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  • August 1, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Morgan Lewis Adds Steptoe Finance Chair in Chicago

    "We did this move a little bit swiftly, in light of client demands," said incoming partner Stacie Hartman.

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  • Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC et al. v. Leggett et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-24
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Barnett, Harold Melton, Elizabeth Waldbeser, Kimberly Eason, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Roger Warin, Shannen Coffin, (Steptoe & Johnson LLP), Washington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Horst, (Krevolin & Horst, LLC), Atlanta, Craig Kuglar, (The Law Office of Craig Kuglar, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Robert Port, (Gaslowitz Frankel LLC), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A22A1149

    Court reverses a superior court order that had vacated an arbitration award, finding that arbitration rules were followed and that the award was not procured by fraud

  • Manichaean Capital, LLC v. Exela Tech., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-09
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rudolf Koch, Matthew W. Murphy, Andrew L. Milam, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Samuel J. Lieberman, Alexander H. McCabe, Sadis & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY; Steven K. Davidson, Mi-chael J. Baratz, Claire Schachter, Lauren Goldschmidt, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: T. Bradley Davey, Matthew F. Davis, Andrew H. Sauder, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jennifer Barrett, Dennis H. Hranitzky, Blair Adams, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69428

    The court held that reverse corporate veil piercing was proper where plaintiffs' complaint adequately al-leged that a company's subsidiaries participated in a scheme to deprive plaintiffs of the benefit of their judg-ment.

  • December 29, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Dilworth Paxson Again Seeks Dismissal of Federal Suit Alleging Role in Bond Fraud

    A Dilworth Paxson partner's role as bond counsel for an ill-fated investment scheme is at the center of a case brought by the Chicago Transit Authority Retiree Health Care Trust.

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  • Athene Life & Annuity Co. v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-03
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin S. Lessner, Richard J. Thomas, and M. Paige Valeski, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; James P. Gillespie and Dustin Hillsley, Kirkland& Ellis LLP, New York, NY; Adam T. Humann, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff Athene. Brian C. Ralston, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs American Investors and Indianapolis Life.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar and Sabrina M. Hendershot, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant American Life. Joel Friedlander and Christopher P. Quinn, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A, Wilmington, DE; John L. Jacobus, J. Walker Johnson, Catherine D. Cockerham, and William Carson, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey B. Korn and Stuart R. Lombardi, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Washington, DC; Joseph G. Davis, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY for defendants ZC Resource Investment Trust and ZC Resource LLC.
    Case Number: D68999

    Breach of contract and tortious interference claims arising from alleged rights to surrender or reallocation value from corporate-owned life insurance policies were dismissed as unripe where the policyholder had made no effort to surrender or reallocate.

  • RCS Creditor Trust v. Schorsch

    Publication Date: 2020-04-08
    Practice Area: Discovery
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip Trainer, Jr. and Marie M. Degnan, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; John P. Coffey, Gregory A. Horowitz and Anna K. Ostrom, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Elizabeth A. Sloan and Brittany M. Giusini of Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael C. Miller, Evan Glassman, Michael G. Scavelli, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, New York, NY; Mark Murphy, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC for defendant Block. Daniel A. Mason, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Allan J. Arffa, Gregory F. Laufer and Jeremy A. Benjamin, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY for remaining defendants.
    Case Number: D68939

    Communications between plaintiff's counsel and a third party were subject to the attorney-client privilege based on the com-mon interest doctrine. Motion to compel denied.

  • February 19, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

    Waymo Chief Operating Officer Talks Journey to Becoming an Investor

    Tekedra Mawakana recently participated in a conversation hosted by former BET Networks general counsel and CEO Debra Lee to highlight the investing power women of color have.

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  • October 30, 2019 | National Law Journal

    Steptoe Rehires Ex-CFTC Official to Co-Chair Financial Services Group

    Partner Matthew Kulkin is rejoining the firm after two years in government service.

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