Because our firm avoids ongoing client relationships with common industry participants and instead focuses on special-situation engagements, we offer aggressive and independent advocacy even in cases involving numerous, overlapping institutional stakeholders' interests.
Because our firm avoids ongoing client relationships with common industry participants and instead focuses on special-situation engagements, we offer aggressive and independent advocacy even in cases involving numerous, overlapping institutional stakeholders' interests.
We have led and defended initiatives on the formation and conduct of special investigative committees; organization of steering committees of equity holders to remove incumbent directors outside a regularly formulated election; the serving of statutory notices and pursuit of emergency actions relating to books and records access and related asset-freeze applications; applications for involuntary receiverships and liquidations; and other special strategies to place our clients in a position of strength to negotiate a satisfactory resolution.
Real Estate/Hospitality and Gaming:
Representation of an investment bank in a dispute against a partner in the US $200 million+ development of a well-known hotel in South Beach, Florida, involving the other partner's alleged misconduct that resulted in a potential cancellation of the financing for the project.
Representation of a real estate developer in a dispute in the New York and offshore courts against a mezzanine lender relating to a US $200 million+ purchase of a hotel and casino in the Caribbean, relating to the alleged misconduct of the real estate developer and default of payments.
Representation of a joint venture partner in connection with multiple litigations in New York and Florida state courts, as well as in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, arising from an alleged breach of a joint venture agreement regarding several real estate investments, involving US $50 million+ in controversy.
Representation of an institutional limited liability corporation member in a joint venture dispute against a private equity firm/co-LLC member involving a contest for control over a substantial business in the nightclub and gaming industry, involving litigations in New York and Nevada.
Utilities/Telecommunications and Energy:
Representation of an institutional investor in litigation in the Cayman Islands and the New York courts against other investors relating to a contest for corporate control over joint investments in a utility in South America.
Representation of a Mexican private investment firm and majority shareholder against several European and U.S. institutional investors in a shareholder dispute over corporate control of a utility in Mexico, involving US $300 million+ in controversy in U.S. and Mexican court proceedings and an international arbitration.
Representation of a U.S. private equity lender in relation to disputes against shareholders of a telecommunications company in Jamaica, involving US $30 million+ in controversy in parallel litigations in the New York and Jamaican courts.
Distributorships/Reseller Agreements:
Representation of a Middle Eastern reseller in a dispute against a U.S. public company relating to £50 million+ in controversy over a terminated technology reseller agreement, involving an international arbitration in England.
Representation of an English firm in connection with a claim for shareholder fraud worth £10 million+ arising out of a partnership dispute involving a well-known European food production and service company, involving litigation in England.
Healthcare:
Representation of a real estate fund and minority consortium shareholder in relation to a potential claim relating to a £500 million+ investment in a leading European provider of independent healthcare services.
Licensing/Technology Transfer:
Representation of a U.S. mobile telecommunications company in international arbitration proceedings arising from a joint venture contractual dispute against a European mobile telecommunications company, involving £40 million+ in controversy.