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  • September 19, 2007 | The Recorder

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    Attorneys who once represented Qualcomm Inc. in its ill-fated federal patent case against Broadcom Corp. have asked a judge to pierce their client's privileged communications. With the threa

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  • October 6, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

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  • April 24, 2006 | National Law Journal

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  • April 1, 2009 | National Law Journal

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  • August 20, 2007 | The Recorder

    Qualcomm Attorneys Lawyer Up

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  • March 17, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Schnader Harrison Increases Associate Salaries

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  • February 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Tracks of My Tiers

    Once again, we are in merger-talk season. There was a flurry of ­activity last year that culminated in the various Sonnenschein, Norton Rose, and Squire Sanders transoceanic c

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  • Blackrock Financial Management Inc. v. The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corp., 11-5309-cv(L)

    Publication Date: 2012-02-29
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before Jacobs, Ch.J., Hall and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners-Appellants BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., et al.: ROBERT MADDEN, Gibbs & Bruns, LLP, Houston, TX (Kathy Patrick, Gibbs & Bruns, LLP, Houston, TX, Kenneth E. Warner, Warner Partners, P.C., New York, NY, on the brief). For Petitioner-Appellant The Bank of New York Mellon: ANDREW L. FREY, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY (Matthew D. Ingber, Christopher J. Houpt, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, Charles A. Rothfeld, Brian J. Wong, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, Hector Gonzalez, James M. McGuire, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, on the brief).
    for defendant: For Respondents-Appellees Walnut Place LLC, et al: OWEN L. CYRULNIK, Grais & Ellsworth LLP, New York, NY (David J. Grais, Kathryn E. Matthews, Leanne M. Wilson, on the brief). For Respondents-Appellees The Segregated Account of Ambac Asssurance Coorporation & AMBAC Assurance Corporation: Rachel Allison Gupta, DLA Piper LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Triaxx Prime CDO 2007-1, Ltd., et al: John G. Moon, Miller & Wrubel P.C., New York, NY. For Respondent-Appellee Commonwealth Investors: Justin M. Sher, Sher LLP, New York,NY. For Respondents-Appellees American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company & Knights of Columbus: Peter N. Tsapatsaris, Peter N. Tsapatsaris, LLC, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, et al.: David J. Grais, Grais & Ellsworth LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Policemens Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago, et al.: Beth A. Kaswan, Scott+Scott LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, et al.: Derek W. Loeser, Amy Christine Williams-Derry, Keller Rohrback, L.L.P., Seattle, WA, Gary A. Gotto, Ron Kilgard, Keller Rohrback, PLC, Phoenix, AZ. For Respondent-Appellee Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh: Heather Yue-Ling Fong, Robbins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Columbus Life Insurance Company, et al.: Daniel M. Reilly, Reilly Pozner, L.L.P., Denver, CO. For Amicus Curiae Bank of America Corporation: THEODORE N. MIRVIS, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY (George T. Conway III, Elaine P. Golin, Won S. Shin, on the brief).
    Case Number: 11-5309-cv(L)

    Cite as: Blackrock Financial Management Inc. v. The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corp., 11-5309-cv(L), NYLJ 1202543755452, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 27, 2012) p