• December 10, 2018 | Litigation Daily

    Daily Dicta: Is That the Worst You've Got on Bill Barr?

    In what's become a rite of passage for high-profile Trump administration figures, Attorney General nominee William Barr was mocked over the weekend on Saturday Night Live. But if this is the worst they've got, he's in for smooth sailing.

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  • Post Holdings, Inc. v. NPE Seller Rep LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-11-14
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities | Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodger D. Smith II, Ryan D. Stottmann and Alexandra M. Cumings of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard B. Walsh, Jr. and Evan Z. Reid of Lewis Rice LLC, St. Louis, MO for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kevin R. Shannon, Christopher N. Kelly and Jay G. Stirling of Potter, Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wil-mington, DE; William C. O'Neil, Jeffrey J. Huelskamp and Michael A. Meneghini of Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL for defendants.

    Case Number: D68356

    Plaintiffs could not enjoy benefits under the contract while refusing to perform their obligations under it.

  • October 29, 2018 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Bouchard Orders Holding Co. to Turn Over Tax Refunds From $93.5M Deal to Buy Egg Producer

    The Delaware Court of Chancery on Monday ordered Post Holdings Inc. and its Delaware subsidiary to turn over nearly $1 million in funds stemming from the food suppliers' $93.5 million deal to buy National Pasteurized Eggs Inc. in 2016.

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  • Chevron v. Donziger, 14-0826

    Publication Date: 2016-08-09
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Parker, and Wesley, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Randy M. Mastro, Andrea E. Neuman, Caitlin J. Halligan, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, New York, William E. Thomson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, California, on the brief, Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Steven Donziger, The Law Offices of Steven R. Donziger, and Donziger & Associates, PLLC.: Gregory A. Beck, Jonathan E. Taylor, Gupta Beck, Washington, D.C.; Justin Marceau, John Campbell, Denver, Colorado, on the brief, Deepak Gupta, Washington, D.C. For Defendants-Appellants Hugo Gerardo Camacho Naranjo and Javier Piaguaje Payaguaje: Burt Neuborne, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae The Republic of Ecuador, in support of neither party: Eric W. Bloom, Lauren B. Schuttloffel, Eric M. Goldstein, Nassim H. Hooshmandnia, of counsel, Winston & Strawn, Washington, D.C. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Amnesty International, Amazon Watch, 350 Bay Area, Center for Environmental Health, CT Citizen Action Group, Food and Water Watch, Friends of the Earth, Global Exchange, The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, The International Accountability Project, Justice in Nigeria Now!, Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas, Media Alliance, Pachamama Alliance, Rainforest Action Network, Rights Action and Sunflower Alliance, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Jonathan Moore, Terry Gross, Adam C. Belsky, Monique Alonso, San Francisco, California; Thomas Bennigson, Public Good Law Center, Berkeley, California, of counsel, Gross Belsky Alonso, San Francisco, California. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae International Law Professors, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Donald K. Anton, Canberra, Australia. Filed a brief as Amicus Curiae, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: G. Robert Blakey, Paradise Valley, Arizona. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Kate Comerford Todd, Tyler R. Green, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C., of counsel, Christopher J. Walker, Columbus, Ohio. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Keith S. Rosenn, Francisco Reyes, and Raul Nunez Ojeda, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Aaron D. Van Oort, Jeffrey P. Justman, of counsel, Faegre Bakers Daniels, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Jurists, in partial support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Richard J. Holwell, of counsel, Holwell, Shuster & Goldberg, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Cory L. Andrews, Washington Legal Foundation, of counsel, Richard A. Samp, Washington, D.C. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Business Roundtable and International Law Scholars, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Roger P. Alford, Notre Dame, Indiana. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Richard Janda, Juan C. Pinto, and Carolina Cruz Vinaccia, in support of Defendants-Appellants: William B. Shipley, Genthod, Switzerland, of counsel, Jesse P. Levine, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae EarthRights International, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Marco B. Simons, Jonathan G. Kaufman, Michelle Harrison, Benjamin Hoffman, of counsel, Richard L. Herz, Washington, D.C. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Legal Momentum, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: G. Elaine Wood, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Proposed Huaorani Intervenors, in partial support of Defendants-Appellants: K. Lee Crawford-Boyd, Los Angeles, California; Judith Kimerling, New York, New York, of counsel, Schwarcz, Rimberg, Boyd & Rader, Los Angeles, California.

    Case Number: 14-0826(L)

    Cite as: Chevron v. Do , 14-0826, NYLJ 1202764629838, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 8, 2016)CASE NAMEChevron Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Steven Do

  • May 23, 2016 | New York Law Journal

    Complex Litigation

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  • May 23, 2016 | New York Law Journal

    The Future of Disclosure-Only Settlements

    In the second half of 2015, the Delaware Court of Chancery seemed to say "enough" with respect to so-called "disclosure-only" settlements in M&A class actions. Having

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  • October 28, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Linklaters Lands Baker & McKenzie Litigator, Plus More Lateral Moves

    London-based legal giant Linklaters has lured a New York litigation head from Am Law 100 territory. DOUGLAS TWEEN, an antitrust partner in Baker & McKenzie’

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  • October 27, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Linklaters Lands Baker & McKenzie Litigator, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Douglas Tween, chair of Baker & McKenzie's white-collar practice and head of the firm's New York litigation department, is headed to Magic Circle firm Linklaters; Cravath hires from Simpson Thacher; and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

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  • July 29, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    K&L Gates Adds Two Amid Departure Wave, Plus More Lateral Moves

    K&L Gates, a firm that has watched more than 90 partners depart during the first seven months of 2015, saw another handful leave within the past week. Akerman expanded its operati

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  • July 29, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    K&L Gates Adds Two Amid Departure Wave, Plus More Lateral Moves

    K&L Gates, which has watched more than 90 partners depart this year, saw another handful leave within the past week; Morrison & Foerster picks up an Asian litigation leader; O'Melveny & Myers adds one in London; and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

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