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Litigation: Securities

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Litigation: Securities - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Debevoise & Plimpton has a distinguished litigation practice that offers extensive civil and criminal litigation capabilities. The firm is a go-to for major disputes in fields as diverse as education, energy and pharmaceuticals, fielding particular strength in the representation of insurance companies and private equity funds. The litigation group also demonstrates excellent capabilities in healthcare-related disputes. It offers expert handling of SEC investigations complemented by significant experience in securities class actions and M&A litigation. The firm counts a number of former governmental luminaries among its impressive stable of litigators.

Work Highlights

  • Debevoise & Plimpton represented Capital One in a lawsuit brought by Walmart regarding the credit card partnership agreement between them, alleging entitlement to early termination and breach of contract claims.

Strengths

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Debevoise & Plimpton has an ability to litigate extremely complex civil matters. with a particular strength in trying cases. They focus on the critical issues and simplify them for a judge or jury.

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Debevoise & Plimpton's work product is at an extraordinarily high level and they navigate complex issues that impact a myriad of concerns from a business and risk management perspective.

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Debevoise & Plimpton is ultra responsive to our needs and concerns.

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I am really impressed with the firm. They are so client focused, knowledgeable and provide great advice on a spectrum of issues.

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Notable Practitioners

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Maeve O'Connor
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Maeve O'Connor
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Band 1
Maeve O'Connor specializes in high-exposure securities class actions, including Rule 10b-5 suits, Section 11 claims and ERISA matters. She is highly adept at M&A litigation and shareholder derivative suits.

She has a good instinct for what the core issues of a case are and what to focus on.

Maeve is extremely knowledgeable and experienced, I look to her to analyze my critical issues.

Maeve knows derivative litigation inside and out.

Maeve is a very powerful and smart, top litigator.

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Mark P Goodman
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Mark P Goodman
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Mark Goodman represents clients in various high-stakes commercial disputes, including contract and merger challenges, bankruptcy disputes and securities litigation.

Mark is an ultimate professional with an eye not just for legal tactics, but overall strategy and problem management.

Mark is someone who is universally respected for his legal strategy mindset. He is a very seasoned lawyer. He can also think outside the box.

Mark is a top-notch attorney who provides brilliant insight, user-friendly advice and top of the line work product.

Mark is an extraordinary lawyer and advisor in every capacity. He has become perhaps the most respected and trusted resources I rely on for clear, candid and practical counsel in almost any situation.

Mark Goodman is a superb trial lawyer. He has great judgement, clients really like him, and courts respect him.

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Maura Monaghan
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Maura Monaghan
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Band 1
Maura Monaghan handles a broad range of commercial cases and has standout expertise in the field of healthcare litigation and disputes involving pharmaceuticals.

Maura is terrific, in a nutshell. She is incredibly bright, fiercely bright. She has great judgment and is totally responsive too.

Maura is strategic, she knows the law and is attuned to policy issues. She is also responsive to clients and is just fantastic in providing critical support every step along the way.

Maura is brilliant, practical and easy to work with. She provides great service.

Maura Monaghan is excellent and I would send her something, especially if it was appellate level argument or any kind of trial. She is terrific.

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Shannon Selden
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Shannon Selden
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Band 3
Shannon Selden is a strong choice for clients in the asset management sector, and her experience covers an array of actions including contractual and M&A disputes.

Shannon is a bright star and a well-known litigator.

Shannon is a very strong and generous partner.

Shannon is smart, responsive and a subject matter expert. She is really good at working with our business to come up with the proper litigation strategy to accomplish the business needs.

Shannon is clear and understands clients' commercial objectives. She provides excellent strategic advice, in addition to litigating well.

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Elliot Greenfield
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Elliot Greenfield
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Band 5
Elliot Greenfield is a commercial litigator recognized for his wealth of experience handling securities suits, particularly those involving the fintech and crypto space.

Elliot is an encyclopedia of securities law and assesses risk in a way that I find to be thoughtful and helpful.

He understands crypto matters really well and does a great job in crypto securities cases.

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Susan Gittes
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Susan Gittes
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Up and Coming
Susan Gittes is noted for her experience handling securities actions on behalf of a range of corporates and their senior figures.

Susan is always prepared, very smart and a tough litigator.

Susan is always responsive, thoughtful and knows derivative litigation very well.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Litigation: General Commercial
Mark P Goodman
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Mark P Goodman
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Maura Monaghan
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Maura Monaghan
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Shannon Selden
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Shannon Selden
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Maeve O'Connor
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Maeve O'Connor
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Elliot Greenfield
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Elliot Greenfield
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Susan Gittes
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Susan Gittes
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Up and Coming
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