‘ The firm is at this top in this practice area‘, says a client of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, noting that it has ‘ an experienced team that gets great results‘. Lender’s appearances in a variety of courts also include representing ExxonMobil in federal and state courts in connection with the use of the chemical MTBE in gasoline.ĭispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense Of note is his representation of General Electric in multiple high-value IP disputes. Working from the firm’s New-York office, David Lender has over 25 years of experience in areas such as antitrust litigation and complex class actions. David Lender – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. As first-chair lawyer in a mass tort trial, Diane secured the first defense verdict for Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey state court. Mass torts are another specialism in her varied practice. Among her many successes is a highly favorable settlement for Giant Eagle in the first-ever federal jury trial against pharmacies in the opioid MDL which highlights her cross-practice expertise and high-profile work. Diane Sullivan in New York concentrates on high-value disputes and bet-the-company trials. Tier 1 Diane Sullivan – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Diane Sullivan in New Jersey is a specialist in commercial, mass tort and class action cases in the life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and consumer product sectors.ĭispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers The New York-based David Lender co-chairs the global litigation department, while the US complex commercial litigation group is being led by Edward Soto in Miami, Gregory Silbert in New York, and new arrival Drew Tulumello who joined the Washington DC office in June 2021 together with Chantale Fiebig, both formerly at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Clients include financial institutions, consumer and retail, media and entertainment, chemical, energy, and industrial companies as well as insurance, pharmaceutical and consumer goods companies and private equity funds. Other areas of strength are bankruptcy litigation and cases involving alleged violations of the federal RICO or antitrust laws and state unfair practices laws. High-stakes cases involving consumer fraud, unfair competition, alter ego liability, insurance, intellectual property and trade secrets litigation. Tier 1 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has a well-established commercial disputes practice which regularly takes on class actions before the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (MDL) and under various state multi-district litigation statutes, as well as class and collective actions in state and federal courts around the United States. All lawyers mentioned are in Washington DC.ĭispute resolution > General commercial disputes Jeff White has seen a prolific 2021, particularly on behalf of major private equity funds and portfolio companies in various industries, while Vadim Brusser was promoted to partner in January 2021 and heads up the firm’s HSR and merger regulatory practice, handling all aspects of global pre-merger issues. Brianne Kucerik continues to establish herself as a top-level practitioner, handling a number of major deals facing DOJ and FTC oversight, and notably cleared MGM’s purchase of The Cosmopolitan casino for $1.6bn, while John Scribner has a strong record in the pharma and tech sectors, regularly advising Sanofi on transactions. The firm has capabilities in key industry sectors including energy, technology, and pharma, and also regularly works with many of the wider firm’s private equity clients on strategic buyouts. The team offers a deep and focused bench with significant in-house agency expertise, with practice head Steven Newborn a former head of the FTC Mergers I Division with a strong reputation in complex merger proceedings, while Jeffrey Perry, Steven Bernstein, and Michael Moiseyev also held senior FTC positions. Tier 1 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP offers a destination merger and antitrust practice, working with top clients including Microsoft, Walgreens, and Johnson & Johnson on high-value strategic mergers, often bet-the-company deals with significant multijurisdictional elements and facing significant regulatory scrutiny. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP > The Legal 500
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