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April 02, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Major Lindsey & Africa 'Blackballed' Associate Who Sued Troutman, Suit Claims

Gita Sankano claims that after she sued the Am Law 100 firm, Major Lindsey told its recruiters to refrain from working with her even as she was being considered as a candidate by another law firm.
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October 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Court Allows Adult Survivors Act Suit to Move Ahead Against Billionaire Leon Black

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Suzanne Adams also denied a motion for sanctions filed by Black and a cross-motion for sanctions from Wigdor, which also represents model Guzel Ganieva, who has accused Black of sexual abuse in a separate civil suit.
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June 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Wigdor Grows Practice with Pickup of Three Experienced Employment Attorneys

The new hires said they were drawn to Wigdor because of the firm's reputation for successfully handling cases on behalf of individuals or groups who are taking on powerful and deep-pocketed institutions.
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May 09, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Appeals Court Grants Leon Black's Motion to Remove Allegations Linking Him to Jeffrey Epstein

"The allegations ... which employed rhetoric or detailed defendant's misconduct toward other women and his relationships with notorious third parties, were scandalous and prejudicial, and not necessary to establish any element of plaintiff's causes of action," the Appellate Division, First Department court states in its opinion.
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March 10, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

A Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton team takes home the top runners-up spot for their trial win for monoline insurer Assured Guaranty in a showdown with Lehman Brothers International Europe over the valuation of certain credit default swaps.
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March 02, 2023 | New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Leon Black's RICO Suit Against Accuser, Ex-Business Partner

In a summary order, Circuit Judges Dennis Jacobs, Eunice Lee and Myrna Pérez ruled that a district judge did not abuse his discretion when he dismissed the first amended complaint or when he denied Black leave to file the second amended complant.
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March 01, 2023 | New York Law Journal

NFL Fails to Push Brian Flores' Racial Discrimination Claims Into Arbitration 

Flores' descriptions of racial discrimination—and those of co-plaintiffs Steve Wilks and Ray Horton, who coached for the Arizona Cardinals and the Tennessee Titans, respectively—are recent examples of the NFL's "systematic discrimination" of Black players and coaches and are "incredibly troubling," U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni of the Southern District of New York ruled.
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November 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Ex-Hedge Fund CEO Leon Black Accused of Rape in Lawsuit Under Adult Survivor Act

The allegations, in a complaint filed by a lawyer at Wigdor LLP, stem from an encounter orchestrated by Jeffrey Epstein. The complaint also included allegations that Dechert prepared a sham report on behalf of Black.
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November 28, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Suit Against Ex-Hedge Fund CEO Accuses Dechert Investigation of Covering for Epstein-Arranged Assault

The allegations, in a complaint filed by a lawyer at Wigdor LLP, stem from an encounter orchestrated by Jeffrey Epstein. The complaint also included allegations that Dechert prepared a sham report on behalf of Black.
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February 08, 2022 | National Law Journal

Race Discrimination Cases Often Take Back Seat to Sexual Harassment Suits, Wigdor Says

The plaintiffs lawyer, who has handled high-profile #MeToo cases as well as racial discrimination suits such as the class action he just filed against the NFL, is trying to change that.
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