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Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP

Securities: Institutional Plaintiffs: Mainly RMBS Litigation

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Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP

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Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch boasts a strong track record and has achieved significant recoveries on behalf of its clients against motivated, heavily resourced, and well-represented corporate defendants. The Firm also has an impressive track record on the defense side. Experience on both sides of the “v” gives the Firm unique perspectives to leverage in order to advance its clients’ interests and provide clear, actionable advice.

Recent work highlights include:

  • Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch has represented several clients in more than twenty actions against banks that served as trustees of residential mortgage-backed securities, asserting claims relating to the trustees’ failures to satisfy their contractual, statutory, and common law duties.
  • Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch represented certain subsidiaries of EssilorLuxottica SA, which were victims of international cybercriminals who stole more than $270 million through 243 fraudulent payment orders from an account held at a major money center bank in New York.
  • Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch represented Preston Hollow Capital LLC in actions against Nuveen Asset Management LLC for tortiously interfering with Preston Hollow’s prospective business relations with municipal bond industry participants, as well as related defamation, and state and federal antitrust violations.

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Securities: Institutional Plaintiffs: Mainly RMBS Litigation - New York

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch is an impressive performer in a broad array of disputes arising from the financial crisis, offering deep expertise in matters involving RMBS and other structured products. It regularly acts for investors, guaranty insurers and government agencies, and boasts a strong track record achieving significant recoveries in claims against issuers, trustees, mortgage servicers and rating agencies. Additionally, the firm provides expertise advising clients on wider general commercial disputes such as trade secrets, consumer fraud and breach of fiduciary duty-related cases.

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Work Highlights

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  • Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch represented TransUnion and Argus Information & Advisory Services in a lawsuit filed by JPMorgan alleging that Argus, acting in its role on behalf of government regulators as an aggregator of anonymized consumer credit card data, misappropriated JPMorgan’s alleged trade secrets by using the data that it submitted to Argus to create synthetic (proxy) data for commercial purposes.

Strengths

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  • Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch is able to understand and explain both the legal and business aspects of the case. Its business acumen allows it to quickly get up to speed on the issues and how these issues conflict with the law.

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  • Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch offers high-level experience and expertise in its specific field. It has high-quality personnel across the entire team, who provide excellent service and very prompt response levels even at partner level.

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  • Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch is one of the best firms out there. The team has very good, persistent and seasoned attorneys.

    Securities: Institutional Plaintiffs: Mainly RMBS Litigation respondentUSA

  • Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch is a best-in-class litigation firm for its class action and financial markets expertise. The combination of the team's experience and intellect make it highly efficient and effective.

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  • Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch is brilliant. The team's knowledge is incredible and it offers phenomenal responsiveness and collaboration.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • David Wollmuth
    David Wollmuth

    David Wollmuth

    David Wollmuth acts in various suits against major financial institutions, including suing banks in relation to RMBS and CDO offerings. He is also well versed in handling complex antitrust and bankruptcy claims.

    • David is a great lawyer and advocate for his clients.

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    • David knows how to run a business. He's a good, rational decision-maker, thinker and strategist, and he understands how to manage situations.

      Securities: Institutional Plaintiffs: Mainly RMBS Litigation respondentUSA

    • David is always able to provide clear, decisive advice and a high level of service.

      Securities: Institutional Plaintiffs: Mainly RMBS Litigation respondentUSA

    • David is an outstanding advocate and trusted counselor.

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    Securities: Institutional Plaintiffs: Mainly RMBS Litigation

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