PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON
Paul Weiss' New York office is home to several of its 40 and Under stars. Erin Morgan's
focus is on complex civil litigation. She is currently engaged in defending Google against the governments attempt to break up their ad platform.
Kyle Smith is a trial lawyer whose practice includes antitrust and complex commercial litigation. He has represented Uber in a series of cases, including one that he recently resolved against the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission that would have cost Uber millions of dollars. Alexia Korberg is a partner in the litigation department and deputy chair of the M&A practice that specializes in complex litigation. They recently played a crucial role in one of the most important reproductive justice cases as co-lead counsel to Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Jeffrey Recher focuses on bankruptcy and commercial litigation. He is currently defending Solvay Specialty Polymers against multiple AGs in a multi-distirct contamination case.
Brette Tannenbaum is Co-Chair of Paul Weiss' Investment Management Litigation Practice Group and Deputy Co-Chair of the Antitrust Practice Group. She specializes in complex commercial disputes, particularly in investment advisory and antitrust matters. Notable cases include representing Blackstone in a $50 billion derivative claim and General Electric in a trade secrets lawsuit.
David Friedman is the Deputy Chair of Paul Weiss' Investment Management Litigation Practice Group. His expertise lies in commercial litigation and criminal and regulatory defense. His recent work includes dismissing a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit for Blackstone and conducting an independent review for the NHL’s Boston Bruins.
Nina Kovalenko focuses on complex civil litigation including antitrust, M&A, and ERISA litigation. Recent highlights include representing DST Systems in a global ERISA settlement and defending Mastercard in multidistrict litigation. She is also active in pro bono work, particularly in immigration and civil rights cases.
Martha Goodman specializes in antitrust and competitive disputes in the technology sector. Her recent work includes defending a biopharmaceutical company against discrimination claims and achieving a defense verdict in a billion-dollar antitrust case. She is also experienced in congressional investigations and is committed to
pro bono work, including representing child victims of sexual abuse.
The firm's DC office also houses several of its 40 and Under stars.
Paul Brachman specializes in antitrust work and complex civil cases. He is currently defending Amazon in multiple cases alleging anticompetitive behavior.
Lina Dagnew is a trial lawyer whose practice includes white-collar crime, internal investigations and antitrust. She is currently representing Citigroup in multiple states on an antitrust case.
Kyle Smith is a trial lawyer whose practice includes antitrust and complex commercial litigation. He has represented Uber in a series of cases, including one that he recently resolved against the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission that would have cost Uber millions of dollars. Martha Goodman specializes in antitrust and competitive disputes in the technology sector. Her recent work includes defending a biopharmaceutical company against discrimination claims and achieving a defense verdict in a billion-dollar antitrust case. She is also experienced in congressional investigations and is committed to pro bono work, including representing child victims of sexual abuse.
MCKOOL SMITH
In McKool Smith's New York office, Melissa Cabrera attends to intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. She is representing Prevent USA Corporation in an antitrust action against Volkwagen. The suit alleges Volkswagen obtained monopsony power in the market for Volkswagen-certified automotive component parts. In DC,
Chris McNett’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and patent lawsuits. He has won cases both as a plaintiff and defendant. He has experience working with patents in technical areas, including memory systems and wireless telecommunications. McNett is part of the team that represents Mojo Mobility in six-patent assertion of wireless charging patents against Samsung’s smartphones.
WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY
While patent litigator Elise Baumgarten's skillset extends to litigating civil and criminal cases with patent and commercial-related components, Baumgarten’s practice also includes substantive matters including white-collar criminal defense, accounting malpractice, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, and First Amendment proceedings.
Joshua Podoll works with clients through complex, multi-jurisdiction litigation, state-court litigation, civil litigation and government investigations. Podoll has also represented clients in bench and jury trials in federal and state courts across the country.
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT
New York's Meredith Karp manages a practice dedicated to the representation of corporations, financial institutions, and private-equity firms, as well as boards of directors, board committees and executives. Karp was part of the lead counsel team that notched a First Amendment victory against Kansas lawmakers who enacted legislation that made it a crime for out-of-state groups to send mail-in ballot applications to voters.
Preston Miller of the DC office is focused on merger reviews in the antitrust and competition law space, as well as in complex class-action antitrust litigation and government antitrust investigations. Miller played a significant role in the antitrust team representing Change Healthcare in its historic trial victory against the Department of Justice. Also in DC,
Karen Porter focuses on cross-border government and internal investigations as well as antitrust, corporate governance and compliance matters. She is also active advising senior officers and directors in global antitrust, money laundering and sanctions investigations, as well as managing sensitive, high-stakes regulatory and criminal matters.
CRAVATH SWAINE & MOORE
Cravath's historic New York office is home to a wealth of its 40 and Under talent.
Michael Zaken manages a diverse litigation practice, with a broad focus on antitrust, bankruptcy, class action defense, and intellectual property disputes. He is co-lead council on an antitrust matter representing IBM and its subsidiary Red Hat in an action concerning the billion-dollar market for Unix and server operating systems. Zaken and team previously won summary judgment on plaintiff’s related copyright claim in January 2024.
Helam Gebremarian attends to complex dispute matters involving shareholder derivative, mergers and acquisitions, general commercial and securities matters, and antitrust issues. She was co-lead counsel representing certain directors designated by companies within the TotalEnergies group, a set of global multi-energy companies, to SunPower Corporation’s board of directors in a stockholder derivative action alleging defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the sale of SunPower’s commercial and industrial business to a subsidiary of TotalEnergies. Sharonmoyee Goswami is recognized for her intellectual property prowess, most notably in technical IP and antitrust disputes. Goswami served as co-lead counsel this past year when the firm secured complete victories in January and April 2023 for Abiomed, a global medical device company that develops cardiovascular products, in four inter partes review proceedings and one post-grant proceeding relating to three patents on devices and methods to treat edema. Civil litigator Lauren Kennedy focuses on contract disputes, antitrust matters, intellectual property and securities proceedings. Kennedy is co-lead counsel representing the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and more than a dozen member plans in consolidated multidistrict antitrust class-action litigation pending in Alabama federal court.
David Korn of Cravath manages an active practice dedicated to antitrust, securities, and general commercial actions. Korn is part of the lead counsel team representing The Walt Disney Company in consolidated putative class action antitrust litigation brought by YouTube TV subscribers and DirecTV Stream subscribers.
Lauren Rosenberg manages a diverse practice, representing clients on matters ranging from general commercial work to securities and antitrust actions. She is co-lead counsel representing Stanley Black & Decker and current and former officers in putative class action securities litigation alleging the company made false and misleading statements concerning its tool manufacturing business. Brittany Sukiennik is active in mass tort actions and other complex commercial disputes. She is a member of the lead counsel team representing Xcel Energy as lead trial counsel in hundreds of lawsuits—including a putative class action—filed against the client arising from the December 2021 Marshall Wildfire, which reportedly caused over $2 billion of property damage alone. The action is scheduled for an eight-week jury trial in September 2025.
WIGGIN AND DANA
Primarily a Connecticut-based firm, Wiggin and Dana houses one of its 40 and Under stars in a New York office.
Nathan Denning has experience in an assortment of complex litigation cases including antitrust, intellectual property and bankruptcy. He is representing Epic Games in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple relating to alledged restrictions Apple's placed on the IOS app distribution. In the firm's Hartford office, Robyn Gallagher maintains a diverse practice including complex commercial cases, general aviation and insurance coverage disputes. Recently, she has worked as the national coordinating counsel for the COVID-19 pandemic's many business-interruption suits.
ABRAMS & BAYLISS
A Delaware boutique, Abrams & Bayliss has several stars in its Wilmington headquarters.
Eric Veres is a trial lawyer with a focus on corporate and commercial litigation. He was part of a team that represented AbbVie Endocrine in a suit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals for breach of contract, which yielded a judgment of $480 million, which is purportedly the third-largest entered in Court of Chancery history.
Wade Houston’s practice features corporate and commercial disputes with a special concentration on the Delaware Court of Chancery. Houston represented two client groups who sold their Medicare business to Anthem. He argued seven motions for summary judgment and won partial judgments three times.
POMERANTZ
Plaintiff powerhouse hosts two 40 and Under stars in its New York office. Alexander Hood focuses on securities litigation, and he heads the firm’s origination department. He recently represented plaintiffs in a class action suit against Sprint, winning a $375 million settlement. Justin D’Aloia concentrates on securities class-action litigation. He works across multiple industries, including financial services, telecommunications, and consumer retail. D’Aloia represents shareholders against Lumen for failing to disclose that thousands of miles of cable they own are wrapped in lead and allegedly a threat to individuals and the environment.
HARRIS ST. LAURENT & WECHSLER
Megan Dubatowka of New York white-collar and employment shop Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler represents companies in commercial and employment-related actions and business disputes. She routinely counsels clients through employment crises, including contract negotiations, discrimination claims, class action wage-and-hour claims, compensation disputes, terminations, whistleblower complaints, and disputes regarding restrictive covenants. Dubatowka obtained a $3.9 million settlement against a major bank on behalf of a class of financial advisors.
HOGUET NEWMAN REGAL & KENNEY
At New York boutique Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, Helene Hechtkopf represents clients in employment investigations, counseling and litigation, as well as in non-compete, trade secret, and restrictive covenant litigation. She is lead counsel in an ongoing action representing the Metropolitan Transit Authority in a class-action lawsuit alleging violations of constitutional rights relating to the collection of Transit Adjudication Bureau judgments.
Miriam Manber is active in commercial and employment disputes. She has also successfully defended many employment discrimination, whistleblower, and civil rights class action suits. Recent ongoing representations include GK Dean Contracting in a subrogation action against a contractor to recover damages for a construction fire.
KASOWITZ TORRES BENSON
The New York office of Kasowitz is home to an array of key practitioners aging 40 or younger.
Melissa Barahona focuses on commercial litigation and all aspects of employment-related disputes. In April 2024, she was a member of the lead counsel team that won a jury trial on behalf of CareOne at Livingston following a three-week trial in a case brought by a former employee claiming retaliation under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. Barahona continues to handle all employment-related litigation for CareOne across multiple jurisdictions. Commercial litigator
Nicholas Rendino prevailed on behalf of Lifestar Family Holdings and its investors on multiple causes of action following a five-day bench hearing in an enforcement proceeding filed by the New York Attorney General.
Jason Short focuses on matters involving asset forfeiture and confiscation proceedings. He routinely represents high-net-worth individuals with global business interests in matters related to cross-border government investigations, regulatory enforcement actions and related civil litigation. He represents an international financial executive and banker in a criminal proceeding brought by the DOJ in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
Andrew Schwartz focuses on complex commercial, corporate and securities litigation. As lead counsel, Schwartz has filed fraud and breach-of-contract claims against Fidelity National Information Services and its subsidiary Worldpay on behalf of Emerging Industry Technologies d/b/a Spence Labs. Jill Forster focuses on complex commercial litigation, including structured finance and complex financial products litigation. She recently represented investment vehicles associated with investor Carl Icahn for breach of contract and fraud. Joshua Hollander is active in high-stakes complex commercial, software and technology, real estate, securities and business-tort cases. He is a member of the team representing The Lubrizol Corporation in a $95 million action against IBM alleging fraud, breach of contract, deceptive trade practices, spoliation of evidence and other claims arising from IBM’s alleged botched implementation of a new enterprise resource planning software system.
Jennifer McDougall focuses on commercial real estate, securities, and complex financial products litigation. She is active representing JDS Development in actions arising out of its development of the iconic 90-story, luxury building at 111 West 57th Street in Manhattan.
WILKINSON STEKLOFF
In DC's premier trial-forward boutique, Cali Arat has developed a significant reputation. Peers have remarked that “she is fabulous,” and, as one co-counsel states, “Cali is one of my favorite human beings!” As lead trial counsel to Monsanto in the first RoundUp case to go to trial, the plaintiff alleged that the company’s herbicide led to them being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Arat served as trial counsel defending Monsanto in three different states.
Rakesh Kilaru serves as co-lead counsel to Microsoft in the closely watched case against the FTC, which sought to block the company’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The team secured a huge victory for Microsoft in what was purportedly the second-biggest merger trial in US history. Moira Penza focuses on civil and criminal cases. Over the last year, she has been defending Altria Group in multiple cases stemming from the company’s minority investment in JUUL Labs. Claims have been filed against JUUL Labs by consumers and government entities who allege personal injuries.
HERRICK FEINSTEIN
New York-based Herrick Feinstein hosts three stars acknowledged at age 40 or younger. A partner in the firm's restructuring and financial litigation group, Christopher Carty has assisted corporate clients in complex litigation. Many of Carty's cases concern bankruptcy and restructuring for both debtors and creditors.
Shivani Poddar attends to a broad practice that includes bankruptcy commercial, real estate, and employment disputes.
Samuel Bazian is focused on complex commercial litigation. His specialties include real estate, contract, and employment disputes. Bazian represents owners and investors in commercial real estate conflicts across many industries.
HECKER FINK
New York's famed boutique Hecker Fink boasts several talents qualifying for 40 and Under status.
Shawn Crowley and Joshua Matz worked alongside a lead trial partner to represent journalist E. Jean Carroll against former President Donald Trump in two separate lawsuits – one alleging a defamation claim regarding statements made by the former president in 2019, and the other alleging a battery claim and additional defamation for a statement made in 2022. Crowley and Matz were part of a team that took the latter case to trial in April 2023, and the jury delivered a verdict in favor of Carroll. Crowley has a deep background in white-collar crime, having joined the firm after serving as the Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Matz, an appellate and civil litigator whose practice focuses primarily on government and regulatory issues, has been especially active in pursuing litigation related to election law and civil litigation against state government entities.
John Quinn is a commercial and securities litigator at Hecker Fink. He was a member of the legal team that won a settlement agreement with the Florida State Board of Education, Florida Department of Education, and school districts to do away with most of the discriminatory parts of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.
PATTERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER
At New York litigation shop Patterson Belknap, Joshua Kipnees specializes in representing pharmaceutical and food and beverage clients in false advertising and government investigations. Currently, Kipnees represents Johnson & Johnson Consumer in several disputes of false advertising. White-collar crime and investigations litigator Lauren Schorr Potter has been involved in several fraud-related actions, including one for Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon in a multi-billion-dollar litigation stemming from the client’s acquisition of Auris Health, a robotics-assisted surgical device manufacturer. Finance and commercial litigator
Jason Vitullo’s specialties include white-collar defense, complex commercial actions and structured-finance litigation. He is part of a team that represents the Hershey Company against claims that the chocolate has dangerous levels of lead and/or cadmium. False advertising specialist Jane Metcalf is co-lead lawyer defending Coca-Cola in numerous cases pending across the US in which plaintiffs allege that the labels of various Coca-Cola beverages contain statements that mislead reasonable consumers.
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
Sullivan & Cromwell's prestigious New York office is rich with young talent.
Jacob Croke’s practice is focused on complex litigations, regulatory proceedings, and investigations. He has advised clients on areas as varied as securities and derivatives, M&A disputes, and bankruptcy. He is among the lead lawyers tasked with investigating and recovering assets from FTX’s bankruptcy. To date, $7.4 billion in assets have been discovered.
Nicholas Menillo focuses on includes securities, antitrust, intellectual property, and bankruptcy. He is among the lead lawyers advising Amgen in relation to its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc.
Dustin Guzior’s expertise includes intellectual property, international arbitration, and antitrust. He is the Co-Head of the Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation Practice. In a jury trial, Guzior won $185 million for Columbia University due to Gen Digital’s infringement of two of the Columbia’s patents. Julia Malkina’s practice includes appellate, securities and white-collar crime. She was a lead partner representing Goldman Sachs winning of a $13 billion securities case from the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Lenny Traps works in a range of areas including securities, antitrust, M&A, and product liability. He was among the lead partners in securities litigation for both Citigroup and on multiple occasions for Goldman Sachs. Beth Newton’s practice includes regulatory and enforcement matters, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation. She has represented companies and financial institutions on questions of mergers and acquisitions, security claims, and contract disputes. She is the co-head of the Firm’s Women’s Initiative Committee and has an active
pro bono practice specializing in women’s health and housing matters.
Benjamin Beller is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s General Practice Group. Beller’s practice concentrates on bankruptcy and restructuring. He is on the teams advising Sientra, a medical aesthetics company, and Nanostring Technologies, a provider of life science tools on their Chapter 11 plans. The firm's DC office also makes a strong showing.
Morgan Ratner is a member of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Supreme Court and Appellate Practice. She has argued nine cases before the US Supreme Court including areas like bankruptcy, intellectual property, and elections law. She secured Supreme Court victories for Great Lakes Insurance in a maritime insurance dispute and in Jones v. Hendrix, for which the Supreme Court appointed her as amicus counsel.
Samantha Hynes's practice concentrates on competition, antitrust, commercial and civil litigation as well as merger reviews. She is one of the lead partners who advised Amgen on their $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics.
HOLWELL SHUSTER GOLDBERG
New York powerhouse boutique Howell Shutter Goldberg makes a particularly impressive showing, with a healthy percentage of its bench acknowledged as 40 or under.
Gregory Dubinsky is a trial lawyer and appellate specialist in complex cases. He represented the former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo against ethics complaints in connection with the proceeds from the publication of his book,
American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. In that case, he successfully argued in trial and appellate courts to secure a victory.
Benjamin Heidlage maintains a diverse practice that historically has involved securities, commercial litigation, and, more recently, insurance coverage matters. He was one of the partners who obtained two key victories in separate cases on behalf of Chubb in a multitude of insurance coverage disputes. These wins included two successful summary judgment motions in separate cases – one in California federal court, which asserted that the client had no duty to defend a pharmaceutical distributor, and the other in a case against Zogenix. While often seen as a commercial litigator,
Jayme Jonat often focuses on antitrust and securities, making her adept at handling complex and multidimensional matters. She was part of the team that served as counsel to Visa in the long-running antitrust MDL that included both class actions and opt-out cases brought by the largest retailers in the nation. Priyanka Timblo’s practice includes complex commercial litigation and arbitration. She has handled antitrust and breach of contract disputes from both sides of the aisle. She won a $101 million jury verdict for London Luxury in litigation against Walmart and secured a $70 million victory for investment fund Melody Business Finance, acting as plaintiff in an array of actions arising from loans that were defaulted on by former hedge fund billionaire Philip Falcone. Daniel Horowitz’s practice ranges from complex commercial litigation to antitrust and constitutional actions. He is one of the lead partners defending Chubb against Mattel and Fisher Price, its subsidiary, which has been sued over the injuries and deaths of infants using the Rock ‘n Play. Mattel is seeking tens of millions of dollars more in coverage from Chubb related to those lawsuits from excess policies.
COHEN ZIFFER & FRENCHMAN
An insurance-focused New York boutique dedicated to policyholder work, Cohen Ziffer hosts several 40 and Under stars.
Meredith Elkins is a trial lawyer whose practice concentrates on insurance and intellectual property litigation. She is on the team representing Walmart against the insurers’ refusal to provide coverage for defense costs in 2,400 underlying actions against Walmart for the sale and distribution of opioids. Like most partners at Cohen Ziffer,
Cindy Jordano focuses on insurance recovery cases. Her experience also includes complex litigation, contract disputes, securities actions, and business fraud. She is on the team representing the Hertz in an action against ACE American Ins and in another case involving AMC Entertainment Holdings against XL Specialty Insurance Company.
Jillian Raines has returned to private practice after serving as a corporate insurance attorney for Apple. She represents clients in insurance coverage and complex commercial litigation. She is on the team representing Paramount Global in pursuit of D&O insurance coverage for former CBS directors sued in connection with the Viacom-CBS merger transaction.
Alex Sugzda is a trial lawyer who specializes in insurance recovery matters. He works with clients to review their insurance coverage needs and goes to trial for them when claims are not paid. Sugzda is on the team representing Publix Supermarket’s right to insurance coverage for the lawsuits filed against it concerning opioids.
Orrie Levy concentrates on insurance recovery. He has a focus on directors and officers coverage as well as in property insurance and business-interruption policies. He is on the team representing Walmart against the insurers’ refusal to provide coverage for defense costs in 2,400 underlying actions against Walmart for the sale and distribution of opioids.
ELSBERG BAKER & MARURI
New York trial-forward boutique Elsberg Baker & Maruri has made swift progress since its formation in early 2024, already producing several young partners poised for stardom.
Jared Ruocco is a trial lawyer and founding partner. He focuses on complex commercial litigation. Ruocco works on an array of matters including M&A transactions, contract disputes and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
Michael Duke, another founding partner, attends to a practice that features complex debt restructuring, insurance disputes, M&A, and land use controversies.
Vivek Tata's practice includes counseling investors, investment funds, startups, large companies and individuals.
AXINN
Bradley Justus is a rising star in the DC office of Axinn. His practice focuses on antitrust litigation. He is on the team defending Tyson Foods in a multitude of class actions alleging industry-wide price manipulation. In New York,
Craig Reiser is experienced in multiple disciplines, serving as lead partner in cases involving antitrust class actions, commercial claims, and multi-district litigation. Reiser successfully defended a chess grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, against claims brought by another grandmaster, Hans Niemann, who filed defamation claims and violations of the Sherman Act.
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH
A sprawling powerhouse with nationwide reach, Hunton features several of its youngest stars in key Northeast markets. In the firm's DC office,
Kerry McGrath focuses on natural resources litigation and is frequently tapped to handle Clean Water Act (CWA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). McGrath is on the team that filed an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in Sackett v. EPA.
Chris Dufek focuses on antitrust and consumer protection. He has represented clients in complex commercial and class action cases concerning antitrust and consumer protection laws, cybersecurity, fraud, and contractual disputes. Dufek was on the team that secured a victory for the Rite Aid Corporation against litigation brought by a group of insurance and pharmacy benefit companies seeking more than $100 million from the national pharmacy chain for allegedly overcharging for prescription medications.
Rachel Saltzman’s practice focuses on environmental law and sustainability. She served as an attorney-advisor in the Environmental Protection Agency and as in-house counsel at a top-20 Fortune Global 500 company. In New York,
Jeremy Boczko focuses on intellectual property rights. He has represented clients in trademark, copyright, and patent trials. He represented Hisamitsu America, the maker of SALONPAS Brand Pain Relieving Patches. Scilex accused Hisamitsu of mislabeling these patches by marketing their products as “maximum strength” within the over-the-counter category. The court has dismissed the bulk of Scilex’s claims.
Armin Ghiam advises clients on intellectual property assets in mergers and acquisitions. He also has experience with patent preparation. He represented Hisamitsu America, the maker of SALONPAS Brand Pain Relieving Patches. Scilex accused Hisamitsu of mislabeling these patches by marketing their products as “maximum strength” within the over-the-counter category. The court has dismissed the bulk of Scilex’s claims. In Boston,
Geoff Fehling’s practice focuses on high-stakes insurance disputes. He also has extensive experience in directors and officers (D&O) and management liability insurance. Fehling was part of a team that recently won a confidential insurance-coverage case.
MOLOLAMKEN
In the New York office of multi-state bouqtiue MoloLamken, Justin Ellis focuses on complex commercial and securities law. He has experience in bankruptcy, distressed debt, and structured finance litigation. Ellis was on the team that represented an ad hoc group of convertible noteholders in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of biotechnology company Amyris. The convertible noteholder reached a successful settlement with the debtors, and the plan was confirmed in February 2024.
Sara Margolis attends to a practice that includes intellectual property and commercial litigation. She was on the team that represented an ad hoc group of convertible noteholders in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Amyris, Inc., a biotechnology company. The convertible noteholder reached a successful settlement with the Debtors, and the plan was confirmed in February 2024. Based in MoloLamken's DC office,
Rayiner Hashem focuses on patent litigation, appellate litigation, and complex civil litigation. He was on the team that represented VLSI in defending VLSI’s $2.1 billion patent-infringement judgment against Intel for infringement of VLSI’s ’373 and ’759 patents addressing power-savings technologies for microprocessors. Also in DC,
Lucas Walker is an appellate litigator who has had cases in front of district courts and the US Supreme Court. Representing Abitron, Walker argued and won a case involving whether the Lanham Act—the federal trademark statute—applies to uses of trademarks in foreign countries. The Supreme Court vacated that decision in a win for the clients.
Jennifer Fischell’s practice focuses on appeals and complex civil litigation. She frequently litigates patent matters on appeal to the Federal Circuit. Fischell is on the team representing Nokia in a patent-infringement judgment for $181 million against Nokia and AT&T in favor of Finesse Wireless.
MORVILLO ABRAMOWITZ GRAND & IANELLO
Morvillo's Thomas McKay is formerly of the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.His practice includes white collar crime, financial fraud, and tax crimes. He is representing a hedge fund manager on charges of insider trading.
