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Litigator of the Week Runners-Up And Shout Outs
A team at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman secured a ruling eliminating more than a half billion dollars in potential liability for client Teck Cominco Metals in a long-running environmental suit in the Eastern District of Washington.
Willkie Opens Second Office in Germany
The firm has around 85 lawyers and 20 of them will relocate to the Munich office. The firm also plans to make several hires.
Judge Rejects Challenge to UC Law San Francisco's Name Change
A lawyer for those trying to keep the UC Hastings name said his clients "look forward to appealing" the judge's ruling.
In re: Ursa Operating Co., LLC
Publication Date: 2024-02-05 Practice Area: Bankruptcy
Industry: Energy
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge: Judge Porter Attorneys: For plaintiff: George A. Barton, Barton and Burrows, LLC, Mission, KS for appellants. For defendant: Duston K. McFaul, Maegan Quejada, Sidley Austin LLP, Houston, TX; Robert S. Velevis, Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, TX; Robert S. Brady, Edmon L. Morton, Kenneth J. Enos, Joseph M. Mulvihill, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE; Ana Alfonso, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY; John H. Knight, Amanda R. Steele, Richards Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE for appellees. Case number: 22-1729
Lower courts erroneously dismissed adversary complaint of property owners to recover improperly withheld oil and gas royalties where property owners, not extractor, had an equitable interest in the funds, and thus a constructive trust was an appropriate mechanism for relief.
Goldstein v. Denner
Publication Date: 2024-02-05 Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin H. Davenport, John G. Day, Jason W. Rigby, Prickett, Jones & Elliot P.A., Wilmington, DE; R. Bruce McNew, Cooch & Taylor P.A., Wilmington, DE; Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Wilmington; DE; Randall J. Baron, Rick T. Atwood, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Brett Middleton, Johnson Fistel, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff. For defendant: Stephen E. Jenkins, Richard D. Heins, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Tariq Mundiya, Sameer Advani, Richard Li, M. Annie Houghton-Larsen, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY for defendants. Case number: 2020-1061-JTL
Court imposed sanctions in the form of a factual presumption on a key issue, which defendants could only rebut with clear and convincing evidence, after defendants admittedly took no action to preserve electronically stored information in response to litigation hold notices.
Appellate Division, First Department: February 1, 2023
Publication Date: 2024-02-01 Practice Area: Civil Appeals |
Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Appeals & Motions List Judge: Unsigned Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: DOCKET
Appeals & Motions List released on:January 30, 2024
'Late Adopters' or 'Cautious Optimism': Law Firm Partners Share Divergent Approaches to Gen AI
A Legalweek panel highlighted the lack of consensus surrounding how large law firms should be approaching the emerging technology.
Willkie Energy Deals Partner Returns to McGuireWoods in Houston
Jay Hughes, who joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher in 2020 and was a co-chair of the power and renewable energy practice, has returned to McGuireWoods as a partner in Houston, where he once led the office.
Willkie Farr Taps Bay Area Gibson Dunn Partner to Help Lead White-Collar Practice
Michael Li-Ming Wong is departing Gibson Dunn after more than 12 years at the firm.
Bracewell, King & Spalding Grow Energy Teams With In-House Adds
King & Spalding hired a Bechtel Energy energy and construction lawyer as a partner in Houston, and Bracewell hired a lawyer with experience in energy transition tax credits as a partner in Houston.TRENDING STORIES
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