• NML Capital, Ltd. v. Banco Central de la Rep�blica Argentina, 10-1487-cv(L)

    Publication Date: 2011-07-07
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Miner, Cabranes, and Straub, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore B. Olson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC (Matthew D. McGill, Jason J. Mendro, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC; Robert A. Cohen, Dennis H. Hranitzky, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee NML Capital, Ltd. David W. Rivkin (John B. Missing and Suzanne M. Grosso, on the brief), Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee EM Ltd. Michele Kalstein, Counsel and Vice President (Thomas C. Baxter, Jr., General Counsel, on the brief), The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, NY, for amicus curiae The Federal Reserve Bank of New York in support of Appellants. John D. Clopper, Assistant United States Attorney (Preet Bharara, United States Attorney, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY; Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Douglas N. Letter, Sharon Swingle, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; George W. Madison, General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC; Harold Hongju Koh, The Legal Adviser, Department of State, Washington, DC, on the brief), for amicus curiae United States of America in support of Appellants. Hal S. Scott, Program on International Financial Systems, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, amicus curiae in support of Appellees.
    for defendant: Jonathan I. Blackman (Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Christopher P. Moore, Rahul Mukhi, on the brief), Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant The Republic of Argentina. Joseph E. Neuhaus (Laurent S. Wiesel, Michael J. Ushkow, Taly Dvorkis, on the brief), Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY, for Interested Non-Party-Appellant Banco Central de la República Argentina.

    Case Number: 10-1487-cv(L)

    Cite as: NML Capital, Ltd. v. Banco Central de la Rep�blica Argentina, 10-1487-cv(L), NYLJ 1202499451081, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 5, 2011)Before: Miner, Ca

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    Publication Date: 2011-01-11
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    Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Peter Tom, J.P.; Angela M. Mazzaretti; John W. Sweeny, Jr.; Helen E. Freedman; Sheila Abdus-Salaam, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, New York (Marc E. Kasowitz, Daniel R. Benson, Aaron H. Marks, Albert S. Mishaan and Kenneth R. David of counsel), for appellants.
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    Cite as: MBIA Inc., et al v. BN AMRO Bank, N.V. 601475/09, NYLJ 1202477729572, at *1 (App. Div., 1st , January 11, 2011)Before: Peter Tom, J.P.; Angela M. Mazza

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