Chadbourne & Parke

1. Howrey Int'l Dispute Team Jumps To Chadbourne

Tuesday, Mar 09, 2010

Chadbourne & Parke LLP has expanded its international dispute resolution practice to its London office with the addition of a team from Howrey LLP led by partner Melanie Willems, who has experience in the technology and energy sectors, among others.

2. Insurance Arbitrators May Have Been Biased: Judge

Thursday, Feb 25, 2010

A federal judge has vacated an arbitration panel’s ruling in favor of St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. in a liability dispute over a stop-loss agreement with Scandinavian Reinsurance Co. Ltd., saying the arbitrators’ failure to disclose significant relationships may have made them partial to St. Paul.

3. Lack Of Raises For NY Judges Ruled Unconstitutional

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010

New York's highest court ruled Tuesday that the failure of state lawmakers and governors to increase judicial pay for more than 10 years violates the separation-of-powers doctrine in the state constitution.

4. US, Tobacco Cos. Petition High Court Over RICO Ruling

Friday, Feb 19, 2010

The U.S. government and several tobacco companies have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a landmark ruling over the companies’ alleged concealment of the effects of smoking, with the U.S. seeking the power to request as much as $280 million in disgorgement.

5. NY Court Keeps Banks' Fraud Suit V. MBIA Alive

Thursday, Feb 18, 2010

A New York court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit in which some of the world's largest financial institutions, including ABN Amro Bank NV and Citibank NA, accuse MBIA Inc. of devising a fraudulent restructuring in order to avoid paying out insurance policies the company offered on financial products.

6. Tribune Creditors Attack Bid For Examiner

Friday, Feb 12, 2010

A group of unsecured creditors is fighting a bid by bondholder trustee Wilmington Trust Co. to appoint an examiner to look into a 2007 leveraged buyout that saddled news organization Tribune Co. with more than $10 billion in debt.

7. Winston Commercial Litigator Jumps To Chadbourne

Thursday, Feb 11, 2010

Chadbourne & Parke LLP has pulled in a commercial litigator from Winston & Strawn LLP who specializes in trying technology, securities and financial services cases.

8. 9th Circ. Remands AIG Fraud Fight Over Asset Sale

Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010

A federal appellate court has largely reversed and remanded a lower court's decision to dismiss AIG Retirement Services Inc.'s lawsuit accusing Artemis Finance SNC, Credit Lyonnais SA and others of fraud in the purchase of the assets of Executive Life Insurance Co.

9. Arent Fox Antitrust Partner Makes Move To Chadbourne

Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010

Chadbourne & Parke LLP has snagged Arent Fox LLP antitrust and e-commerce partner David H. Evans for the firm's Washington office.

10. Mayer Brown Grows Energy Group With New Partner

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010

Mayer Brown LLP has continued the strategic growth of its energy practice, bringing on former Thompson & Knight LLP partner Jose Valera to work on transactions and contracts for oil and gas companies in Latin America.

11. Law Firms Open Their Wallets For Haiti

Friday, Jan 15, 2010

As the world scrambles to come to Haiti's aid in the wake of Tuesday's devastating earthquake, law firms are stepping up in both traditional and novel ways. Over 80 firms responded to a Law360 query into what they are doing financially and otherwise to respond to the Haitian crisis.

12. NY Appeals Court Weighs Judicial Salary Dispute

Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010

Justices on the New York State Court of Appeals on Tuesday seemed determined to find a solution to end the decade-long impasse between the state's judicial and legislative branches over judicial pay raises, grilling counsel to find out what, if any, remedy would mend the ongoing dispute.

13. Chadbourne Gets $500M Malpractice Suit Tossed

Monday, Jan 11, 2010

A New York state court judge has thrown out a $500 million malpractice suit against Chadbourne & Parke LLP brought by an Austrian investment bank over legal advice the firm gave regarding the formation of an investment vehicle in Russia.

14. Credit Default Swap Contract Spat Sent To State Court

Monday, Jan 04, 2010

A federal judge has granted a request by MBIA Insurance Corp. and LaCrosse Financial Products LLC to send their dispute with Royal Bank of Canada over three credit default swap contracts back to state court in New York.

15. Mumbai Court Bars Foreign Law Firms From India

Thursday, Dec 17, 2009

A high court in Mumbai has ruled that India's central bank may not license foreign law firms whose members do not belong to the nation's bar councils, even if they act in an advisory capacity only — a blow to New York-based law firms White & Case LLP and Chadbourne & Parke LLP, as well as London-based Ashurst LLP.

16. D&O Rescission Actions Difficult, But Not Impossible

Tuesday, Dec 08, 2009

Rescission of directors and officers coverage is generally an uphill battle for insurers, but with billions of dollars in fraud-related claims mounting against many D&O policyholders, odds are some insurers might try that route to avoid being stuck with the bill, according to experts.

17. Law360 Ranks Largest Insurance Practices

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

Marshall Dennehey, Clausen Miller PC and Cozen O'Connor topped the Law360 Insurance 100 this year, boasting the largest insurance practices in the United States, measured by the number of practicing lawyers.

18. Law360 Ranks Largest Energy Practices

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, Bryan Cave LLP and DLA Piper topped the Law360 Energy 100 this year, boasting the largest energy practices in the United States, measured by the number of practicing lawyers.

19. Law360 Ranks Largest Bankruptcy Practices

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Bingham McCutchen LLP and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP topped the Law360 Bankruptcy 100 this year, boasting the largest bankruptcy practices in the United States, measured by the number of practicing lawyers.

20. Law360 Ranks Largest Securities Practices

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilson Sonsini PC and Bingham McCutchen LLP topped the Law360 Securities 100 this year, boasting the largest securities practices in the United States, measured by the number of practicing lawyers.