Commercial Litigation lawyers

Robert Lack

Bob Lack has played a leading role in many of the most high-profile cases handled by Friedman Kaplan for more than three decades, and over that time has built an exceptional reputation for his insight, tenacity, and creativity. He represents investors, funds, collateral managers, servicers, counterparties, individuals, and litigation trusts and indenture trustees in complex and multidistrict commercial litigation, securities litigation, accountants’ liability cases, and bankruptcy litigation, including in jury and non-jury trials and arbitrations. Bob particularly excels when addressing issues of special complexity or difficulty, including in matters of first impression. From his work representing investment funds and financial services companies in disputes involving complex financial products such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, to his work in cases seeking to claw back billions of dollars from thousands of shareholders, Bob is a formidable force when confronting the most complicated challenges. Representative Matters Representation of the Tribune Company Litigation Trust and indenture trustees for Tribune’s pre-LBO bondholders in prosecuting claims for intentional and constructive fraudulent transfer, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting, and professional malpractice, among others, against Tribune's former shareholders and financial advisors arising out of Tribune’s 2007 leveraged buyout. The case was exceptionally complex, seeking to claw back billions of dollars distributed to approximately 5,000 shareholders, including mutual funds, trusts, pension plans, and individuals, in a multidistrict litigation that consolidated more than 40 separate actions brought in multiple federal and state courts throughout the country. Representation of the NWHI Litigation Trust that was established in the Nine West bankruptcy to pursue claims relating to the 2014 transaction in which Nine West’s predecessor was purchased, certain of its businesses were sold off, and its shareholders received more than $1 billion for their shares. Representation of the former general counsel of a hedge fund management company and affiliated funds in a proceeding in New York state court in which fund counterparties seek to hold the client liable for a more than billion-dollar judgment entered against the funds arising out of the 2008 financial crisis. Representation of a client, including as lead trial counsel, in a business dispute involving allegations of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of a non-compete agreement, and trade secret violations that culminated in a seven-day arbitration hearing. Representation of a global investment manager for public pension funds in litigation in which the trustee of the bankrupt Madoff investment firm dismissed all claims against our client and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed lower courts' dismissal of claims brought by liquidators of a Madoff feeder fund. Representation of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as successor indenture trustee for $250 million of unsecured notes of Nine West Holdings, Inc. in connection with Nine West’s bankruptcy and potential claims arising out of the company's 2014 leveraged buyout and asset sales. Co-lead counsel in a contested bankruptcy confirmation hearing that led to a revised plan of reorganization that provided a greater recovery to noteholders and other unsecured creditors. Representation of the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. and its debtor affiliates in connection with his retention, the administration of the company’s liquidation, the settlement of class action securities litigation against the company, and claims against the company's insurers. Representation of entities sponsored by two major private equity firms as acquirers in litigation concerning the funding banks’ alleged breach of a contract to finance the $18 billion leveraged buyout of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Representation of CWCapital Asset Management LLC, in its capacity as special servicer for a CMBS trust, in defense of $200 million in claims brought by the owner of a Manhattan office building. Plaintiffs’ claims, including breach of contract and tortious interference, were dismissed from the bench following oral argument and the dismissal affirmed unanimously on appeal. In one of the first cases to pursue claims against mortgage originators for breaches of representations and warranties, representation of a trust holding numerous commercial mortgages in an action against the financial institution that had sold defective loans into the trust. After a month-long bench trial in New York state court, the court found the defendants had breached representations and warranties concerning two loans. When the court then denied the trust any damages, Bob and the firm twice successfully appealed. The appellate court remanded the case for determination of damages. Following an extensive damages hearing before a Special Referee who identified substantial damages, the matter settled out of court. Representation of the Litigation Advisory Board of a hedge fund, for which Bob and the firm obtained $77 million in settlements from three major broker-dealers in a case arising out of the liquidation of complex derivative securities. Representation of institutional investors in an action against a Big Four accounting firm arising out of its audits of a bankrupt company. Conduct of an internal investigation on behalf of the Audit Committee of a NYSE-listed consumer financial services company in connection with the Committee’s review of the company’s previously issued financial statements. Submission of an expert report estimating the future legal fees and expenses in a then-pending complex litigation; the fees and expense were part of an indemnification claim in bankruptcy court. Pro bono representation of an inmate in New Jersey State Prison in bringing Section 1983 claims against doctors concerning their treatment of his medical conditions in prison.

Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP

Robert M. Novick

Banking and Capital Markets Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy

Kasowitz LLP

Robert McDonnell

Robert concentrates on environmental, land use, and real estate matters. He counsels clients on compliance and permitting, defends them in enforcement cases, and represents them in trials in the state and federal courts and in hearings before administrative agencies and boards. Bob has also represented fiduciaries in trust disputes and will contests, and has tried commercial and maritime cases involving breach of contract and tort claims.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Robert McNeill

Principal

Offit Kurman

Robert Parks

Senior associate

Irwin Mitchell

Robert Peake

Robert is an intellectual property lawyer with extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious matters covering patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, and confidential information, as well as broader commercial and regulatory disputes, often with multi-jurisdictional aspects. Robert assists clients with commercial arrangements for the creation and exploitation of intellectual property rights, including development agreements, licences and assignments. He has considerable experience advising on research and development projects, including the protection of confidential information and contractual arrangements with consultant inventors and other third parties. He also has experience of advising clients on marketing and promotional matters, comparative advertising, prize draws and the use of social media. Robert also advises clients on a range of regulatory matters including data protection, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. He regularly assists clients in navigating data protection laws and related contractual arrangements, often with particular regard to international data transfer issues. Robert has experience of acting for clients in relation to data breaches and regulatory investigations. Robert is fluently bilingual, practising in English and in French. News 15 new partners join Keystone Law 9 May 2024

Keystone Law

Robert Ryall

Partner and Joint Head of Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Specialising in complex contractual disputes (often with cross-border elements) Rob has particular expertise in director/shareholder disputes and construction disputes. He advices individuals, SME’s and large corporates - often in the construction, media, entertainment and energy sectors - and has specialist expertise in sports litigation, acting for both individual sporting personalities as well as sporting clubs and organisations. Rob receives acclaim from clients and contemporaries. He is known for his ‘calmness in volatile situations’, ‘sharp and astute advice’ and for ‘bringing sharp focus to decision making moments.’

SA Law LLP

Robert Salek

Senior Associate

Harcus Parker Limited

Robert Schwinger

Norton Rose Fulbright

Robert Serio

Robert F. Serio's practice involves complex commercial and business litigation, with an emphasis on securities class actions, shareholder derivative litigation, SEC enforcement matters and corporate investigations. He served as a Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s national Securities Litigation Practice Group from 2005 through 2020. He is consistently ranked as one of the top securities litigators in New York and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America©, Benchmark Litigation and New York Super Lawyers. Rob is a co-editor of the Practising Law Institute’s leading treatise on securities litigation entitled Securities Litigation: A Practitioner’s Guide. Routinely, he has been a guest lecturer on securities-related developments where he has presented on such topics as “Trends in Securities Litigation.”

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Robert Staley

Partner

Bennett Jones LLP

Robert Targ

Founding Partner

Diaz Reus International Law Firm

Robert Ward

Partner

Shartsis Friese LLP

Robert Zaffrann

Partner

Duane Morris LLP

Robert van Agteren

Partner

HabrakenRutten

Roberta Kaplan

Co-Founding Partner, Kaplan Martin LLP

Kaplan Martin

Robin Darton

Partner, Head of Restructuring and Insolvency

Tanner De Witt

Robin Ganguly

Robin has almost 20 years of litigation and arbitration experience. He conducts a broad range of commercial, financial and insolvency disputes and has extensive experience of high-value international cases. Robin acts for large corporates and individuals alike, and is praised by clients for his commercial approach. Prior to joining CANDEY, Robin spent almost 10 years at Magic Circle firm Linklaters, including secondments at investment bank clients, and four years at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, where he led the contentious insolvency practice alongside his broader commercial litigation role. Robin then spent time at litigation funder Burford Capital and in the litigation insurance industry at Aon and Fidelis. Robin is therefore uniquely well placed to assist clients looking to obtain funding and insurance for their disputes, and to advise on disputes in relation to funding agreements and insurance policies. Key cases that Robin has acted on include: Commercial litigation: Acting for RBS in anti-suit injunction proceedings in the High Court and Court of Appeal Acting for BCA trading on an unfair prejudice petition Acting for a real estate investment firm headed up by a high-profile individual in confidentiality proceedings to protect their business information Insolvency: Acting in the MF Global CVA proceedings in the High Court and Court of Appeal Acting for the liquidators in the Saad insolvency on fraud and trust claims Acting for the administrators of Lehman Brothers in various insolvency proceedings at the start of the financial crisis Fraud / White Collar Crime: Acting in the Lantian Gerui (Bluesky) Proceeds of Crime Act recovery proceedings for a large group of Chinese investment fraud victims claiming a share of Bitcoin worth several billon dollars Acting in injunction proceedings relating to a client’s bank accounts that were frozen due to money laundering suspicions Acting for a large investment bank on an international trade finance fraud, investigating the fraud and recovering assets Advising on bribery issues in relation to the sale of a prominent sports business Arbitration: Acting for the beneficiary of a trust in proceedings to recover several billion dollars’ worth of trust property misappropriated by the settlor and trustee Acting for a business founder of a prominent social networking site in a shareholder dispute Acting for a CIS client against a former business partner in LCIA arbitration proceedings and linked BVI court proceedings Acting for a Venezuelan client to set aside an arbitral award in the High Court Robin took a First from Oxford in Modern Languages and speaks French, Italian and Spanish. He is dual-qualified as a Solicitor Advocate in England and Wales and the British Virgin Islands and can appear himself for clients before the Higher Courts.

CANDEY

Robin Henry

Partner - Head of Dispute Resolution Services

Collyer Bristow LLP

Robin Rathmell

Founding Partner.

Rathmell Short LLP

Robin Ratnakar David

Partner

Dua Associates

Rocky Tsai

Ropes & Gray LLP

Rocío Pérez-Puig

Of Counsel.

Ramón y Cajal Abogados

Rodrigo Arias

Rodrigo Ernesto Arias Valderrama holds a degree in Law and Political Science, and almost 30 years of experience, starting his professional practice as associate attorney of Morgan & Morgan in the year 1987. He became a partner of the group in the year 1996. Mr. Arias Valderrama is part of Morgan & Morgan’s team of lawyers specializing in civil and commercial matters, contract and non-contract civil liability, litigation and dispute resolution in regular and arbitration venues. He regularly advises clients interested in the collection of debts from natural persons or legal entities, seeking to collect damages that may have been caused as a result of defaulting legal or contractual obligations and/or illegal and non-contractual facts, actions and omissions involving fraud or some level of negligence or fault. Mr. Arias Valderrama has become as a leading practitioner in the Republic of Panama more particularly in civil and commercial litigation and application of precautionary measures of all sorts, effectively representing the interest of clients of Morgan & Morgan needing this type of service. Among his clients are renowned banking entities, private companies, and multinational corporations operating in Panama. He is a member of the National Bar Association of Panama, and the Instituto Antioqueño de Responsabilidad Civil.

Morgan & Morgan