What are some of the department’s most satisfying successes of the past year and why? Our most satisfying achievements are those that resolve our clients’ greatest litigation challenges in ways that best align with their broader business objectives. This year we achieved these types of outcomes in several notable matters, including:

We secured a complete trial victory for BlackRock, Inc. in one of the largest mutual fund cases ever. After an eight-day bench trial, the court issued a 72-page decision—the first trial decision to address the “subadvisory” theory—denying plaintiffs’ $1.55 billion claim.