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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded

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For more information on the Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice, please visit the practice's page at: https://www.sidley.com/en/us/services/commercial-litigation-and-disputes

For more information on the Securities and Shareholder Litigation practice, please visit the practice's page at: https://www.sidley.com/en/services/securities-and-shareholder-litigation



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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin fields extensive securities litigation capabilities, drawing upon a deep bench of experienced trial lawyers and SEC alumni. It has notable expertise in representing international issuers in class actions and acting for public companies in shareholder actions resulting from M&A. The firm also has a strong practice acting for accounting firms in various auditor liability matters. It also possesses broader commercial litigation skills in areas including antitrust, insurance and bankruptcy litigation, acting for its broad client base in cases at both trial and appellate levels.

Work Highlights

  • Sidley Austin represented Texas Pacific Land Corporation in a stockholder dispute, alleging that the stockholders breached their contractual voting commitment and standstill, including acting before the Delaware Supreme Court.

Strengths

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Sidley attorneys work to ensure deadlines are met and you never have to chase a member of its team. They are highly responsive.

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The quality of the litigators is exceptional. They have saved my firm significant expense, as a result of tailored and proactive preventive advice.

Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondent
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Sidley Austin provides quick and sound legal advice, with multi-jurisdiction expertise.

Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondent
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The New York litigation team is developed so well. Their associates are as good or just as good as some partners.

Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondent
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Sidley Austin is a top-notch litigation team with a deep regulatory bench. They are strategic and measured with extensive trial experience.

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew Stern
3
Andrew Stern
3
Band 3
Andrew Stern handles major class actions and derivative suits, as well as merger litigation, drawing on impressive experience at trial. His practice also includes market manipulation cases on behalf of banking clients.

Andrew is highly experienced.

He is a wonderful guy who sees the big picture and is a great strategist.

He is quick to jump on things and a go-to person for complex questions.

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Alex Kaplan
4
Alex Kaplan
4
Band 4
Alex Kaplan excels in the representation of public and private companies as well as host of funds facing complex securities and corporate governance related disputes.

Alex is practical, solutions oriented and has great subject matter expertise.

Alex is responsive and helpful in making sure a client understands their different options and what the best one would be.

Alex works incredibly hard and is always looking three steps ahead.

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Nancy Chung
4
Nancy Chung
4
Band 4
Nancy Chung is a strong performer in a wide range of commercial and securities disputes, with considerable expertise in the financial services space, where she is a go-to for investment funds.

Nancy is a wonderful lawyer and person. She is sharp and knowledgeable.

Nancy is a stellar lawyer and advocate, just outstanding. She is always pragmatic, tactically astute and tough when she needs to be. She is my go-to litigation counselor.

Nancy is brilliant and can do 20 things at once.

Nancy is incredibly strategic and unassumingly brilliant.

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Charlotte Newell
5
Charlotte Newell
5
Band 5
Charlotte Newell is a strong performer in a host of securities class actions, M&A litigation and corporate governance disputes, with considerable experience in Delaware.

Charlotte has a great knowledge base and a deep understanding of the Bar.

Charlotte is whip smart, writes beautifully and has superb judgment.

Charlotte knows the courts and is incredibly knowledgeable about the law.

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Eamon P Joyce
5
Eamon P Joyce
5
Band 5
Eamon Joyce has a robust appellate practice and has considerable expertise in a wide of commercial and class action disputes, including those concerning finance and product liability issues.

Eamon's sophistication and service to clients is unmatched.

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Nicholas Crowell
5
Nicholas Crowell
5
Band 5

Nicholas Crowell is an experienced litigator with expertise advising on a wide variety of securities-related matters, including fraud and breach of contract claims. His experience also includes matters before the Delaware courts.

Nick is a skilled strategist, talented negotiator and an excellent all around trial lawyer.

The complete package. He has a real understanding of the law, terrific practical judgment and is also highly client responsive.

An incredible negotiator who gets results.

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Francesca Brody
U
Francesca Brody
U
Up and Coming
Francesca Brody is an experienced commercial litigator highly sought after by a broad base of clients spanning the financial services, life sciences and insurance sectors.

Francesca is really good at boiling things down. She's also responsive and reasonable.

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Melissa Colón-Bosolet
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Melissa Colón-Bosolet
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Up and Coming
Melissa Colón-Bosolet has widespread commercial disputes experience, including complex breach of contract and business torts claims.

Melissa replies in a timely manner and gives candid advice for critical litigation issues.

Melissa is always responsive and a great thought partner, approaching issues in a practical and non-legalistic way.

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Litigation: General Commercial
Nancy Chung
4
Nancy Chung
4
Band 4
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Eamon P Joyce
5
Eamon P Joyce
5
Band 5
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Melissa Colón-Bosolet
U
Melissa Colón-Bosolet
U
Up and Coming
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Litigation: Securities
Andrew Stern
3
Andrew Stern
3
Band 3
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Alex Kaplan
4
Alex Kaplan
4
Band 4
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Charlotte Newell
5
Charlotte Newell
5
Band 5
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Nicholas Crowell
5
Nicholas Crowell
5
Band 5
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Francesca Brody
U
Francesca Brody
U
Up and Coming
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