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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Freshfields boasts a respected securities litigation practice, further strengthened by recent hires in the space. Its diverse client roster includes national and international household names and prominent financial sector clients, for which it acts on the full range of securities and shareholder litigation concerns. The firm is also noted for its broad cross-border litigation capabilities, as well as its handling of commercial disputes.

Work Highlights

  • Freshfields represented Rio Tinto in a US federal climate change class action in Puerto Rico against several oil, gas, and mining defendants, including Rio Tinto.

  • Freshfields successfully defended AstraZeneca and two senior officers in a securities class action in Delaware, alleging the company was Viela Bio’s controlling stockholder in connection with Viela’s sale to Horizon

    Therapeutics.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Gayle Klein
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Gayle Klein
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Band 1

Gayle Klein acts on a range of civil disputes, demonstrating particular strength in bankruptcy cases, contract disputes and class actions.

Gayle’s grasp of the law and, in particular, her ability to distill it in a concise and easily understandable manner really stood out to me and made her a pleasure to work with.

Frankly, Gayle Klein is among the very best lawyers with whom I have ever worked. She is the most strategic, most prepared, hardest hitting and smartest litigator.

Gayle is a strategic leader. She has a deep well of litigation experience, which allows her to be fast, flexible and creative in her approach to solving novel issues.

Gayle is tenacious, smart and creative.

Mary Eaton
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Mary Eaton
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Band 1
Mary Eaton is an experienced securities litigator and a strong choice for the representation of issuers and corporate boards on class actions and derivative claims.

Mary knows where things need to be and is very good at giving advice and strategies.

Mary is unstoppable.

Mary is a skillful litigator who is strategic and a great communicator.

Meredith Kotler
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Meredith Kotler
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Band 1
Meredith Kotler remains highly rated for her work across the securities area, which sees her secure top results in class actions, M&A litigation, corporate governance disputes and antitrust suits.

She is a tireless advocate for her clients.

Meredith is thoughtful, strategic and is a strong and zealous advocate for her clients.

Meredith is so passionate and dedicated to her work, she is a true advocate to her bones.

David Livshiz
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David Livshiz
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Band 4
David Livshiz is a broad-based commercial litigator whose experience spans contractual disputes, IP litigation and bankruptcy proceedings. He is also frequently engaged on complex cross-border concerns.

David is a genius. He is incredibly creative, pragmatic and able to get up to speed with even the most complex of cases in a very agile and swift way.

David is my go-to person. He is in it to win it and gets the job done. He is responsive, thoughtful and commercial.

David is responsive and understands our business. He is practical and strategic in the solutions that he proposes.

David is focused, sharp and determined to achieve victory.

David is responsive and exceptional at supporting his clients from a strategic perspective. He is also practical and demonstrates deep subject matter expertise.

Timothy Harkness
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Timothy Harkness
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Band 5
Timothy Harkness is a go-to commercial litigator with wide-ranging experience encompassing contract, securities and bankruptcy related disputes, particularly on behalf of financial services and accounting clients.

Tim is a calming voice and is able to look past the emotion of a matter, even when under severe pressure, to give wise counsel.

Tim is an excellent litigator with deep experience in managing complex litigation. He is commercially-minded and provides good, practical advice.

Tim is always thorough, prepared and responsive to questions.

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Litigation: General Commercial

Gayle Klein
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Gayle Klein
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Band 1
David Livshiz
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David Livshiz
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Band 4
Timothy Harkness
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Timothy Harkness
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Band 5
Litigation: Securities

Mary Eaton
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Mary Eaton
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Band 1
Meredith Kotler
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Meredith Kotler
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Band 1