Sentences with phrase «litigation against major»

Served as liaison counsel in California state - wide MTBE litigation against major petroleum retailers

Represented owners of and creative talent behind world - famous cartoon characters in litigation against a major motion picture studio for copyright infringement and breach of contract.

The firm is already engaged in Germany and has financed various significant cases, including sophisticated legal proceedings for the remuneration of infrastructure construction work against a foreign sovereign state pleading state immunity and a securities litigation against a major German bank.

Won dismissal of fraudulent conveyance litigation against a major financial institution in an influential decision affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Since our foundation in 2009, our work has included a wide range of notable cases, including some of the most high - profile litigation against major banks in the last decade.

Not exact matches

Five million retailers, including the likes of Payless ShoeSource, the National Association of Convenience Stores, and the National Restaurant Association, filed an antitrust litigation suit against Visa, MasterCard and 13 major credit card issuers.

«Requiring the banks to pay treble damages to every plaintiff who ended up on the wrong side of an independent Libor ‐ denominated derivative swap would, if appellants» allegations were proved at trial, not only bankrupt 16 of the world's most important financial institutions, but also vastly extend the potential scope of antitrust liability in myriad markets where derivative instruments have proliferated,» the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York said in the ruling.A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived private antitrust litigation accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate, in a big setback for their defense against investors» claims of market - rigging.

Major litigation against VAM quickly followed.

Judge Denise Cote dismissed two publishers» claims of contributory infringement and inducement inAbbey House Media v. Apple Inc., one of the many cases to come out of the antitrust litigation against Apple and a handful of major publishers.

You may have heard that the Department of Justice decided to launch antitrust litigation against Apple and some major publishers for alleged price fixing and that most of them decided on the same day to settle.

Following a successful claim against a fund manager, the High Court made a non-party costs order against five investors in the fund who had met the costs of the defence, had an interest in the outcome of the claim (which need not be financial), and had control over the litigation by making major decisions.

Counseled a labor union concerning the implications of litigation by a third party against a major employer of union members.

He has 12 years» experience of major commercial litigation in such diverse areas as bribery and corruption of senior executives and misappropriation of corporate assets (including the 24 - week Fiona Trust trial), international arbitration (typically LCIA, ICC, LMAA and UNCITRAL and frequently for or against states or state - owned companies), proceedings in the Commercial Court under the Arbitration Act 1996, banking litigation, offshore engineering, shipping and insurance.

Served as trial counsel for a major national manufacturer in a lengthy NLRB proceeding in which the client prevailed on bad faith bargaining, secondary boycott and threat of violence charges against the Teamsters Union, secured three separate federal court injunctions against the Union and won an unprecedented award of attorneys» fees and litigation costs [reported at 334 NLRB No. 137]

Our commercial litigation lawyers successfully defended the majority shareholders of a major New Jersey company against claims of minority shareholder «oppression,» as a result of a 13 - week non-jury trial.

In the last financial year, KBH has achieved particularly significant litigation victories against a major financial institution and one of the biggest property developers in the UAE.

Among other areas, our litigation experience in the environmental area includes governmental and private - party actions under CERCLA (including serving as lead counsel for PRP groups at major Superfund sites throughout the United States), citizen suits under RCRA, the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws, claims for property damage and personal injury arising from industrial emissions or environmental contamination, and defending clients against state and federal governmental enforcement actions.

Our attorneys regularly litigate complex unfair trade practices, antitrust, business torts and contract actions against major regional and national law firms and often serve as local counsel to out - of - state firms engaged in litigation in Connecticut state and federal courts.

Elly's work at Boies Schiller focused on major high - stakes disputes, including representing Apple in its global antitrust litigation against Qualcomm; Midtown Acquisitions LP, a Davidson Kempner affiliate, in its multi-jurisdictional judgment enforcement against Essar Global Fund Limited; A1 noteholders in their successful High Court litigation and settlement against the Canary Wharf Group; a major hedge fund in relation to complex High Court proceedings against Terra Firma Capital Partners» Four Seasons Healthcare Groups; and several significant commercial and investor - state arbitrations.

Among Mr. Born's recent significant litigation matters are representation of various European entities in the Holocaust Assets and Forced Labor litigations, representation of a major US petroleum company in defending against efforts to enforce purported foreign judgments in the United States and testimony as an expert witness in a number of proceedings in Swedish, English, US, Japanese and other courts.

At the same time there were new disruptive entrants to market such as Quinn Emanuel, Stewarts Law, Signature Litigation, Enyo, etc. whose strategy was to provide a «conflict free» litigation service, enabling them to act for individuals, private equity houses and hedge funds in major pieces of litigation against the banks, work that the established elite firms in London could Litigation, Enyo, etc. whose strategy was to provide a «conflict free» litigation service, enabling them to act for individuals, private equity houses and hedge funds in major pieces of litigation against the banks, work that the established elite firms in London could litigation service, enabling them to act for individuals, private equity houses and hedge funds in major pieces of litigation against the banks, work that the established elite firms in London could litigation against the banks, work that the established elite firms in London could not touch.

«In addition to their complex commercial litigation experience, both Veronica and Brian have a strong focus in antitrust law, representing major food producers against claims of price fixing, and served as leaders of the antitrust practice of their former firm,» said Rob Walters, Co-Partner in Charge of the Dallas office.

Mr. Shiftan is currently litigating a variety of cases, including antitrust litigation on behalf of college football and basketball players against the NCAA and various athletic conferences, a wage and hour case on behalf of minor league baseball players against Major League Baseball, and an antitrust case on behalf of consumers against Carolinas HealthCare System for anticompetitive practices in the healthcare industry.

Mr. Girard currently serves on the leadership team in the Target and Sony data breach actions; serves as lead counsel in derivative litigation on behalf of Wal - Mart shareholders arising out of alleged bribery in Mexico, lead counsel for commodities investors in litigation arising out of the collapse of a commodities futures merchant, and lead counsel in a multi-district «pay for delay» antitrust proceeding against major pharmaceutical companies.

Other highlights include a major MDL victory for WellPoint ending years of heated litigation over reimbursements for out - of - network services, a unanimous Connecticut Supreme Court ruling affirming our closely - watched class action trial win related to Anthem's demutualization and Initial Public Offering, and continued representation of the state of Hawaii in litigation against President Donald Trump's travel ban.

Working with Apple to secure major victories in its patent infringement litigation against Samsung and representing Ford in its win in the company's largest patent litigation in its history helped earn Lee a spot on the competitive list.

Legal Times: «Wednesday's decisive Supreme Court ruling against Wyeth in a landmark pharmaceutical product liability case may also close off a major front in a hard - fought battle by businesses and the Bush administration to insulate national corporations from state tort litigation.»

Our powerful blend of litigation and arbitration experience brings expertise to all sides of complex disputes, including successfully defending clients against private, government, and class action suits and representing plaintiffs in major cases of first impression.