Our first runners-up this week are Randy Mastro of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Steven Russo of Greenberg Traurig, and James Catterson of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. On Monday they got a temporary restraining order barring the town of East Hampton, New York, from moving forward with plans to close its public airport which were set to go into effect until the next day. The New York Times has described the legal battle as “millionaires (the visitor who can shell out hundreds for a helicopter seat) vs. billionaires (the Hamptons landed gentry they buzz above).” The Wall Street Journal has dubbed it the “Superrich vs. the Merely Rich.” Regardless of what you call it, the town will have to wait until a hearing on a pending preliminary injunction before taking any action — a significant win for the mix of businesses, individual and community group clients our three runners-up and their teams represent.
Also getting a runner-up spot is the plaintiffs team that got sign off this week from U.S. District Judge Michael Watson in Columbus, Ohio, on a $90 million global settlement with L Brands, the parent company of Victoria’s Secret. Shareholders alleged that board members tolerated a “pervasive and systematic sexual harassment” at Vicotria’s Secret contributing to reputational and financial losses. On top of the payout, the settlement also requires governance and policy reforms by the company. The plaintiffs team included Manisha Sheth of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Stanley Bernstein of Bernstein Liebhard, Mark Lebovitch of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann, Julie Reiser of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, and Deborah Clark-Weintraub of Scott + Scott.
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