• Frasers Group PLC v. Morgan Stanley

    Publication Date: 2024-03-12
    Practice Area: Discovery
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Myrna Perez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Applicant-Appellant: Douglas A. Kellner, Kellner Herlihy Getty & Friedman LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Joseph B. Rome, Sequor Law, PA, Miami, FL.
    for defendant: For Respondents-Appellees: John P. Alexander, on the brief, Jeff E. Butler, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 23-7635

    Court's Discretion Not Abused in Denial of Application for Discovery in Foreign Proceeding

  • U.S. v. Kukushkin

    Publication Date: 2023-03-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Election and Political Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary S. Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Ivana Djak, Alexandra Day Coyle, on the brief, Celeste L.M. Koeleveld, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellee: Nicholas Roos, Hagan Scotten, Danielle R. Sassoon, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Aline R. Flodr, Assistant United States Attorney, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-666-cr

    No Error in Standard Jury Instruction on Willfulness as to Crimes Under FECA

  • Condon v. Kadakia

    Publication Date: 2023-01-30
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jewell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-21-00014-CV

    A business owner, who filed suit against his former partner individually and on the business's behalf, failed to prove on appeal that the trial court erred in dismissing the claims.

  • Freeman v. HSBC Holdings PLC

    Publication Date: 2023-01-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Gary M. Osen, Ari Ungar, Michael Radine, Dina Gielchinsky, Aaron A. Schlanger, Osen LLC, Hackensack, NJ, on the brief, Peter Raven-Hansen, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees HSBC Holdings PLC, HSBC Bank PLC, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, and HSBC Bank USA, N.A.: Mark G. Hanchet, Robert W. Hamburg, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Andrew J. Pincus, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Credit Suisse: Marc R. Cohen, Alex C. Lakatos, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Commerzbank AG: Alexis Collins, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Washington, DC; Jonathan I. Blackman, Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Barclays Bank PLC: Michael T. Tomaino, Jr., Jeffrey T. Scott, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Standard Chartered Bank: Sharon L. Nelles, Andrew J. Finn, Bradley P. Smith, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Royal Bank of Scotland, N.V.: Robert G. Houck, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Law Professors in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Stephen I. Vladeck, Austin, TX. For Amici Curiae Eight United States Senators in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Michael A. Petrino, Jonathan E. Missner, Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Retired Generals of the U.S. Armed Forces in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Arthur H. Bryant, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Oakland, CA; Joshua I. Hammack, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae the Institute of International Bankers, the American Bankers Association, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, and the European Banking Federation in support of Defendants-Appellees: Marc J. Gottridge, Lisa J. Fried, Benjamin A. Fleming, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 19-3970

    Action's Dismissal Upheld; JASTA Claims Forfeited as First Raised in Reconsideration Bid

  • Laydon v. Coperatieve Rabobank U.A.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-14
    Practice Area: Antitrust | Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Michael H. Park
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Jeffrey Laydon: Vincent Briganti, Margaret MacLean, Lowey Dannenberg, P.C., White Plains, NY, on the brief, Eric F. Citron, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees UBS AG and UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.: Russell B. Balikian, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC; Mark A. Kirsch, Eric J. Stock, Jefferson E. Bell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Thomas G. Hungar, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Lloyds Banking Group PLC.: Lisa J. Fried, Herbert Smith Freehills New York LLP, New York, NY; Benjamin A. Fleming, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Marc J. Gottridge, Herbert Smith Freehills New York LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Société Générale S.A.: Steven Wolowitz, Andrew J. Calica, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Nicole A. Saharsky, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.: David R. Gelfand, Tawfiq S. Rangwala, Milbank LLP, New York, NY; Mark D. Villaverde, Milbank LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For Defendants-Appellees The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, and RBS Securities Japan Ltd.: David S. Lesser, King & Spalding LLP, New York, NY; Robert G. Houck, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-3626

    Dismissal of Claims Alleging Conspiracy to Manipulate Benchmark Interest Rates Is Affirmed

  • Laydon v. Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-24
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Michael H. Park
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Jeffrey Laydon: Vincent Briganti, Margaret MacLean, Lowey Dannenberg, P.C., White Plains, NY, on the brief, Eric F. Citron, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees UBS AG and UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.: Russell B. Balikian, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC; Mark A. Kirsch, Eric J. Stock, Jefferson E. Bell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Thomas G. Hungar, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Lloyds Banking Group plc.: Lisa J. Fried, Benjamin A. Fleming, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Marc J. Gottridge, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Société Générale S.A.: Steven Wolowitz, Andrew J. Calica, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Nicole A. Saharsky, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.: David R. Gelfand, Tawfiq S. Rangwala, Milbank LLP, New York, NY; Mark D. Villaverde, Milbank LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For Defendants-Appellees The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, and RBS Securities Japan Ltd.: David S. Lesser, King & Spalding LLP, New York, NY; Robert G. Houck, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-3626

    Dismissal of Antitrust Claims Over Conspiracy to Manipulate Benchmark Rates Explained

  • U.S. v. Hoskins

    Publication Date: 2022-08-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | White Collar Crime
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee: David P. Burns, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Brian C. Rabbitt, Former Acting Assistant Attorney General, Daniel S. Kahn, Senior Deputy Chief, Fraud Section, United States Department of Justice, Lorinda I. Laryea, Assistant Chief, Fraud Section, United States Department of Justice, Sandra S. Glover, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, David E. Novick, Assistant United States Attorney, for John H. Durham, United States Attorney, District of Connecticut, New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Daniel S. Silver, Celeste L.M. Koeleveld, Benjamin Peacock, on the brief, Christopher J. Morvillo, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY. Amici Curiae in support of Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Frederick T. Davis, International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, New York, NY. Amici Curiae in support of Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Lindsay A. Lewis, Vice Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, James D. Gatta, Andrew Kim, Emily M. Notini, Daniel M. Gitner, Jeannie Rose Rubin, on the brief, Richard M. Strassberg, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-842

    Non-Citizen Properly Acquitted of FCPA Charges Under FRCP 29; No Agency Relationship

  • Olson v. Major League Baseball

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Steven L. Bloch, on the brief, David S. Golub, John D. Radice, Kenneth Pickle, Natasha Fernandez-Silber, April Lambert, Radice Law Firm, P.C., Princeton, New Jersey, on the brief, Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, Stamford, Connecticut.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Benjamin R. Walker, Hannah Lonky Fackler, on the brief, John L. Hardiman, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York. For Interested Party-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: on the brief, Randy L. Levine, New York Yankees Partnership, Bronx, New York; Jonathan D. Schiller, Thomas H. Sosnowski, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, New York, New York.. For Defendant-Appellee Boston Red Sox Baseball Club, L.P.: Katherine B. Forrest, Michael T. Reynolds, Lauren A. Moskowitz, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York. For Defendant-Appellee Houston Astros, LLC: Clifford Thau, Marisa Antos-Fallon, on the brief, Hilary L. Preston, Michael C. Holmes, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, Texas, on the brief, Vinson & Elkins LLP, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 20-1831-cv

    Fantasy Sports Players' Fraud Claims Dismissed Against MLB Defendants

  • Brackeen v. Haaland

    Publication Date: 2021-04-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Native American Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 18-11479

    A divided Fifth Circuit, which reconsidered nearly a dozen constitutional issues related to the Indian Child Welfare Act, could only set precedent for a few issues.

  • Levy v. BASF Metals Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff‐Appellant: Susan Levy, pro se, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendants‐Appellees BASF Metals Limited and BASF Corporation: Peter A. Farrell, on the brief, Michael F. Williams, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C.; For Defendant‐Appellee HSBC Bank USA, N.A.: Leigh M. Nathanson, Laura C. Harris, on the brief, Damien J. Marshall, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendants‐Appellees Goldman Sachs International, the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC f/k/a Goldman, Sachs & Co.: Stephen Ehrenberg, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendant‐Appellee ICBC Standard Bank PLC.: Robert G. Houck, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendants‐Appellees UBS AG and UBS Securities LLC: Mark A. Kirsch, D. Jarrett Arp, Melanie L. Katsur, Indraneel Sur, on the brief, Eric J. Stock, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendant‐Appellee The London Platinum and Palladium Fixing Company Ltd: Morgan J. Feder, on the brief, Ethan E. Litwin, Dechert LLP, New York, N.Y.

    Case Number: 17-3823

    Limitation Period on Commodity Exchange Act Claims Accruing in 2008 Expired in 2010