Because of our background with diverse industries and abundant intellectual capital, we have attracted world-class clients who rely on us to manage their most challenging legal matters.
A&P – representation in connection with multiple acquisitions of retail grocery operations, including Pathmark
Affinion – defense of multiple indemnification claims exceeding $100M
Airbus – representation in ICC arbitration alleging breach of contract by a major customer
Alliance of Artists & Recording Companies – lead counsel in pending class action against General Motors, et al. alleging violations of the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992
AlloSource – biotech patent counseling
Alvogen – defense of multiple pharmaceutical patent cases
Ball – global lead on $6.7 billion acquisition of Rexam; representation in connection with $577 million acquisition of Anheuser Busch’s InBev can-making facilities
BellSouth – representation in $67 billion purchase by AT&T; previous representation in connection with $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless by Cingular
Bemis – representation in $1.2 billion acquisition of packaging assets from Rio Tinto
Bloomberg LP – representation in connection with DOJ investigation of third-party merger
Brown & Brown – defense of investigation and litigation brought by the State of Connecticut
Chubb/ACE – defense of claims brought by foreign receiver
Dell – global lead on $67 billion acquisition of EMC (largest tech deal in history)
Ecolab – representation in connection with its $2.2 billion acquisition of Champion Technologies
Endo – defense of multiple patent actions
FILA – defense of multiple patent actions
Google – defense of FTC’s standard-essential-patent and other investigations; representation in connection with $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Holdings; representation in connection with $700 million acquisition of ITA software
The Hartford – defense of $300 million class action jury trial
Hetero – defense of multiple patent infringement actions and FDA counseling
Hexcel – litigation of carbon fiber cartel claims
Hubbell – trade secret litigation
Independence Blue Cross – defense of antitrust claims
INEOS – litigation and arbitration of major contract disputes involving long-term supply contracts in the chemical industry
Interactive Data Corporation – representation in its $5.2 billion acquisition by Intercontinental Exchange
Johnson & Johnson/Depuy Synthes – patent litigation involving medical devices
MacAndrew & Forbes – antitrust counseling in connection with multiple transactions
Mayne – patent litigation
McKesson – representation in transaction with Change Healthcare to form $3.4 billion health care IT company
New York Community Bank – litigation in numerous commercial matters
Nishikawa – defense of automotive parts multi-district class action
Oak Hill Advisors – assisted investor in litigation-based strategy to maximize value of RMBS
Oil for Food – defense of Robinson-Patman claims brought against Secalt
Omnicare – antitrust litigation involving Section 1 conspiracy allegations; representation in acquisition of NeighborCare
Par Pharmaceutical – defense of multiple patent actions and FDA counseling
Polpharma – biotech counseling and representation in multiple patent matters, including IPRs before the PTO
Red Hat – representation before DOJ regarding patent acquisitions by Linux competitors
Silver Lake Partners – antitrust representation in numerous transactions
Stanley Black & Decker – litigation of multiple cases involving antitrust, patent, trade secret and trademark issues
SunGard – representation in connection with sale of SunGard Higher Education; representation in purchase of Comdisco assets, including successful defense of DOJ court challenge
Syncora – litigation involving residential mortgage backed securities resulting in $375 million settlement from Bank of America
Take-Two – representation in connection with FTC investigation of hostile takeover
Teva/Actavis – litigation of dozens of cases involving patent, FDA and trademark issues, including multiple trials and successful defense of multi-billion dollar jury trial
Thermo Fisher – global lead on $13.2 billion acquisition of Life Technologies and multiple other transactions
TIAA-CREF – arbitration of contract dispute
Tomkins – defense of EU cartel investigation
Travelers – defense of class action litigation
Trumpf – patent counseling involving laser technology
Tyler Technologies – representation in its $670 million acquisition of New World Systems
Tyson Foods – representation in connection with sale of assets to George’s, including defense of DOJ court challenge
UBS – defense of securities litigation
Unilever – defense of patent cases
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) – lead defense counsel in federal antitrust case and on hospital acquisitions
Zuffa – representation in connection with acquisition of mixed martial arts competitor
Zydus – patent litigation