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Litigation: 
The practice represents clients on complex domestic and cross-border disputes, including securities class action, share purchase, shareholder litigation, corporate conduct, business tort litigation, joint venture, mergers and acquisitions, financial services, insurance, antitrust and competition-related controversies. Clients include special litigation committees, board of directors, issuers and underwriters.

Chambers Review

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Litigation: Securities - New York

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson fields a strong track record in a range of commercial, securities and regulatory disputes. It regularly defends financial services clients in multijurisdictional actions, alongside representing high-profile individuals and public sector entities. It also acts on complex commercial litigation for an impressive range of clients, acting on matters including real estate, insurance and bankruptcy disputes. It has a significant market share in antitrust proceedings. The firm is increasingly recognized for its handling of securities disputes arising from issues such as takeover contests and mergers.

Work Highlights

  • Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson continued to represent Apollo Global Management and several members of Apollo’s Board of Directors in a $600 million shareholder derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery filed by an Apollo stockholder.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Scott Luftglass
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Scott Luftglass
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Band 1

Scott Luftglass is a renowned securities litigator recognized for his expertise acting on a range of securities and M&A litigation, including class actions and corporate governance disputes.

Scott is outstanding. He commands a room and knows how to engage effectively with all parties involved. He has tremendous credibility and depth.

Scott is one of the best. He's so thoughtful, understands our business and is extremely commercial. He is solution-oriented, thinks at a very high level and is extraordinarily articulate about matters, always displaying outstanding judgment.

Scott is among the best.

Scott has a great command of the facts and the law itself and he can distill complex matters into plain, simple and actionable terms.

Scott is one of the smartest M&A litigators on the planet. He really knows the field and is brilliant inside and outside of the courtroom.

Peter L Simmons
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Peter L Simmons
5
Band 5
Peter Simmons acts for private equity firms, investment banks and corporate issuers in diverse securities litigation concerns, including stock-drop litigation and securities fraud class actions.

Peter is a very strong courtroom advocate and is very strong in his knowledge of the facts and the law to gain the confidence and trust of the judge.

Peter is seasoned, effective and practical. He is a great problem-solver who delivers business-oriented solutions.

Peter is an excellent litigator.

Michael P. Sternheim
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Michael P. Sternheim
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Up and Coming

Michael Sternheim draws praise for his adept representation of well-known corporations and their directors on shareholder derivative actions, class actions and breach of fiduciary duty work.

Michael is a brilliant litigator, an excellent brief writer and he defends depositions masterfully. He is extremely collegial and professional, but never forgets that he is an advocate for his client's interests.

Michael consistently delivers clear, strong and easily digestible work product. Our team always appreciates that he lays out the key takeaways and action points, as well as outlining the key risks and benefits of various options. He is always forward thinking and proactive about legal issues, which has been instrumental in how we think about and consider various legal risks.

Michael is an excellent lawyer.

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New York

Litigation: Securities

Scott Luftglass
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Scott Luftglass
1
Band 1
Peter L Simmons
5
Peter L Simmons
5
Band 5
Michael P. Sternheim
U
Michael P. Sternheim
U
Up and Coming

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