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Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP

Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded

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Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP is a litigation boutique with a strong bench of experienced trial lawyers handling complex commercial disputes. The firm is active in areas such as antitrust, securities litigation and professional liability, and represents clients across the financial services sector. It acts on both the plaintiff and defense sides and is noted for its capabilities across trial, arbitration and appellate.

Notable practitioners

New York-based Eric Seiler is a key contact at the firm.

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Work Highlights

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  • Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP continued to represent the NWHI Litigation Trust and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, as successor indenture trustee for three series of notes issued by apparel company Nine West Holdings in multidistrict litigation, against approximately 350 defendants, arising out of the 2014 leveraged buyout in which Nine West’s predecessor, The Jones Group, was purchased, certain of its businesses were sold off, and its shareholders received more than $1 billion for their shares.

Strengths

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  • Friedman Kaplan has exceptional depth and talent across its team. Every lawyer we have worked with, from partner to associate, has been sharp, strategic and highly responsive. They bring a level of sophistication and judgment that is rare, and they scale seamlessly to meet the demands of complex litigation.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

  • Friedman Kaplan has all-round strong commercial litigators who are smart and creative. They are great writers and real trial lawyers. They do it all and do it well.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

  • Friedman Kaplan's lawyers are exceedingly smart, have good judgment and are appropriately aggressive. The team is lean, hardworking and you get senior-level attention. It also litigates very efficiently.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

  • Friedman Kaplan is sharp, decisive, efficient and effective. It can quickly and efficiently zero in on where its help is needed and stay laser-focused. The firm provides excellent service levels and responsiveness, and has very high commercial and business awareness. It is a business partner.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

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