Lauren Dayton advised on a high-profile sovereign-debt litigation involving Venezuela and its state- owned oil company PDVSA’s default on over
$1 billion in debt.
The team
secured $628 million in judgments for
their clients
Contrarian and Red Tree, defeated PDVSA’s sanctions defense, and won in appeals.
Conditional writs of attachment on PDVSA’s U.S. assets
were obtained
allowing Red Tree to
become the stalking horse bidder for PDVH shares. Portuguese funds were also secured, fully backing both clients’ claims and advancing enforcement efforts across
jurisdictions.
Justin Hawal
represents
South Carolina public water utility Greenville Water in a lawsuit against United States Pipe and Foundry Company and its distributors over defective ductile iron pipes installed in GW’s public water system.
The case claims that ductile iron pipes produced at US Pipe’s Lynchburg, Virginia facility contained a widespread manufacturing defect that caused them to fall short of key industry standards, resulting in damage to public infrastructure and raising serious concerns about water quality and public health. Hawal also represents
dozens of women in
an action against Peter Nygard and his companies. This case is considered
the largest international sex trafficking lawsuit in US history.
Updated Aug 2025
