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Sidley Austin LLP

Litigation: General Commercial

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Sidley Austin LLP

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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 - New York

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 a notable depth and breadth of 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.

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Work Highlights

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  • Sidley Austin represented the Royce Funds, a family of major American mutual funds, in a US Supreme Court appeal in securities litigation concerning whether the Investment Company Act provides a private right of action.

Strengths

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  • Sidley Austin has an experienced litigation bench that differentiates itself through its strategic judgment. The team provides well-resourced and thoughtful responses.

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  • Sidley Austin is creative, determined and knowledgeable. The firm can handle the most difficult matters comfortably, and its attorneys are very responsive and consummate professionals.

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  • Sidley Austin has a deep bench of very experienced counsel who are great at providing sound commercial advice. The firm's lawyers listen carefully and respond proactively to client feedback. It adds measurable value across business and legal outcomes and helps shape policies and practices that help us reduce future risks.

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  • Sidley Austin has deep experience, subject matter expertise and superior judgment. The team is also accessible and produces excellent work product.

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  • Sidley Austin is extremely pragmatic and business-oriented, and also provides great communication and transparency. It is full service and offers excellent customer service. The team is able to advise on the full spectrum of company needs and is pragmatic and sensitive to real world business issues.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Nancy Chung
    Nancy Chung

    Nancy Chung

    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 hard worker and a gifted lawyer. She's smart and a real leader who is really protective of her clients.

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    • Nothing phases her or her team. If you have to go to litigation, I cannot think of a better person to call.

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    • I trust her judgment. Drawing on a vast amount of litigation experience enables her to process questions so quickly. She goes above and beyond.

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  • Alex Kaplan
    Alex Kaplan

    Alex Kaplan

    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 has great commercial sense and understands the commercial dynamics.

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    • Alex is thoughtful, strategic and always client-focused. He is excellent.

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    • Alex is a good client communicator, and is good at crafting a great strategy for the case as a whole. He is also super responsive.

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    • Alex takes the time to understand the client's objectives and adeptly works that into the strategy he recommends. He is always an advocate and puts his client first.

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    • Alex is a terrific, client-minded advocate.

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  • Charlotte Newell
    Charlotte Newell

    Charlotte Newell

    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 is smart and extremely knowledgeable regarding corporate law.

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    • Charlotte is a very practical adviser who has a really good understanding. She is able to navigate great complexities. She is really easy to work with, cooperative and a great listener.

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    • Charlotte is tremendous and a great trial lawyer.

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    • Charlotte's work is high quality, timely and highly valued. She provides high-quality representation.

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  • Nicholas Crowell
    Nicholas Crowell

    Nicholas Crowell

    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.

    • Nicholas is a fabulous and highly practical lawyer. He is tough, highly responsive and smart.

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  • Eamon P Joyce
    Eamon P Joyce

    Eamon P Joyce

    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 is whip smart and a great writer. He is open to dialogue and ideas and is intellectually adroit. He treats us as partners and is very open to feedback and discussions on strategy.

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    • Eamon has a high level of subject matter expertise and his work product is excellent. He is also extremely responsive.

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    • Eamon is a fantastically energetic and enthusiastic advocate. He will run arguments to the ground so fully and is ready for any question.

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  • Melissa Colón-Bosolet
    Melissa Colón-Bosolet

    Melissa Colón-Bosolet

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

    • Melissa has excellent client service orientation.

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    • Melissa is an excellent lawyer who is very detail-oriented. She is a great business partner.

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    • Melissa is able to simplify the issues and applicable laws to ensure that we are able to understand the case properly.

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  • Francesca Brody
    Francesca Brody

    Francesca Brody

    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 has impeccable judgment. She takes charge, she's an incredible advocate and is super client-focused.

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    • Francesca is a talented writer and is very much on top of things.

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