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Constellation Brands, in the March 2023 unanimous jury verdict after a two-week trial in a breach of contract and trademark infringement lawsuit in New York federal court relating to Corona Hard Seltzer and Modelo Ranch Water arising from a license agreement between Constellation and Modelo, an Anheuser-Busch InBev company. The team was able to persuade the jury that hard seltzer is beer under the applicable contract. The trial team was recognized as runners-up in The Am Law Litigation Daily’s “Litigator of the Week” column for its victory. In March 2024, the Second Circuit affirmed the judgment in full.
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Owl Rock Capital, defending in a suit brought by a minority-owned investment firm in New Jersey federal court against Owl Rock, the State of New Jersey Division of Investment, Blackrock and others, alleging aiding and abetting fraud, unfair competition, civil conspiracy, and aiding and abetting RICO violations, arising from alleged discriminatory conduct by the Division of Investment and others, among other claims.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb and its officers, defended and won back-to-back dismissals of a purported securities class action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York arising out of a drop in the company’s stock price following negative drug trials. Affirmed on appeal by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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EQT Corporation and certain of its officers and directors, defending in a consolidated putative securities class action filed in Pennsylvania federal court arising out of its $6.7 billion acquisition of Rice Energy.
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Liqui-Box, a portfolio company of Olympus Partners, represented in litigation filed in New York federal court arising from its $585 million acquisition of the plastics division of D.S. Smith.
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J.C. Flowers, represented in a dispute filed in New York federal court and related appeal arising out of the purchase of HSH Nordbank AG.
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Barnes & Noble, defended appeal in a purported consumer class action lawsuit in New York federal court concerning digital privacy related to social media.
