• Baumann Bus Co. Inc. v. Transport Workers Union of Am., Local 252, AFL-CIO

    Publication Date: 2021-03-26
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Dispute Resolution | Labor Law | Wage and Hour Litigation
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Joan Azrack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Petitioner/Counter-Claim Respondent: Glenn J. Smith, Howard M. Wexler, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for Respondent/Counter-Claimant: Edward J. Groarke, Colleran, O'Hara & Mills, L.L.P., Woodbury, NY.

    Case Number: 19-CV-02980

    Award for Union Confirmed; Bus Firm Not Denied Fair Hearing, Award Based on CBA Terms

  • Fund Liquidation Holdings LLC v. Bank of America Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | White Collar Crime
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants Fund Liquidation Holdings LLC and Sonterra Capital Master Fund, Ltd.: Vincent Briganti, Margaret MacLean, Lowey Dannenberg, P.C., White Plains, NY, on the brief, Eric F. Citron, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD. For Defendants-Appellees Credit Suisse Group AG, Credit Suisse AG, and Credit Suisse International: Herbert S. Washer, Elai Katz, Jason M. Hall, Lauren Perlgut, Adam S. Mintz, on the brief, Joel Kurtzberg, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Bank of America Corporation and Bank of America, N.A.: Arthur J. Burke, Paul S. Mishkin, Adam G. Mehes, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and ANZ Securities, Inc.: Penny Shane, Corey Omer, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., n/k/a MUFG Bank, Ltd.: Christopher M. Viapiano, Elizabeth A. Cassady, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, and Barclays Capital Inc.: Jonathan D. Schiller, Christopher Emmanuel Duffy, Leigh M. Nathanson, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees BNP Paribas, S.A., BNP Paribas North America, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., and BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc.: Jayant W. Tambe, Stephen J. Obie, Kelly A. Carrero, Jones Day, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Commerzbank AG: David R. Gelfand, Mark D. Villaverde, Milbank LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Crédit Agricole S.A.: Andrew Hammon, Kimberly Anne Havlin, White & Case LLP, New York, NY; Darryl S. Lew, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees DBS Bank Ltd., DBS Group Holdings Ltd., and DBS Vickers Securities (USA) Inc.: Erica S. Weisgerber, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Deutsche Bank AG: Aidan Synnott, Hallie S. Goldblatt, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Macquarie Bank Ltd. and Macquarie Group Ltd.: Christopher M. Paparella, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited: C. Fairley Spillman, Pratik A. Shah, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, and RBS Securities Japan Limited: David S. Lesser, Jamie S. Dycus, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Standard Chartered Bank and Standard Chartered plc: Marc J. Gottridge, Lisa J. Fried, Benjamin A. Fleming, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees United Overseas Bank Limited and UOB Global Capital, LLC: Dale C. Christensen, Jr., Noah Czarny, Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., HSBC Holdings plc, HSBC North America Holdings Inc., and HSBC USA Inc.: Nowell D. Bamberger, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Washington, DC; Charity E. Lee, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees UBS AG and UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.: Mark A. Kirsch, Eric J. Stock, Jefferson E. Bell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees ING Groep N.V., ING Bank N.V., and ING Capital Markets LLC.: Amanda F. Davidoff, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 19-2719-cv

    Real Party in Interest Had Article III Standing at All Times, Could Enter Entities' Shoes

  • Gator Gone Safety v. Holt

    Publication Date: 2021-03-22
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury | Transportation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jewell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-19-00740-CV

    During transportation of over-sized cargo from Port of Houston to Corpus Christi, the cargo caught a power line at the top of its load, and the power line broke and fell to the main lanes of I-10.

  • March 5, 2021 | The American Lawyer

    Law Firm Staffers Don't Want to Return to Offices. Should They Get the Choice?

    Law firm leaders are closely eyeing the savings on real estate when more employees are working remotely. 

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  • March 4, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

    How 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong and His Legal Team Beat the COVID Crisis

    "Prioritization doesn't mean saying no to bad ideas; prioritization means saying no to good ideas. Our response to COVID-19 required effort above and beyond our normal day-to-day responsibilities," Fong said.

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  • March 2, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    Business Divorce Cases of 2020

    Last year's most notable decisions predominantly involve disputed buy-outs in statutory fair-value appraisal proceedings and pursuant to buy-sell agreements.

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  • A&B Alt. Mktg. Inc. v. Int'l Quality Fruit Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-02
    Practice Area: Commercial Law
    Industry: Agriculture | Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Brian Cogan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-CV-3022

    Produce Wholesaler Granted Default Judgment, Damages in PACA Nonpayment Action

  • February 16, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

    Grapevine, Texas-Headquartered GameStop and Other Stocks in Frenzied Trading Meltdown at the Center of Congressional Hearing

    Lawyers from Dechert, Akin Gump, Zuckerman Spaeder, Debevoise, Kirkland and Quinn are among the firms counseling parties ahead of the U.S. House hearing this week in the GameStop matter.

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  • February 16, 2021 | The Recorder

    Hedge Funds and Robinhood Turn to Kirkland, Quinn Emanuel and Other Top Firms for GameStop Hearing

    Lawyers from Dechert, Akin Gump, Zuckerman Spaeder, Debevoise, Kirkland and Quinn are among the firms counseling parties ahead of the U.S. House hearing this week in the GameStop matter.

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  • February 16, 2021 | National Law Journal

    Hedge Funds and Robinhood Turn to Kirkland, Quinn Emanuel and Other Top Firms for GameStop Hearing

    Lawyers from Dechert, Akin Gump, Zuckerman Spaeder, Debevoise, Kirkland and Quinn are among the firms counseling parties ahead of the U.S. House hearing this week in the GameStop matter.

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