• December 2, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

    In-House Moves of Month: Discover Fills Awkward CLO Opening, Allegion GC Lasts Just 3 Months

    The railroad industry saw a changing of the legal guard, with two of its largest players appointing new legal chiefs.

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  • April 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

    Deutsche Bank Hires From Pharma Giant For Next General Counsel

    The bank's previous general counsel was appointed in 2020.

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  • Hamilton Reserve Bank Ltd. v. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

    Publication Date: 2023-03-30
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Denise L. Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Javier Bleichmar, Evan Asher Kubota, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, New York, NY. Lee Scott Wolosky, Jenner & Block LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Robert G. Houck, John P. Alexander, Benjamin Armstrong Berringer Clifford Chance US, LLP (NYC), New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22 CV 5199

    'Cede Authorization' Provided Bonds' Beneficial Holder Standing to Sue Over Default

  • March 22, 2023 | Law.com

    Bank Collapses Rattle Clients but 2008 Repeat Unlikely, Lawyers Say

    The fall of SVB and Credit Suisse has led to a surge in calls for advice, say a wide range of U.K. lawyers.

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  • March 2, 2023 | Litigation Daily

    What a Busy Year in Class Action Settlements Meant on the Recovering Side of the Docket

    Steve Cirami, the head of the class action team at fintech company Broadridge, says last year's surge in activity was just "the tip of the iceberg" in terms of what to expect in cross-border, global settlements.

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  • 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

  • December 28, 2022 | Daily Business Review

    London Law Firms Face Reckoning After 2022's 'Pay Scale Mess'

    Many of the U.K.'s top law firms upped salaries for newly qualified lawyers to as much as $120,600 this year to narrow the gap with top U.S. firms in London.

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  • 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

  • May 15, 2022 | Legaltech News

    Cryptocurrency Regulation in Europe Enters New Phase

    Lawyers say a new regulation of markets in crypto assets will attract more crypto service providers to the 27-member bloc, as well as generate a wave of regulatory advisory work for law firms.

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