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  • Chevron v. Donziger, 14-0826

    Publication Date: 2016-08-09
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Parker, and Wesley, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Randy M. Mastro, Andrea E. Neuman, Caitlin J. Halligan, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, New York, William E. Thomson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, California, on the brief, Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Steven Donziger, The Law Offices of Steven R. Donziger, and Donziger & Associates, PLLC.: Gregory A. Beck, Jonathan E. Taylor, Gupta Beck, Washington, D.C.; Justin Marceau, John Campbell, Denver, Colorado, on the brief, Deepak Gupta, Washington, D.C. For Defendants-Appellants Hugo Gerardo Camacho Naranjo and Javier Piaguaje Payaguaje: Burt Neuborne, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae The Republic of Ecuador, in support of neither party: Eric W. Bloom, Lauren B. Schuttloffel, Eric M. Goldstein, Nassim H. Hooshmandnia, of counsel, Winston & Strawn, Washington, D.C. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Amnesty International, Amazon Watch, 350 Bay Area, Center for Environmental Health, CT Citizen Action Group, Food and Water Watch, Friends of the Earth, Global Exchange, The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, The International Accountability Project, Justice in Nigeria Now!, Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas, Media Alliance, Pachamama Alliance, Rainforest Action Network, Rights Action and Sunflower Alliance, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Jonathan Moore, Terry Gross, Adam C. Belsky, Monique Alonso, San Francisco, California; Thomas Bennigson, Public Good Law Center, Berkeley, California, of counsel, Gross Belsky Alonso, San Francisco, California. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae International Law Professors, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Donald K. Anton, Canberra, Australia. Filed a brief as Amicus Curiae, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: G. Robert Blakey, Paradise Valley, Arizona. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Kate Comerford Todd, Tyler R. Green, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C., of counsel, Christopher J. Walker, Columbus, Ohio. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Keith S. Rosenn, Francisco Reyes, and Raul Nunez Ojeda, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Aaron D. Van Oort, Jeffrey P. Justman, of counsel, Faegre Bakers Daniels, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Jurists, in partial support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Richard J. Holwell, of counsel, Holwell, Shuster & Goldberg, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Cory L. Andrews, Washington Legal Foundation, of counsel, Richard A. Samp, Washington, D.C. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Business Roundtable and International Law Scholars, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Roger P. Alford, Notre Dame, Indiana. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Richard Janda, Juan C. Pinto, and Carolina Cruz Vinaccia, in support of Defendants-Appellants: William B. Shipley, Genthod, Switzerland, of counsel, Jesse P. Levine, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae EarthRights International, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Marco B. Simons, Jonathan G. Kaufman, Michelle Harrison, Benjamin Hoffman, of counsel, Richard L. Herz, Washington, D.C. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Legal Momentum, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: G. Elaine Wood, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Proposed Huaorani Intervenors, in partial support of Defendants-Appellants: K. Lee Crawford-Boyd, Los Angeles, California; Judith Kimerling, New York, New York, of counsel, Schwarcz, Rimberg, Boyd & Rader, Los Angeles, California.
    Case Number: 14-0826(L)

    Cite as: Chevron v. Do , 14-0826, NYLJ 1202764629838, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 8, 2016)CASE NAMEChevron Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Steven Do

  • In Re 650 Fifth Avenue and Related Properties, 14-2027

    Publication Date: 2016-07-22
    Practice Area: Foreign Direct Investment | International Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Raggi, and Wesley, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Martin S. Bell, Carolina A. Fornos, Brian A. Jacobs, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Michael D. Lockard, Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Claimants-Appellants: Krista D. Adler, Adam Blumenkrantz, Melissa R. Ginsberg, on the brief, Daniel S. Ruzumna, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 14-2027

    Cite as: In Re 650 Fifth Ave., 14-2027, NYLJ 1202763223419, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 20, 2016) CASE NAME United States of Amer

  • Kirschenbaum, et al., Plaintiff v. 650 Fifth Avenue and Related Properties, Defendant, 14-1963

    Publication Date: 2016-07-22
    Practice Area: Foreign Direct Investment | International Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Raggi, and Wesley, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees Steven M. Greenbaum, et al., Carols Acosta, et al., Anna Beer, et al., Jason Kirschenbaum, et al., The Estate of Michael Heiser, et al., Deborah D. Peterson, personal representative of the estate of James C. Knipple (Dec.) et al., Fiona Havlish, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Donald G. Havlish, Jr., et al., and Jenny Rubin, et al.: Curtis C. Mechling, Benjamin Weathers-Lowin, Monica Hanna, Patrick N. Petrocelli, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, NY; Richard M. Kremen, Dale K. Cathell, Timothy H. Birnbaum, DLA Piper LLP (US), Baltimore, MD; Liviu Vogel, Salon Marrow Dyckman, Newman Broudy LLP, New York, NY; Timothy B. Fleming, Wiggins Childs Pantazis, Fisher Goldfarb PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Benjamin Voce-Gardner, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, James L. Bernard, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellees Edwena R. Hegna, et al.: Ralph Paul Dupont, The Dupont Law Firm LLP, Stamford, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Alavi Foundation and 650 Fifth Avenue Company: Krista D. Adler, Adam Blumenkrantz, Melissa R. Ginsberg, on the brief, Daniel S. Ruzumna, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 14-1963(L)

    Cite as: Kirschenbaum v. 650 Fifth Ave., 14-1963(L), NYLJ 1202763223360, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 20, 2016)h2 class="articleSect

  • United States v. Stavros Ganias, 12-240-cr

    Publication Date: 2016-05-31
    Practice Area: Tax | Constitutional Law | Evidence
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch. C.J, Jacobs, Cabranes, Pooler, Raggi, Wesley, Hall, Livingston, Lynch, Chin, Lohier, Carney, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee United States of America: Sarala V. Nagala, Anastasia Enos King, Jonathan N. Francis, Assistant United States Attorneys; Wendy R. Waldron, Senior Counsel, U.S. Dep't of Justice, on the brief, Sandra S. Glover, for Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Stavros Ganias: Daniel E. Wenner, John W. Cerreta, Day Pitney LLP, Hartford, CT, on the brief, Stanley A. Twardy, Jr., Day Pitney LLP, Stamford, CT. (Counsel for amici curiae are listed in Appendix A.)
    Case Number: 12-240-cr

    Cite as: US v. Ganias, 12-240-cr, NYLJ 1202758892542, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided May 27, 2016) CASE NAME United States of America, Appellee v. Stavros M. Ganias,

  • US v. Stavros Ganias, 12-240-cr

    Publication Date: 2016-05-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch. C.J, Jacobs, Cabranes, Pooler, Raggi, Wesley, Hall, Livingston, Lynch, Chin, Lohier, Carney, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee United States of America: Sarala V. Nagala, Anastasia Enos King, Jonathan N. Francis, Assistant United States Attorneys; Wendy R. Waldron, Senior Counsel, U.S. Dep't of Justice, on the brief, Sandra S. Glover, for Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Stavros Ganias: Daniel E. Wenner, John W. Cerreta, Day Pitney LLP, Hartford, CT, on the brief, Stanley A. Twardy, Jr., Day Pitney LLP, Stamford, CT. (Counsel for amici curiae are listed in Appendix A.)
    Case Number: 12-240-cr

    Cite as: US v. Ganias, 12-240-cr, NYLJ 1202758892485, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided May 27, 2016)CASE NAMEUnited States of America, Appellee v. Stavros M. Ganias, De

  • United States ex rel., O'Donnell v. Countrywide Home Loans, 15-496

    Publication Date: 2016-05-25
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Raggi, Wesley, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Joseph N. Cordaro, Carina H. Schoenberger, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Pierre G. Armand, Assistant United States Attorney, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Countrywide Bank, FSB, and Bank of America, N.A.: Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr., Enu A. Mainigi, Craig D. Singer, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC., Richard M. Strassberg, William J. Harrington, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellant Rebecca Mairone: Robert M. Loeb, Kelsi Brown Corkran, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC, Marc L. Mukasey, Michael C. Hefter, Ryan M. Philp, Seth M. Cohen, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae The Clearing House Association, L.L.C., American Bankers Association, Financial Services Roundtable, and Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Seth P. Waxman, Daniel Aguilar, Sina Kian, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC; Noah A. Levine, Alan E. Schoenfeld, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Better Markets, Inc.: Dennis M. Kelleher, Better Markets, Inc., Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 15-496

    Cite as: O'Donnell v. Countrywide, 15-496, NYLJ 1202758483150, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided May 23, 2016)CASE NAMEUnited States Ex Rel. Edward O'Donnell, Plaintiff-

  • Alex E. Rinehart, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Jo Anne Buzzo, Monique Miller Fong, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Maria DeSousa, Linda DeMizio, Plaintiffs‐Appellantsv.Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Richard S. Fuld, Jr., MaComber, Erin M. Callan, Wendy M. Uvino, The Employee Benefit Plans Committee, John Doe, 1‐10, Mary Pat Archer, Amitabh Arora, Michael Branca, Evelyne Estey, Adam Feinstein, David Romhilt, Defendants‐Appellees,15‐2229

    Publication Date: 2016-03-22
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Wesley, and Livingston, C.J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐Appellants Alex E. Rinehart, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Jo Anne Buzzo, Monique Miller Fong, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Maria DeSousa, and Linda DeMizio: Matthew M. Guiney, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY. Thomas J. McKenna, Gregory Egleston, Gainey McKenna & Egleston, New York, NY, on the brief, Daniel W. Krasner, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants‐Appellees Mary Pat Archer, Amitabh Arora, Michael Branca, Evelyne Estey, Adam Feinstein, David Romhilt, and Wendy M. Uvino: Janet Gochman, Alexander Li, on the brief, Jonathan K. Youngwood, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant‐Appellee Richard S. Fuld, Jr.: Todd S. Fishman, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 15‐2229

    Cite as: Rinehart v. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., 1 , NYLJ 1202752668520, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 18, 2016) 1

  • Rinehart v. Lehman Brothers Holdings, 15‐2229

    Publication Date: 2016-03-21
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Wesley, and Livingston, C.J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐Appellants Alex E. Rinehart, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Jo Anne Buzzo, Monique Miller Fong, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Maria DeSousa, and Linda DeMizio: Matthew M. Guiney, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY. Thomas J. McKenna, Gregory Egleston, Gainey McKenna & Egleston, New York, NY, on the brief, Daniel W. Krasner, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants‐Appellees Mary Pat Archer, Amitabh Arora, Michael Branca, Evelyne Estey, Adam Feinstein, David Romhilt, and Wendy M. Uvino: Janet Gochman, Alexander Li, on the brief, Jonathan K. Youngwood, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant‐Appellee Richard S. Fuld, Jr.: Todd S. Fishman, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 15‐2229

    Cite as: Rinehart v. Lehman Brothers, 15‐2229, NYLJ 1202752668579, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 18, 2016)CASE NAMEAlex E. Rinehart, on behalf of himself and a

  • Atlantica Holdings v. Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna, 14-917-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-02-05
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐Appellees: Jennifer S. Kozar, James S. D'Ambra, Jr., on the brief, Brett D. Jaffe, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellant: Jonathan J. Walsh, Kevin A. Meehan, on the brief, Joseph D. Pizzurro, Curtis, Mallet‐Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 14‐917‐cv

    Cite as: Atlantica v. Sovereign, 14‐917‐cv, NYLJ 1202748814316, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 3, 2016)CASE NAMEAtlantica Holdings, Inc., Allan Kiblisky, Jac

  • Anderson v. County of Suffolk, 14-2564-cv

    Publication Date: 2015-11-05
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Pooler, Parker, Wesley, Cir. JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Appearing for Appellants: Arlene S. Zwilling, Assistant County Attorney, for Dennis M. Brown, Suffolk County Attorney, Hauppauge, NY.
    for defendant: Appearing for Appellee: Frederick K. Brewington on the brief, Scott A. Korenbaum, Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington, Hempstead, NY.
    Case Number: 14-2564-cv

    Cite as: Anderson v. Suffolk County, 14-2564-cv, NYLJ 1202741550387, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided xxxx) CASE NAMEPerrim Anderson, Plaintiff-Appellee v. County of Su