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.
3M – patent jury trial involving filtration devices
ACE Ltd. – defense of claims brought by foreign receiver
Actavis/Watson – litigation of dozens of cases involving patent, FDA and trademark issues, including multiple trials and successful defense of multi-billion dollar jury trial
Affinia & Wix Filtration – defense of a price fixing class action brought by more than 50 plaintiffs, including private companies, state governments and other political entities
Airbus – representation in ICC arbitration alleging breach of contract by Hawker Beechcraft
AlloSource – biotech patent counseling
Alvogen – defense of multiple pharmaceutical patent cases
Association of Financial Guarantee Insurers – amicus in litigation against mortgage originator
Ball Corp. – representation in connection with $577 million acquisition of Anheuser Busch’s InBev can-making facilities
BellSouth – representation in connection with $67 billion purchase by AT&T; previous representation in connection with $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless by Cingular
Bemis – representation in connection with $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
Cangene – biotech patent counseling
Catalent – advice regarding FDA and patent issues
Citigroup – defense of patent litigation
Dana – defense of Robinson-Patman action
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, including recent allegations against line of articulated-toe footwear
Fossil – defense of trademark action
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
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (“A&P”) – representation in connection with multiple acquisitions of retail grocery operations, including Pathmark
GHI – defense of litigation brought by the City of New York challenging merger with HIP
The Hartford – defense of $300 million class action jury trial
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
Keihin – defense of criminal price-fixing investigation
MacAndrew & Forbes – antitrust counseling in connection with multiple transactions
Medicis – patent advice
Mega Brands – defense of patent litigation
New York Community Bank – litigation in numerous commercial matters
Oil for Food – defense of Robinson-Patman claims brought against Secalt
Omnicare – antitrust litigation involving Section 1 conspiracy allegations; representation in connection with acquisition of NeighborCare
Paramount Group – labor and employment
Quest Diagnostics – biotech patent counseling
Red Hat – representation before DOJ regarding patent acquisitions by Linux competitors
Stanley/Black & Decker – litigation of multiple cases involving patent, trade secret and trademark issues
Sun/Caraco – defense of patent actions
SunGard – representation in connection with sale of SunGard Higher Education; representation in connection with 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
Synthes – patent litigation involving medical devices
Take-Two – representation in connection with FTC investigation of hostile takeover
Thermo Fisher – representation in connection with $2.1 billion acquisition of Dionex
TIAA-CREF – arbitration of contract dispute
Tomkins plc – defense of EU cartel investigation
Travelers – defense of class action litigation
Trumpf – patent advice involving laser products
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
URL/Mutual – litigation of numerous patent, antitrust and commercial cases, including defense of preliminary injunction hearing and Federal Circuit appeal
Zuffa – representation in connection with acquisition of mixed martial arts competitor