L to R John Quinn, Quinn Emanuel; Kalpana Srinivasan, Susman Godfrey and James Hurst, Kirkland & Ellis. (Photos: Jason Doiy and Todd Winters) What's a 'Trial Firm' to Do Without Trials?: A Check-In with Leaders at Kirkland & Ellis, Quinn Emanuel and Susman Godfrey
Jim Hurst at Kirkland & Ellis, John Quinn at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, and Kalpana Srinivasan at Susman Godfrey reflect on how they and their firms have been navigating the past six months ... and what's ahead.
October 06, 2020 at 07:30 AM
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I usually associate the term "trial firm" with a certain swagger and, at least for our little slice of the world, a sense of cool.
In this high stakes portion of the profession where so few cases actually get to trial, the handful of firms that handle more than their fair share have real bragging rights. They get the crosses, closings, and breath-holding moments before verdicts we all grew up watching on television—or at least their real-world equivalents.
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Who Got The Work
Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior Prosor and David Frankel, in a pending securities lawsuit. The action, filed on Dec. 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell, Aron & Co. on behalf of Goldeneye Advisors, accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, is 1:24-cv-09918, Goldeneye Advisors, LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital, Ltd. et al.
Who Got The Work
Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action. The suit, filed Dec. 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, is 1:24-cv-09445, Gonzalez v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al.
Who Got The Work
Crown Castle International, a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure, has turned to Luke D. Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC, accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Susan K. Declercq, is 2:24-cv-13131, The Town Residences LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al.
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