General Litigation Winner: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
"We sit at the intersection of law, commerce and government. So, while we have a broad litigation practice with highly accomplished trial lawyers, the breadth of our D.C. litigation practice gives us an advantage," Charles Connolly and Tony Pierce said.
May 26, 2020 at 08:00 PM
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Describe your firm's approach to litigation and your strategy for building successful teams for trials or other matters. We focus on helping our clients meet their business goals. We have first-class litigators who can tap into the subject matter expertise of a fully integrated law firm to craft a targeted strategy tailored to meet each client's goals. The types of matters we handle typically involve lean, hands-on teams that regularly operate under tight deadlines, take ownership over matters and offer early-case assessments. We also encourage our attorneys to consistently communicate with and leverage our clients' subject matter expertise to ensure that our approach and strategy are in line with our clients' expectations and goals throughout the litigation process.
Discuss the two biggest litigation cases your firm worked on in 2019 and how you reached successful outcomes. In one of the highest-profile national security cases of 2019, our white-collar and appellate teams partnered to secure an acquittal on all counts following a 1 1/2-week trial for Bijan Rafiekian, a former business partner of ex-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who had been charged in a federal grand jury indictment with conspiracy to act as an unlawful foreign agent in the United States.
Our Supreme Court and appellate and labor and employment practices worked hand in hand to score a complete victory for fast-food giant McDonald's in one of the most closely watched labor law appeals at the Ninth Circuit. Agreeing with our argument, a divided three-judge panel ruled in McDonald's favor on all claims. Beyond just winning the case, the victory sets critical precedent that staves off far-reaching liability for franchisors in wage-and-hour class actions.
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Potter Anderson & Corroon partners Christopher N. Kelly and Kevin R. Shannon have stepped in to represent cloud computing company Fastly and its top executives in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The complaint, filed Aug. 23 in Delaware District Court by deLeeuw Law and Bragar Eagel & Squire on behalf of Mark Sweitzer, accuses the defendant of failing to disclose that revenue growth in 2023 was primarily driven by a 'consolidation trend' in which companies simplified operations by reducing the number of content delivery network vendors under management, thereby reducing competition and increasing the defendant's market share. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Gregory B. Williams, is 1:24-cv-00969, Sweitzer v. Nightingale et al.
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