• September 17, 2014 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Chancery Court Upholds N.C. Bank's Exclusive Forum Provision

    In one of the first major tests to the exclusive forum provisions, the Delaware Court of Chancery upheld the right of a North Carolina bank to have all corporate litigation decided by its ho

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  • September 15, 2014 | National Law Journal

    Noah Phillips

    Noah Phillips, a self-proclaimed "student" of Senate Judiciary Committee issues, has pressed to keep his boss — Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas — a key player in the

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  • September 12, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Panel Questions Targeted Killings by Drones

    Experts on international law Wednesday questioned the legality of the U.S. practice of targeted killings by drones and called on the Obama administration to increase transparency around thei

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  • September 11, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Firms Smooth Waters for $3 Billion Buy Of Prestige Cruis s by Norwegian By Valori Corral-Nava Norwegian Cruis

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  • Thomas Dalberth, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, IBEW Local 164 Welfare Fund, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Robert W. Roten, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Georgia Stanley, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Xerox Corporation, Barry Romeril, Paul A. Allaire, Richard Thoman, Defendants-Appellees*, 13-1658-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-09-10
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Pooler, C. JJ., and Reiss, D.J.**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant: Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant IBEW Local 164 Welfare Fund: Brad N. Friedman, Millberg LLP, New York, N.Y. Class Counsel and Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant Robert W. Roten: Stanley D. Bernstein, Bernstein Leibhard LLP, New York, N.Y. Class Counsel and Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellants Thomas Dalberth and Georgia Stanley, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated: Mark Levine, Stull, Stull & Brody, New York, N.Y. For Defendant-Appellee Xerox Corporation: J. Wesley Earnhardt, on the brief, Sandra C. Goldstein, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendant-Appellee G. Richard Thoman: Thomas D. Goldberg, Day Pitney LLP, Stamford, CT. For Defendants-Appellees Barry D. Romeril and Paul A. Allaire: John A. Valentine, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendants-Appellees Barry D. Romeril and Paul A. Allaire: Alfred U. Pavlis, Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, Stamford, CT.

    Case Number: 13-1658-cv

    Cite as: Dalberth v. Xerox Corp., 13-1658-cv, NYLJ 1202669513370, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided September 8, 2014) 13-1658-cv Before: Jacobs, Pooler, C.

  • September 9, 2014 | Litigation Daily

    Del. Judge Blesses Forum Bylaw Aimed at Scuttling M&A Suits

    Delaware judges aren't exactly known for ceding jurisdiction to other states, especially in shareholder disputes. But a Delaware Chancery Court judge did just that on Monday, ruling that

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  • September 8, 2014 | Litigation Daily

    Cravath Beats Back Xerox Investor Class Action

    Despite some regrettably worded internal communications it produced during discovery, Xerox Corporation has finally killed off a class action alleging it overstated the cost-saving benefits

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  • September 8, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Personal Notes on Lawyers

    • Hughes Hubbard & Reed has added James Dabney and Stephen Rabinowitz as patent intellectual property par

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  • In re Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation, 13md2476 (DLC)

    Publication Date: 2014-09-08
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For plaintiffs: Daniel L. Brockett, Steig D. Olson, Justin T. Reinheimer, Nick T. Landsman-Roos, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY. Bruce L. Simon, George S. Trevor, Aaron M. Sheanin, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA.
    for defendant: For defendants Bank of America Corporation and Bank of America N.A.: Robert F. Wise, Jr., Arthur J. Burke, Jeremy T. Adler, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Barclays Bank PLC: Todd S. Fishman, Michael S. Feldberg, M. Elaine Johnston, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY. For defendant BNP Paribas: David Esseks, Brian de Haan, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY. John Terzaken, Molly Kelley, Allen & Overy LLP, Washington, DC. For defendants Citigroup Inc., Citibank, N.A., and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.: Benjamin R. Nagin, Eamon P. Joyce, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. David F. Graham, David C. Giardina, Jennifer E. Novoselsky, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendant Credit Suisse AG: J. Robert Robertson, Benjamin Holt, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC. For defendant Deutsche Bank AG: David P. Wales, Jones Day, Washington, DC. Tracy V. Schaffer, Eric P. Stephens, Jones Day, New York, NY. Paula W. Render, Alex P. Middleton, Jones Day, Chicago, IL. For defendant Goldman, Sachs & Co.: Richard C. Pepperman II, Bradley P. Smith, Mark S. Geiger, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. Robert Y. Sperling, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL. Seth Farber, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY. Elizabeth P. Papez, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC. For defendants HSBC Bank plc and HSBC Bank USA, N.A.: Richard A. Spehr, Michael O. Ware, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. Andrew S. Marovitz, Britt M. Miller, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendants JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.: Peter E. Greene, Peter S. Julian, Boris Bershteyn, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendant Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC: Evan R. Chesler, Daniel Slifkin, Michael A. Paskin, Vanessa A. Lavely, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY. For defendants UBS AG and UBS Securities LLC: David C. Bohan, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, Chicago, IL. James J. Calder, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, New York, NY. For defendants Royal Bank of Scotland PL and Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.: Charles F. Rule, Joseph J. Bial, Amy W. Ray, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Washington, DC. For defendant International Swaps and Derivatives Association: Matthew J. Reilly, Abram J. Ellis, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Washington, DC. Michael J. Garvey, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Markit Group Ltd.: Colin R. Kass, Scott M. Abeles, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, D.C. Alan R. Kusinitz, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Markit Group Holdings Limited: Colin R. Kass, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, D.C. Alan R. Kusinitz, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 13md2476 (DLC)

    Cite as: Credit Default Swaps, 13md2476 (DLC), NYLJ 1202669251987, at *1 (SDNY, Decided September 4, 2014) 13md2476 (DLC) District Judge Denis

  • September 5, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Candidates in Brief

    The state Commission on Judicial Nomination has presented Gov. Andrew Cuomo with seven candidates for the Court of Appeals position that becomes vacant when Senior Associate Judge Victoria G

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