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Selendy Gay PLLC

Litigation: General Commercial

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Selendy Gay PLLC

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Selendy Gay’s complex commercial litigation practice, which includes significant contractual disputes, is the backbone of the firm. The practice blends business savvy with its attorneys' formidable courtroom skills to represent parties on all sides in litigations and arbitrations across the country. 

The firm's partners have defended bet-the-company matters threatening the existence of its clients’ businesses and pursued massive plaintiff-side judgments to protect its clients’ interests. The practice achieves superior results by first obtaining a strong grounding in its clients’ businesses, then using its legal and technical prowess to operate steps ahead of its opponents, seeing strategic opportunities that others do not. The firm's goal is always to achieve its clients’ ideal resolution, while considering the potential exposure, possible publicity, and the significance of the dispute.

Selendy Gay has achieved favorable verdicts in an array of cases, including contract, fraud, unfair competition, antitrust, RICO, class actions, manufacturing, securities and structured financial instruments, corporate governance, trade secrets, energy, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, and insolvency related disputes, extracting multiple billions of dollars in value for its clients.

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Litigation: General Commercial - New York

What the Team is Known For
Selendy Gay is an impressive boutique making significant tracks in securities and commercial litigation. It regularly acts for institutional investors and banks on the plaintiff side, securing a series of huge settlements. The firm also has a strong offering in commercial disputes, achieving strong results in M&A litigation as well as in class actions and contract claims.
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Work Highlights

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  • Selendy Gay continued to represent Albertsons Companies as co-lead counsel in a $6 billion lawsuit against Kroger arising out of Kroger’s failure to exercise required efforts to secure regulatory approval for the $24.6 billion merger between the two companies.

Strengths

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  • Selendy Gay's lawyers are truly experts at their craft. They have a deep knowledge of the law and of litigation. The team's ability to understand complex topics quickly and explain them in a way that decision makers understand is a true strength. The team is accessible and knowledgeable at all levels, offering consistently proactive client service.

    Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA

  • Selendy Gay's team is extremely well-coordinated, disciplined and bright. Its attorneys work incredibly well with one another and complement each other's skill sets. The ability of the team members to keep track of myriad details and complicated legal arguments is top rate.

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  • Selendy Gay's expertise, diligence and professionalism lead it to consistently deliver high-quality work. The team works cohesively and comprehensively, and its ability to address multiple issues at the same time is impressive. Moreover, the firm is very responsive to issues that arise and addresses challenges with a thoughtful approach.

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  • Selendy Gay is a very high-end litigation boutique for sophisticated, big-ticket litigation. The firm consists of practical, smart litigators and the strength of the team is great.

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  • Selendy Gay distinguishes itself through the level of resources it can bring to a matter, along with its years of experience and its superb judgment. The team's depth is superb and it provides excellent service levels.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Faith Elizabeth Gay
    Faith Elizabeth Gay

    Faith Elizabeth Gay

    Faith Elizabeth Gay garners significant praise from sources for her work in high-stakes litigation covering commercial claims, white-collar issues and matters of constitutional law.

    • Faith is able to quickly understand complex matters and formulate creative solutions.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
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  • Philippe Z Selendy
    Philippe Z Selendy

    Philippe Z Selendy

    Philippe Selendy is recognized for his work representing institutional investors and financial institutions as plaintiffs. He also retains an active practice defending companies in M&A-related and shareholder disputes.

    • Philippe is uniquely talented and highly effective. He is a great strategist who has a subtle approach and a calm demeanor.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA

    • Philippe is an accomplished trial lawyer.

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    • Philippe sees the whole picture and is a gifted leader.

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  • Jennifer Selendy
    Jennifer Selendy

    Jennifer Selendy

    Jennifer Selendy is highly prized for her coutroom experience, having acted for a number of investment firms and corporates in significant plaintiff and defense-side bankruptcy, securities and wider financial disputes.

    • Jennifer is sharp, composed and an influential leader. She is incredibly smart and knows how to fight for the client.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
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