• October 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Rising Varied Investment Products, Regulatory Activity Drive Demand in Investment Funds

    In recent weeks, Davis Polk, Akin, Weil, Stradley Ronon and others have landed lateral partners, signaling the heightened competition for talent.

    6 minute read

  • October 14, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Proskauer Rose Investment Management Trio Jumps to Stradley Ronon

    Stuart H. Coleman, David Stephens and William T. MacGregor are moving from an Am Law 50 firm to a 200-plus lawyer shop that punches above its weight in the investment management arena.

    5 minute read

  • October 14, 2024 | National Law Journal

    Proskauer Rose Investment Management Trio Jumps to Stradley Ronon

    Stuart H. Coleman, David Stephens and William T. MacGregor are moving from an Am Law 50 firm to a 200-plus lawyer shop that punches above its weight in the investment management arena.

    4 minute read

  • March 25, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    The Law Firms and Lawyers That Benefit Most From Private Equity Designation

    An in-depth investigation featuring interviews with a wide range of market leaders has shown the law firms and lawyers that frequently get designated mandates on private equity transactions in the UK.

    5 minute read

  • October 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal

    Lowenstein Sandler Taps Ex-Shearman Partner as Funds Co-Chair

    Michael Saarinen left Shearman weeks after partners overwhelmingly voted in favor of the merger with Allen & Overy.

    4 minute read

  • Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. U.S. Bank N.A.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-15
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Securities Litigation | Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Bahaati Pitt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondents-Appellants: William A. Maher, David H. Wollmuth, Steven S. Fitzgerald and Roselind F. Hallinan of counsel, Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For Appellant-Respondent: Michael T. Marcucci, David F. Adler of counsel, and Louis A. Chaiten, Cleveland OH, of the bar of the State of Ohio, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Jones Day, New York.

    Case Number: 650269/19

    Pre-EOD Claims Trustee Bank Had to Repurchase Defective Mortgage Loans Are Dismissed

  • Sycamore Partners Mgmt., L.P. v. Endurance Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-29
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Failla, Nathan R. Lander, Elise A. Yablonski, Tiffany M. Woo, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Elena C. Norman, Michael A. Laukaitis, II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Perlis, Richard R. Johnson, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Woodland Hills, CA; Sebastian Quitmeyer, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, New York, NY; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch & Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Isabel C. Naviera López, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69552

    The court granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, because defendant insurers were obligated to provide insurance coverage even though third parties provided some of the funds to pay plaintiffs' settlement.

  • Sycamore Partners Mgmt., L.P. v. Endurance Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Failla, Nathan R. Lander, Elise A. Yablonski, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Barry M. Klayman, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Michael R. Davisson, Cozen O’Connor, Los Angeles, CA; Elena C. Norman, Michael A. Laukaitis, II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Perlis, Locke Lord LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael P. Duffy, Scarlett M. Rajbanshi, Peabody & Arnold LLP, Boston, MA; Ian Connor Bifferato, The Bifferato Firm, P.A., Wilmington, DE; James Thurston, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Chicago, IL; Daniel E. Tranen, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Edwardsville, IL; Elizabeth B. Sandza, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Washington, DC; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69333

    Insurers' defense of uninsurability failed as a matter of law, because Delaware law did not prohibit insur-ance policies for restitution or disgorgement.

  • In re: TrueCar, Inc. Stockholder Derivative Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Automotive | E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler, Jeremy J. Riley, McCollom D’emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; P. Bradford deLeeuw, Deleeuw Law LLC, Wilmington, DE; Melinda A. Nicholson, Nicolas Kravitz, Eda Ayrim Walker, Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, New Orleans, LA; Ashley R. Rifkin, Steven R. Wedeking, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA; Jeffrey S. Abraham, Michael J. Klein, Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Shannon E. German, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Jerome F. Birn, Jr., Catherine Moreno, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Palo Alto, CA; Gregory P. Williams, Brock E. Czeschin, Kevin M. Regan, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Albert H. Manwaring, IV, Albert J. Carroll, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian Michael Lutz, Michael J. Kahn, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jon E. Abramczyk, Ryan D. Stottmann, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jon E. Abramczyk, Ryan D. Stottmann, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ralph C. Ferrara, Ann M. Ashton, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, DC; Julia D. Alonzo, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69152

    Stockholders' derivative action dismissed for failure to make litigation demand where plaintiffs failed to plead facts showing that directors faced reasonable risk of liability from the derivative action and thus could not impartially consider a litigation demand.

  • February 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

    SEC Proposes Changes to Accredited Investor Definition

    In his Real Estate Securities column, Peter Fass discusses the SEC's proposed amendments to the definition of "accredited investor."

    1 minute read