We have broad commercial litigation experience—each of our partners has handled litigation matters in a variety of different substantive areas of law. For example:

Intellectual Property

We have litigated patent cases, represented both copyright holders and alleged infringers in copyright litigation, and counseled clients on trademark and trade secret matters;

Antitrust

We have litigated Sherman and Clayton Act cases, represented companies during government inquiries concerning antitrust matters and counseled clients on the antitrust implications of potential transactions;

Securities

We have litigated numerous individual and class actions involving alleged violations of Sections 10(b), 14(a) and other provisions of the securities law, handled AAA, JAMS and FINRA arbitrations, and disputes regarding broker-dealer matters, compliance issues and credit derivatives;

Employment

We have represented clients in lawsuits and arbitrations involving many different kinds of employment issues, ranging from alleged violations of non-competes to severance and indemnification disputes;

Insurance

We have represented corporate plaintiffs seeking to recover for insurance fraud, litigated insurance coverage disputes regarding P&C, E&O and D&O claims, and advised clients negotiating policies and renewals;

Bankruptcy

We have litigated many different issues in bankruptcy courts, including matters such as lift stay applications, motions seeking access to insurance proceeds and adversary proceedings;

Banking and Commercial Law

We have broad experience in commercial law, and have litigated numerous cases involving letters of credit, commercial contracts and secured transactions;

Real Estate

We have been involved in a broad variety of real estate matters, including disputes concerning real estate partnerships and sales of commercial property, as well as litigation/arbitration regarding issues such as alleged commercial lease violations and operating expense escalations; and

Internal Investigations and Regulatory Matters

We have conducted internal investigations concerning issues such as accounting matters, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, alleged improper sales practices and auction rate securities, and have represented persons and entities involved in government investigations, including (most recently) SEC and New York State Attorney General proceedings.