Our runners up for Litigator of the Week include Proskauer partner Howard Shapiro, who scored for Charles Schwab before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The court held that an ERISA class action filed against the company is subject to individual arbitration of plaintiff’s individual claims. In doing so, the Ninth Circuit overruled its prior precedent by holding that these types of ERISA class actions can be arbitrated.
Kenneth Nachbar of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell and Michael Gottlieb of Willkie Farr & Gallagher won a precedent-setting ruling in the Delaware Chancery Court with international implications. The decision affirms the authority of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s government to appoint boards of directors for CITGO Petroleum Corporation entities.
