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Securities: Litigation

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What the Team is Known For

Davis Polk & Wardwell boasts an impressive securities practice with strength in a wide-ranging set of litigation matters. It represents an enviable roster of major financial institutions and blue-chip public companies in connection with a range of bet-the-company matters, including M&A litigation, accounting cases and securities fraud actions.

Notable practitioners

James Rouhandeh leads the firm's litigation practice and is based in New York.

Work Highlights

  • Davis Polk & Wardwell secured dismissal of a breach of contract action filed by Discovery Global Opportunity Master Fund and Discovery Global Beacon Partners against its client, Hertz Global Holdings, in the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Strengths

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Davis Polk & Wardwell has an impeccable knowledge of the law, identifying angles other firms might have missed and securing phenomenal results for clients. It has a top-notch team consisting of extremely experienced, brilliant lawyers who are extremely responsive.

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They command real credibility with the courts, and they work very hard and diligently for their clients.

Securities: Litigation respondent
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They are outstanding counsel for securities litigation. They are among the most capable securities lawyers I have ever worked with.

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