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
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Based in New York, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's expertise covers a diverse range of industries, from technology to financial services. The firm’s track record of success continued in 2023, with many complex and high-profile cases coming to conclusion. James Rouhandeh, who leads the practice along with Dana Seshens and Paul Spagnoletti, successfully secured the dismissal of a securities class action against cryptocurrency currency trading platform Binance. In the banking sector, key partner Charles Duggan worked with Menlo Park-based partner Neal Potischman to successfully defend numerous underwriters in a class action challenging statements made by Edison International and its subsidiary Southern California Edison about its wildfire risk and safety practices. For digital infrastructure provider Uniti Group, Edmund Polubinski in New York secured the dismissal of securities fraud claims concerning the bankruptcy of spinoff company Windstream Holdings. The firm has a strong pipeline of ongoing work, including significant matters for Rite Aid, Iris Energy, Weber, and Kornit Digital, for example, with Seshens and Polubinski frequently taking the lead roles.
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Key clients
- Acutus Medical
- Block.one
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Work highlights
- Secured a total victory for Uniti Group when the Third Circuit affirmed the complete dismissal of a securities fraud lawsuit
- Secured dismissal of a securities class action asserting novel insider trading claims against Morgan Stanley.
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