• Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. v. MUFG Union Bank N.A.

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    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellants: Michael J. Gottlieb, Kristin E. Bender, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Washington, D.C.; Nicholas Reddick, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jeffrey B. Korn, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; Kurt W. Hansson & James Ferguson, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY; Igor V. Timofeyev, Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees: Jonathan H. Hurwitz, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Roberto J. Gonzalez, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C.; Matthew S. Salerno, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Elaine J. Goldenberg Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, D.C.; George M. Garvey, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For Amici Curiae David Landau, Nelson Camilo Sanchez Leon, Mila Versteeg, and Diego Zambrano: Douglass Mitchell, Previn Warren, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 20-3858

    Venezuelan Law Governs Validity of Notes, Indenture, Agreement Governing Debt Issue

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  • Behrens v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Susan Joan Levy, Susan J. Levy, Esq., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.: Christopher J. Houpt, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant U.S. Bank, N.A.: Eric R. Sherman, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, MN. For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. and The CME Group, Inc.: Kayla N. Haran, on the brief, Abby F. Rudzin, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant National Futures Association: Adam G. Unikowsky, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief, Gregory M. Boyle, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL. For Defendant-Appellee Millennium Trust Co.: Samuel M. Braverman, Louis V. Fasulo, on the brief, Michael E. Giordano, Fasulo Braverman & DiMaggio, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Paul Thomas: Lisa L. Shrewsberry, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP, Hawthorne, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Russell Wasendorf, Jr., and Perry Comeau: Julie B. Begovan, Griesing Law, LLC, Brooklyn, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2603-CV

    Party May Forfeit Subject-Matter Jurisdiction by Not Timely Invoking Such Jurisdiction