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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Alston & Bird is retained by notable clients in diverse industry sectors, including banking, media, life sciences and insurance, to act on an array of complex commercial disputes. It hosts expertise across contractual disputes, bankruptcy, IP and securities cases.

Work Highlights

  • Alston & Bird continued to represent Bureau Veritas and its subsidiary, Inspectorate America Corporation, in a RICO action pending in the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico brought by residents of Puerto Rico against 15 defendants for allegations that PREPA improperly overcharged consumers for fuel, violating an EPA Consent Decree.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Brett Jaffe
5
Brett Jaffe
5
Band 5

Brett Jaffe is cohead of Alston & Bird's global litigation practice. His securities practice is characterized by experience with SEC investigations, the Chancery Court of Delaware and lawsuits touching on breach of fiduciary duties, among other matters.

Brett is a very good, mature and thoughtful lawyer.

Brett is a great litigator. He really understands and gets to the bottom of the issues quickly without any handholding. He has a great way with clients and is very good at what he does.

Brett has effective and efficient strategic vision.

Michael C Hefter
5
Michael C Hefter
5
Band 5

Michael Hefter offers extensive experience in a broad range of civil disputes. His commercial litigation practice encompasses many contentious topics including RICO claims, trade secret violations and breach of fiduciary duty.

Michael is an excellent litigator and advocate.

He is a warrior with a smile on his face. He is very good in court and super smooth and quick on his feet.

Michael provides hard work and a dedication to delivering the best results possible. His knowledge in a vast array of areas is simply astounding.

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Litigation: General Commercial

Michael C Hefter
5
Michael C Hefter
5
Band 5
Litigation: Securities

Brett Jaffe
5
Brett Jaffe
5
Band 5