Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher boasts a highly regarded business litigation group with a strong track record of trial success. It is regularly retained to act on civil disputes in the finance, insurance and bankruptcy fields as part of its broad industry coverage. The firm also offers a notable securities practice, recognized for its expert class action, financial reporting and M&A litigation capabilities. Its wide-ranging client base includes auditors, financial institutions and major corporates from a range of industries.
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"They handle very sophisticated cases to an extremely high quality."
"This is a smart team. Not only do they have impressive general legal knowledge at their fingertips, but they also have an exceptional ability to think creatively and ask the right questions."
"They handle very sophisticated cases to an extremely high quality."
"This is a smart team. Not only do they have impressive general legal knowledge at their fingertips, but they also have an exceptional ability to think creatively and ask the right questions."
Notable Practitioners
Tariq Mundiya garners excellent reviews for his work handling securities litigation, including high-profile derivative suits and M&A litigation.
"Tariq is one of the greatest legal minds I have had the pleasure of working with. When I need swift and reliable legal assistance he is always the first call!"
"He's the whole package: a super strategist and excellent trial lawyer who provides superb quality of work. He has real street smarts and is genuinely a problem-solver."
"Not only is he as smart as you can find, he can relate to anyone. You can put him on the phone with anyone and he can explain things. I find him to be invaluable."
Todd Cosenza is a highly esteemed litigator with particular expertise in securities litigation. He is experienced acting for major issuers and underwriters across the full suite of securities disputes, including defending against large class actions.
"Todd has a calm demeanor regardless of the circumstances and an impressive mastery of a variety of subjects. He also cares passionately about his clients."
"The breadth of his knowledge and experience combined with his commercial sensitivities makes him highly effective."
"Todd is highly respected in the market. He's a strong advocate and an excellent writer, and he obviously knows the market extremely well."
Antonio Yanez comes recommended for his expertise in securities litigation, which includes acting for major accounting firms, asset management firms and corporate issuers.
"An outstanding attorney in every sense. Commercially astute, politically aware and easy to work with."
"Tony is one of the best professionals I have ever worked with in my career. He provides excellent advice and counsel, he is very dedicated and he works endlessly."
"He is a sophisticated investigations attorney, thoughtful and practical."
Jeffrey Korn practices broadly in civil litigation, including regular representations of public companies, private equity firms and other clients in securities class actions and derivative suits.
"He's good at learning the ins and outs of business. He's just a terrific individual and a really talented lawyer."
"Jeff has an excellent way of taking complicated legal concepts and helping management see them through a business lens and helping lead us to a good resolution."
"He's great with client service and helping us to strategize."
Charles Dean Cording is a commercial litigator with growing expertise in securities class and derivative actions, among other business disputes.
"He is extremely responsive, thoughtful, professional and a pleasure to work with."
"Charles is very professional and easy to deal with."
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