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Venable LLP

Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded

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Venable LLP

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Venable is recognized for its strong civil litigation capabilities, which include a notable strength in the consumer protection and finance fields. Its broad client base includes worldwide names from a range of sectors, while the team offers particular expertise in acting for nonprofits such as local government entities. The firm acts on contentious mandates such as fraud claims, M&A litigation and corporate governance disputes.

Work Highlights

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  • Venable continued to represent Morgan Stanley and its affiliates and employees in a New York litigation concerning the validity of a strict foreclosure pursuant to Article 9 of New York’s Uniform Commercial Code.

Strengths

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  • Venable's team is appropriately sized and nimble, managing issues that come up and providing exceptional value, with the right amount of attention from its attorneys. The team demonstrates great skill in helping us navigate litigation and is very responsive.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
  • Venable is strategic, practical and smart. The firm is excellent tactically.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
  • Our relationships with key partners lead to continuity, consistency and trust along with a level of support and excellence we can rely on. Venable is experienced, skillful and knowledgeable. It has a strong bench of support at all levels providing outstanding service and responsiveness.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Edward Boyle
    Band 3Edward Boyle

    Edward Boyle

    Edward Boyle is a fine choice of litigator for clients in the media and entertainment space, as well as financial services entities. His experience includes consumer class actions, M&A disputes and corporate governance litigation.
    • Edward is very personable and has extensive experience.

      Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
    • Edward is an excellent litigator with a deep awareness of our business needs.

      Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
    • Edward is very good on client relationships. He is very responsive and available.

      Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
  • Band 3Kostas Katsiris
    Band 3Kostas Katsiris

    Kostas Katsiris

    Kostas Katsiris handles a broad range of commercial litigation, including shareholder disputes and corporate governance matters, and offers additional experience in criminal and regulatory proceedings.
    • Kostas is an excellent lawyer. He is client-focused, responsive and extremely hardworking.

      Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
    • Kostas is detail-oriented and practical. He always does excellent work on challenging matters.

      Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
    • Kostas is very responsive and capable. He will develop arguments and positions that may not be prominent and he will staff the case appropriately to achieve our objectives.

      Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

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