• May 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

    Central Park 911 Caller Amy Cooper Meets Tough Reception in 2nd Circuit Appeal

    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius partner Bryan Killian, who represents Franklin Templeton, argued that a reasonable audience would consider the context of Franklin Templeton's statements and not assume they were anything but a response to the viral video.

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  • In re: Synchrony Financial Securities Litigation

    Publication Date: 2021-02-23
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Adam H. Wierzbowski, Kate W. Aufses, Matthew W. Traylor, on the brief, Salvatore J. Graziano, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: on the brief, William H. Narwold, Gregg S. Levin, Motley Rice LLC, Hartford, CT and Mount Pleasant, SC..
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Synchrony Financial, Margaret M. Keane, Brian D. Doubles, Thomas M. Quindlen, David Melito, Paget Alves, Arthur Coviello, Jr., William Graylin, Roy Guthrie, Richard Hartnack, Jeffrey Naylor, Laurel Richie, and Olympia Snowe: Jared Gerber, on the brief, Victor L. Hou, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Synchrony Financial, Margaret M. Keane, Brian D. Doubles, Thomas M. Quindlen, David Melito, Paget Alves, Arthur Coviello, Jr., William Graylin, Roy Guthrie, Richard Hartnack, Jeffrey Naylor, Laurel Richie, and Olympia Snowe: on the brief, James T. Shearin, Pullman & Comley LLC, Bridgeport, CT. For Defendants-Appellees Barclays Capital Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Blaylock Van, LLC, CastleOak Securities, L.P., Mischler Financial Group, Inc., R. Seelaus & Co., Inc., and The Williams Capital Group, L.P.: on the brief, Adam S. Hakki, Daniel C. Lewis, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-1352-cv

    SEA Breach Claim Plausibly Stated Based on 2018 Statement by Firm's Representative

  • Clerveaux v. E. Ramapo Cent. Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-12
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Election and Political Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Andrew Clubok, Claudia T. Salomon, Corey A. Calabrese, Marc N. Zubick, Russell D. Mangas, on the brief, Charles S. Dameron, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: on the brief, Arthur N. Eisenberg, Perry M. Grossman, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, N.Y. For Defendant-Appellant East Ramapo Central School District: David J. Butler, William S.D. Cravens, Clara Kollm, David B. Salmons, Bryan Killian, Stephanie Schuster, on the brief, Randall M. Levine, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C. For Agudath Israel of America, Amicus Curiae: Nathan Lewin, Lewin & Lewin, LLP, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 20-1668

    Voting Rights Act §2 Does Not Require Racial Causation But Finding of Violation Supported

  • January 7, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    2nd Circuit Nixes School Board Election System in Voting Rights Challenge

    A three-judge panel of the Manhattan-based appeals court sided with attorneys from Latham & Watkins and the NAACP in finding that the board, dominated by a white voting bloc, routinely acted against the interests of public school students, nearly all of whom were Black and Latino.

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  • Kelly v. Honeywell Int'l Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-13
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Employment Compliance | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: William Wertheimer, Bingham Farms, MI.
    for defendant: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: on the brief, Thomas Meiklejohn, Livingston, Adler, Pulda, Meiklejohn & Kelly, PC, Hartford, CT. For Defendant-Appellant: Donald L. Havermann, Sean M. McMahan, Abbey M. Glenn, on the brief, Brian T. Ortelere, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA.

    Case Number: 17-675

    EBA Vested Lifetime Medical Coverage for Retirees Who Retired Before June 6, 1997