June 16, 2022
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Wigdor’s newly filed temporary reiterates the firm’s demand for sanctions, arguing that Quinn Emanuel’s phone dialog with Wigdor’s lawyer within the RICO go nicely with is further justification to penalize Black and his counsel. In January, Wigdor moved for Rule 11 sanctions in opposition to Black and his legal professionals from Quinn Emanuel and Estrich Goldin. The plaintiffs’ agency asserted that Black’s racketeering declare against Wigdor was an improper and an “outrageously scandalous” try and retaliate for Wigdor’s representation of Ganieva. According to the judge, a “shadowy and elusive” character concocted a scheme involving cast deeds to assert ownership of a variety of the properties. In a separate case — additionally in front of Judge Laster, World Award Foundation v. Anbang — over the ownership of the properties, Gibson Dunn represented that they didn’t know anything about the scheme. That was in January of 2020, nonetheless, the judge notes, “Gibson Dunn had … embarked on an enormous investigation in August 2019, and it had uncovered appreciable information.” That’s… not a great look.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former White House chief of employees Reince Priebus. He is co-managing partner of Quinn’s Washington, D.C., office and helps lead the agency’s disaster law and strategy group, its government and regulatory litigation group, and its investigations, authorities enforcement and white-collar crime defense group. Quinn Emanuel partnerMichael Carlinskywas lately recognized byBenchmark Litigationas “General Commercial Litigator of the Year” for 2022. The award is chosen primarily based on the results of extensive interviews with litigators, dispute decision specialists and their shoppers to determine the leading litigators and companies. In addition to Mr. Carlinsky’s award, the firm was nominated as “Trial Firm of the Year”, and associate Susheel Kirpalaniwas nominated as “Bankruptcy Litigator of the Year”. The litigation between Black and Ganieva has highlighted the actions of legal professionals on each side.
Successfully represented Morgan Stanley, together with at trial, in a $250 million dispute in opposition to Barclays arising out of a credit default swap on a collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”). Represent personal fairness agency, H.I.G. Capital, in shareholder derivative suit in Delaware Court of Chancery. Represented Brazilian meat firm, JBS and its administrators in Delaware Chancery Court shareholder spinoff litigation arising out of sale of affiliated company to a different affiliated company. Mr. Carlinsky has a big apply representing Brazilian and other companies positioned in South America in litigation matters and inside investigations.
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Achieved complete victory in a major matter for Morgan Stanley in an arbitration brought against it by the former Global Head of Oil Trading. Panel awarded zero damages on claims seeking in extra of $30 million in damages. Represent Ambac in defending RICO motion brought by military housing projects (joint ventures between U.S Army and private developers) arising out of Ambac’s financial ensures. Represented Lockton Insurance in Delaware Court of Chancery litigation against competitor, Alliant, arising out of Alliant’s raid of Lockton personnel in breach of restrictive covenants and misappropriation of commerce secrets and techniques.
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