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Litigation: General Commercial - New York

What the Team is Known For
White & Case houses an established group of experienced litigators who regularly act on significant commercial disputes at trial and appellate level. Its broad civil litigation capabilities include a focus on bankruptcy disputes, consumer class actions and IP matters. The firm also handles major M&A litigation and securities class actions. It attracts an extensive roster of financial institutions and technology businesses, offering cross-border experience bolstered by a strong global network.
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Work Highlights

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  • White & Case represented Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in a pharmaceutical antitrust trial, securing a $406.8 million jury verdict.

Strengths

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  • White & Case's commercial understanding and its ability to understand and balance the business needs with the legal options are key strengths. The team is highly capable of distilling the complexities down to core issues and maintaining a clear line of sight to the greater business goals.

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  • The attorneys have a strategic mindset and communicate early to avoid surprises. The firm also has a deep bench to assist with complex cases that present multiple legal issues and require a high level of sophistication.

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  • Its ability to see around corners is particularly valuable where strategic positioning and tone are often critical. The team brings together technical precision and sound judgment, providing advice that is both legally rigorous and commercially grounded.

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  • The firm communicates very well and keeps clients updated and aware of developments and details, which is very helpful in understanding how issues should be communicated. It is also very good at thinking outside the box, knows things before issues happen and allows us to make decisions fully prepared.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jonathan Polkes
    Jonathan Polkes

    Jonathan Polkes

    Jonathan Polkes represents leading corporate issuers, banks and other investment funds in high-level securities litigation, as well as in regulatory and commercial disputes.

    • Jonathan is a gifted civil litigator. He is an exceptional writer and oral advocate.

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    • Jonathan is super smart and highly focused, with a commanding knowledge of the subject matter. He is a terrific tactician and strategist.

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    • Jonathan is a brilliant lawyer. He is strategic and thoughtful, with incredible judgment and enormous intellectual power. He is business savvy and extremely dedicated to his clients.

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    • Jonathan is able to think and advocate on his feet and hold a jury's attention even with mundane subject matters.

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  • Glenn Kurtz
    Glenn Kurtz

    Glenn Kurtz

    Glenn Kurtz is the global chair of the commercial litigation group at White & Case. He possesses a wealth of expertise spanning a wide range of commercial litigation, with experience handling business torts and trademark disputes, among others.

    • Glenn is a seasoned, smart lawyer who really digs in to his cases.

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    • Glenn is a keen strategist.

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  • David G Hille
    David G Hille

    David G Hille

    David Hille is routinely engaged by an international client roster on diverse and complex commercial litigation concerns, including breaches of contract and IP disputes.

    • David is a strong attorney with deep knowledge of the industry and a strategic mindset. He approaches the matter as a partnership with outside counsel and takes ownership over every aspect of the litigation.

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    • David is outstanding in his field, with deep commercial understanding to drive results for clients.

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    • David is a great strategic adviser and is really enjoyable to work with.

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    • David is an exceptional cross-examiner. He quickly identifies key case schemes and does not get distracted by the unimportant issues.

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  • Kim Havlin
    Kim Havlin

    Kim Havlin

    Kim Havlin is a go-to litigator with an impressive depth of expertise in major commercial disputes, with experience representing clients at trial and appellate levels.

    • Kim is always present when needed and always ready to go the extra mile in defense of the client.

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    • Kim is incredible. She is whip smart and an excellent communicator. She is responsive and supportive.

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    • Kim is extremely knowledgeable, savvy and personable, while also being fierce when necessary.

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