• Fed. Republic of Nigeria v. VR Advisory Servs. Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Discovery | Evidence | International Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Applicants-Appellants: Christopher J. Major and Austin D. Kim, on the brief, Alexander D. Pencu, Meister Seelig & Fein LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondents-Appellees: Michael S. Kim, Josef M. Klazen, and Darryl G. Stein, on the brief, Zachary D. Rosenbaum, Kobre & Kim LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-3909-cv

    Nothing Required Nigeria's Use of MLAT Before, Instead of 28 USC §1782 to Seek Discovery

  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for Colonial Bank, Plaintiff-Appellant v. First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc., First Horizon Home Loan Corporation, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., FTN Financial Securities Corp., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., RBS Securities Inc., UBS Securities LLC, and Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., JP Morgan Chase & Co., JP Morgan Securities LLC, Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc., Citimortgage, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Ally Securities LLC, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Defendants, 14-3648-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-06-09
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Parker, Lynch, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Colleen J. Boles, Assistant General Counsel, Kathryn R. Norcross, Senior Counsel, Jaclyn C. Taner, Counsel, on the brief, James Scott Watson, Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Arlington, Virginia.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc., First Horizon Home Loan Corporation, FTN Financial Securities Corp., and UBS Securities, LLC: Bruce E. Clark, David B. Tulchin, Amanda Flug Davidoff, Jeffrey B. Wall, on the brief, Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC: Richard W. Clary, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBS Securities Inc.: Thomas C. Rice, Andrew T. Frankel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation: Marc T.G. Dworsky, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, California. For Defendant-Appellee HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.: Michael O. Ware, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Federal Housing Finance Agency and National Credit Union Administration Board in Support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Philippe Z. Selendy, Adam M. Abensohn, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, New York, David C. Frederick, Wan J. Kim, Gregory G. Rapawy, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, District of Columbia, on the brief, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, The American Bankers Association, and The Clearing House LLC in Support of Appellees and Affirmance: Michael J. Dell, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, New York, Ira D. Hammerman, Kevin Carroll, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Washington, District of Columbia, Thomas Pinder, American Bankers Association, Washington, District of Columbia. For Amicus Curiae The Business Roundtable in Support of Defendants-Appellees: William M. Jay, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, Joshua M. Daniels, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, Massachusetts.

    Case Number: 14-3648-cv

    Cite as: FDIC v. First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc., 14-3648-cv, NYLJ 1202759641428, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided May 19, 2016) 14-3648-cv Before: Pa

  • In re Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation, 13md2476 (DLC)

    Publication Date: 2014-09-08
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For plaintiffs: Daniel L. Brockett, Steig D. Olson, Justin T. Reinheimer, Nick T. Landsman-Roos, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY. Bruce L. Simon, George S. Trevor, Aaron M. Sheanin, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA.
    for defendant: For defendants Bank of America Corporation and Bank of America N.A.: Robert F. Wise, Jr., Arthur J. Burke, Jeremy T. Adler, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Barclays Bank PLC: Todd S. Fishman, Michael S. Feldberg, M. Elaine Johnston, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY. For defendant BNP Paribas: David Esseks, Brian de Haan, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY. John Terzaken, Molly Kelley, Allen & Overy LLP, Washington, DC. For defendants Citigroup Inc., Citibank, N.A., and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.: Benjamin R. Nagin, Eamon P. Joyce, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. David F. Graham, David C. Giardina, Jennifer E. Novoselsky, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendant Credit Suisse AG: J. Robert Robertson, Benjamin Holt, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC. For defendant Deutsche Bank AG: David P. Wales, Jones Day, Washington, DC. Tracy V. Schaffer, Eric P. Stephens, Jones Day, New York, NY. Paula W. Render, Alex P. Middleton, Jones Day, Chicago, IL. For defendant Goldman, Sachs & Co.: Richard C. Pepperman II, Bradley P. Smith, Mark S. Geiger, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. Robert Y. Sperling, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL. Seth Farber, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY. Elizabeth P. Papez, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC. For defendants HSBC Bank plc and HSBC Bank USA, N.A.: Richard A. Spehr, Michael O. Ware, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. Andrew S. Marovitz, Britt M. Miller, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendants JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.: Peter E. Greene, Peter S. Julian, Boris Bershteyn, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendant Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC: Evan R. Chesler, Daniel Slifkin, Michael A. Paskin, Vanessa A. Lavely, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY. For defendants UBS AG and UBS Securities LLC: David C. Bohan, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, Chicago, IL. James J. Calder, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, New York, NY. For defendants Royal Bank of Scotland PL and Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.: Charles F. Rule, Joseph J. Bial, Amy W. Ray, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Washington, DC. For defendant International Swaps and Derivatives Association: Matthew J. Reilly, Abram J. Ellis, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Washington, DC. Michael J. Garvey, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Markit Group Ltd.: Colin R. Kass, Scott M. Abeles, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, D.C. Alan R. Kusinitz, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Markit Group Holdings Limited: Colin R. Kass, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, D.C. Alan R. Kusinitz, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 13md2476 (DLC)

    Cite as: Credit Default Swaps, 13md2476 (DLC), NYLJ 1202669251987, at *1 (SDNY, Decided September 4, 2014) 13md2476 (DLC) District Judge Denis

  • November 19, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    VimpelCom Offers Primer on Neutralizing Abusive Foreign Courts

    One of the defining transnational business battles of our time came to a quiet close on Oct. 20 with the final antitrust clearance for the creation of VimpelCom Ltd. The $23 billion company melds t

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  • November 24, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    New York Judge Holds Ukrainian Telecom in Contempt, Criticizes Lovells and Cravath

    Manhattan federal district court judge Gerard Lynch was not amused when a Ukrainian company called Storm and its corporate parents refused to comply with an arbitration award against them. In November

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  • January 1, 2011 | Focus Europe

    Bully Pulpit: Court of Last Resort

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  • October 2, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Clarifies Parent Defense Under Child Abduction Law

    The one-year period that must expire before a parent in an international custody dispute can raise the defense that a child is settled in his or her new country cannot be equitably tolle

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  • February 4, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    In 5-5 Vote, Second Circuit Denies Rehearing in Kiobel Alien Torts Case

    In a major win for international corporations facing human rights charges, a fiercely divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit a href="http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/royal%20dutch%20-

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  • February 4, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    In 5-5 Vote, Second Circuit Denies Rehearing in Kiobel Alien Torts Case

    In a major win for international corporations facing human rights charges, a fiercely divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit a href="http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/royal%20dutch%20-

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  • March 18, 2009 | New York Law Journal

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    Justice Department Allows City's Term Limit Change The U.S. Justice Department yesterday allowed into effect a New York City law enacted in November authori

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