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  • ParkCentral Global Hub Ltd. v. Porsche Automobile Holdings SE, 11-397-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-08-18
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Leval, Sack, and Hall, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant: For Plaintiffs-Appellants.: Kaspar J. Stoffelmayr, on the brief, James B. Heaton, III, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Chicago, IL, David Parker, Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen P.C., New York, NY, Jay W. Eisenhofer, James J. Sabella, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., New York, NY, Thomas E. Redburn, Jr., Sheila A. Sadighi, Lowenstein Sandler PC, Roseland, NJ, Marc L. Greenwald, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Porsche Automobil Holding SE.: John L. Warden, William J. Williams, Jr., Suhana S. Han, Alexander J. Willscher, on the brief, Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking.: Jay B. Kasner, Scott D. Musoff, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Holger P. Härter: Michael J. Chepiga, Paul C. Curnin, Emma Lindsay, Alexandra C. Pitney, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.: Meredith E. Kotler, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY, Giovanni P. Prezioso, Lee F. Berger, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.: Ira D. Hammerman, Kevin M. Carroll, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.: Robin S. Conrad, Sheldon Gilbert, National Chamber Litigation Center Inc., Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae The Federation of German Industries, Mouvement Des Entreprises De France, Economiesuisse, European Banking Federation, Association of German Banks, German Issuers, and The Swiss Bankers Association.: Andrew J. Pincus, Marc R. Cohen, Alex C. Lakatos, Paul W. Hughes, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Law Professors.: Richard W. Painter, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN, Ronald J. Colombo, Hofstra University Law School, Hempstead, NY.
    Case Number: 11-397-cv(L),*

    Cite as: ParkCentral Global v. Porsche Automobile, 11-397-cv, NYLJ 1202667116353, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 15, 2014) 11-397-cv(L),*

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