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The Paul, Weiss Litigation Department is led by a team of the country’s most accomplished trial lawyers. Our litigators handle the most complex and demanding lawsuits, class actions, government investigations, criminal prosecutions and restructurings. Our clients include Fortune 50 corporations and other prominent companies in the financial services, investment, medical device, pharmaceutical, sports, technology, energy, media and insurance industries. Every day, we are called on by chief executives, board chairs, general counsel, investors and entrepreneurs for our unmatched trial skills, sophisticated business judgment and renowned strategic advice.

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Paul, Weiss Welcomes Two Leading Life Science & Technology Litigators in New York

Paul, Weiss Welcomes Two Leading Life Science & Technology Litigators in New York

Elizabeth “Liz” Stotland Weiswasser and Anish R. Desai will join the firm as partners in its Litigation Department, resident in New York. Liz, who will be co-chair of the Litigation Department, and Anish are nationally recognized for their success representing life sciences and technology clients in their most significant complex commercial disputes.

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Publications

Brad Karp and Jessica Carey Speak With <em>New York Law Journal</em> About Strength of Litigation Department

Brad Karp and Jessica Carey Speak With New York Law Journal About Strength of Litigation Department

Firm Chairman Brad Karp and Litigation Department Co-Chair Jessica Carey spoke with the New York Law Journal as part of Paul, Weiss’s recognition as a finalist for “General Litigation Department of the Year” and “Finance Litigation Department of the Year.”

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Client News

Coinbase Secures Complete Dismissal of Putative Class Action Concerning its Listing of the Digital Asset UST

Coinbase Secures Complete Dismissal of Putative Class Action Concerning its Listing of the Digital Asset UST

Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory for publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted in full Coinbase’s motion to dismiss a putative class action concerning Coinbase’s listing of the algorithmic stablecoin UST. 

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Client News

Carnival Corporation Wins Reversal of First-of-Its-Kind Judgment Over Use of Havana Docks

Carnival Corporation Wins Reversal of First-of-Its-Kind Judgment Over Use of Havana Docks

Paul, Weiss won a significant appellate victory for Carnival Corporation when the Eleventh Circuit reversed a $440 million, first-of-its-kind judgment under the Helms-Burton Act for the allegedly improper use of docks in Havana that were seized by Fidel Castro’s government after the Cuban Revolution.

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Client News

Nikola Defeats Lawsuits by Former CEO

Nikola Defeats Lawsuits by Former CEO

Paul, Weiss secured a significant victory for Nikola Corp. and certain current and former officers and directors in litigation brought by Nikola’s founder and former CEO and Executive Chairman Trevor Milton.

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Karen Dunn Discusses Paul, Weiss’s Litigation Department Priorities With <em>LEADERS</em> Magazine

Karen Dunn Discusses Paul, Weiss’s Litigation Department Priorities With LEADERS Magazine

LEADERS Magazine interviewed litigation partner Karen Dunn about what distinguishes the firm’s Litigation Department in the market; her current priorities as the department’s co-chair; her path to Paul, Weiss; and the importance of pro bono, among other topics.

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Client News

Northwestern University Publishes Paul, Weiss Report Following Independent Review

Northwestern University Publishes Paul, Weiss Report Following Independent Review

As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg Law, CBS News and others, Paul, Weiss completed its independent review of the processes and accountability mechanisms in place at Northwestern University to detect, report and respond to potential misconduct in its athletic programs, including hazing, bullying and discrimination.

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Firm News

Michael Holston, Former GC of General Electric, Joins Paul, Weiss as Partner

Michael Holston, Former GC of General Electric, Joins Paul, Weiss as Partner

Michael Holston, who previously served as the senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of General Electric and led the company through the recent successful completion of its three-way split, will join Paul, Weiss as a partner.

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Client News

NFL Wins Appeal Compelling Former Coach Gruden to Arbitration in Email Scandal Dispute

NFL Wins Appeal Compelling Former Coach Gruden to Arbitration in Email Scandal Dispute

Paul, Weiss achieved a major victory when the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden was required to arbitrate his claims against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell, reversing the lower court’s decision denying the NFL’s motion to compel arbitration.

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Client News

Kraft Heinz Wins Dismissal of Consolidated Demand-Refused Stockholder Derivative Action

Kraft Heinz Wins Dismissal of Consolidated Demand-Refused Stockholder Derivative Action

Paul, Weiss won the dismissal, with prejudice, of a high-stakes stockholder derivative lawsuit on behalf of The Kraft Heinz Company and certain current or former Kraft Heinz officers and directors over Kraft Heinz’s performance and cost-cutting efforts.

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Client News

Atos Defeats $201 Million Damages Award on Remand in Trade Secrets Dispute

Atos Defeats $201 Million Damages Award on Remand in Trade Secrets Dispute

Paul, Weiss achieved a major victory when the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated a $201 million damages award against Atos SE in a long-running trade secrets litigation with Cognizant Technology and its subsidiary, health care IT service provider TriZetto Group, Inc.

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Client News

International Construction Products Wins $100 Million Jury Verdict in Dispute Against Caterpillar

International Construction Products Wins $100 Million Jury Verdict in Dispute Against Caterpillar

Paul, Weiss won a major victory on behalf of International Construction Products, a now-defunct heavy construction equipment importer, in its long-running lawsuit against industry giant Caterpillar in the District of Delaware.

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Client News

Amazon Wins Dismissal of Securities Class Action

Amazon Wins Dismissal of Securities Class Action

Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory for Amazon.com, Inc., and several current and former executives, including Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos and CEO Andrew Jassy, when the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted our motion to dismiss a putative securities class action.

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Client News

JPMorgan Chase Directors Win Dismissal of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Over Alleged Zelle Payments Fraud

JPMorgan Chase Directors Win Dismissal of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Over Alleged Zelle Payments Fraud

Paul, Weiss won the dismissal of a derivative claim alleging that our clients breached their fiduciary duties by ignoring alleged “red flags” regarding purported violations on the Zelle payments platform of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and related regulations.

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