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Our Litigation Group comprises approximately 600 attorneys throughout the firm’s offices, and our attorneys are admitted to practice throughout the U.S. as well as more than 30 other countries and territories. Our international experience enables us to effectively represent non-U.S. plaintiffs and defendants in U.S. judicial proceedings. We represent clients in trial and appellate courts at the federal and state level, before administrative tribunals, and in arbitrations and other dispute resolution proceedings. We also represent clients in proceedings involving government agencies, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the New York Stock Exchange, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service.

We have handled some of the largest and most high-profile cases in recent years. In securities litigation, we have served as lead counsel in several of the largest securities class actions in U.S. history, and we have handled cases responsible for the law that today guides participants in corporate control contests. In the area of mass torts, our litigators pioneered the “national counsel” model of handling this complex litigation, and we have been involved in many of the significant mass tort litigations of the last 20 years.

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Litigation: Securities - Massachusetts

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What the Team is Known For

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates is a prominent firm providing top-tier counsel to financial institutions and multinational corporations, often in business-critical matters. Alongside the firm's expert handling of commercial disputes, class actions and securities litigation, it offers guidance in alternative dispute resolution. The firm has notable expertise handling “bet-the-company” cases on behalf of the healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Work Highlights

  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates represented John Hancock Life Insurance Company in an arbitration proceeding where the plaintiff alleged that it was in breach of certain repayment obligations pursuant to a reinsurance transaction.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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James R Carroll
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James R Carroll
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James Carroll maintains a broad litigation practice that regularly sees him handle contentious securities matters. He also has pronounced capabilities in handling commercial disputes, including antitrust and insurance litigation.

James is laser focused.

He is the best lawyer in Boston.

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Alisha Nanda
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Alisha Nanda is sought after for her experience in a range of high-stakes securities actions, as part of a broad civil litigation practice.

Alisha is fantastic. She is a great communicator who you can put in front of executives. She gives practical advice.

She is client-focused and extraordinarily knowledgeable, not just about the law but also in navigating difficult situations.

Alisha is the best trial lawyer I work with. She knows how to frame a persuasive argument and her writing is excellent. She provides effective, persuasive and organised writing.

Michael S. Hines
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Michael S. Hines
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Michael Hines maintains a broad securities disputes practice, regularly representing clients in class actions and M&A litigation.

Michael has a strategic approach and an excellent polished work product that needs little input from the internal client. He is also very responsive.

He is very good at complex litigation and is easy to work with.

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Litigation: General Commercial

James R Carroll
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Litigation: Securities

James R Carroll
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James R Carroll
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Alisha Nanda
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Michael S. Hines
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Michael S. Hines
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