New York, USA
On Tuesday, November 12, a jury in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Virginia found a Virginia-based government contractor liable for its role in the torture of the firm's clients at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, ordering the company to pay $42 million in damages to three Iraqi prisoners. The case is the first of its kind to have made it to trial, and the first verdict holding a government contractor legally responsible for torture at the infamous prison
New York, USA
On November 12, 2024, Patterson Belknap obtained a significant victory on behalf of our client, InComm Financial Services, Inc. (“InComm”), in an advertising litigation in the Central District of California. The Court found that plaintiffs' counsel exhibited a "stunning, nearly two-year lack of diligence" in pursuing their claims, and accordingly ordered them to pay attorneys’ fees to InComm
New York, USA
Partner H. Gregory Baker has been named to Securities Docket's list of 2024 Enforcement Elite. The list recognizes the best securities enforcement defense counsel in the industry, who "not only have the right stuff to handle bet-the-company matters, but are also the kind of defensive specialists critical to have on speed-dial should the SEC's Division of Enforcement come calling
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap attorney Robert J. Cleary served as the Independent Examiner in the FTX Trading Ltd. bankruptcy cases pending in Delaware. Mr. Cleary was responsible for drafting an initial report summarizing the findings and status of all previous investigations into the collapse of FTX and recommending additional investigations to conduct. The bankruptcy court also directed Mr
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap secured a significant victory for our client, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), in a years-long effort to obtain data that is likely to debunk the made-for-litigation “science” driving talc personal injury claims against J&J in courts throughout the country
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap has again been ranked as a leading law firm by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC's Benchmark Litigation in the top category, “Highly Recommended,” for New York Dispute Resolution, National General Commercial, and National Antitrust. The publication notes that the firm "elicits resounding praise from a vocal contingent of peers and clients, the likes of which are usually reserved for a national firm
New York, USA
We are pleased to congratulate our partner Henry J. Ricardo on his selection to serve as a Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of New York. Mr. Ricardo had been a partner in the firm’s Litigation department for the past 12 years. Focused on financial services litigation, he was a key member of the firm’s Structured Finance Litigation team and also handled a variety of other litigation matters
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized by Chambers High Net Worth 2024 in the following practice areas: Art and Cultural Property Law – USA Private Wealth Law – New York Chambers is a leading independent professional legal research company, delivering detailed rankings and insights into the world's top lawyers and law firms
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap has been ranked #4 in The American Lawyer’s 2024 Pro Bono Scorecard. These rankings assess pro bono efforts among Am Law 200 firms and are based on both the average number of pro bono hours per attorney and the percentage of attorneys performing 20 or more pro bono hours in 2023. This important ranking coincides with the firm achieving 20 consecutive years of 100% attorney participation in pro bono
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap recently filed two amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers (NYCDL): On April 3, 2024, the firm, along with co-counsel Christine H. Chung and Noam Biale of Sher Tremonte LLP, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in Colin Montague v. United States on behalf of NYCDL. The brief argued that the Supreme Court should grant Montague’s petition for a writ of certiorari to reverse a decision by the U.S
New York, USA
On June 13, 2024, Patterson Belknap attorneys, along with pro bono partner Mobilization for Justice, filed a disability discrimination lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on behalf of the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) against the owners and operators of multiple Adult Care Facilities (ACFs) that provide housing and services to New Yorkers with disabilities. The lawsuit accuses Defendants of discrimination against prospective residents who use wheelchairs
New York, USA
The 2024 Edition of The Legal 500 United States has once again ranked Patterson Belknap as a top-tier firm for Advertising and Marketing: Litigation and Tax: Not-for-Profit (Fortune 1000 Private Foundations, National Trade Associations, and Charities)
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that twenty of attorneys and six of our practice areas have been recognized in the newly released Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2024. Chambers is a leading legal data and analytics provider, highlighting the top lawyers and law firms across the USA
New York, USA
On May 28, 2024, Patterson Belknap obtained a significant victory on behalf of our clients, the American Federation of Teachers – New Hampshire, as well as several educators, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. The firm represented the AFT-NH in a case challenging the constitutionality of the state's so-called 'divisive concept' law, which banned certain concepts related to race and gender from being taught in classrooms
New York, USA
On May 21, 2024, Patterson Belknap Partner Muhammad U. Faridi was elected as the 71st president of the New York City Bar Association. Mr. Faridi is the youngest person and first-ever Muslim American to serve in this role. Mr. Faridi is a Partner in the litigation department of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. He focuses his practice on complex commercial actions involving claims relating to breaches of contract and commercial torts
New York, USA
On February 28, 2024, Patterson Belknap successfully secured a dismissal in an employment discrimination and retaliation suit on behalf of their client Universal Remote Control, Inc., a large home automation company, and two individual defendants. After a day-long cross-examination, the plaintiff agreed to dismiss all of her claims against the company and the individual defendants represented by the firm
New York, USA
On February 26, 2024, Patterson Belknap obtained a significant victory on behalf of our clients, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiaries Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (Janssen), in a Hatch-Waxman patent infringement litigation regarding drug maker Tolmar’s proposed generic versions of Janssen’s blockbuster long-acting-injectable antipsychotic drug Invega Sustenna®. Following an October 2023 trial, the U.S
New York, USA
The firm has defeated an appeal of a decision in favor of our client, Janssen Biotech, Inc., entered by an arbitral tribunal last year. In that arbitration, Genmab A/S demanded milestone payments and an extended royalty term with respect to the subcutaneous formulation of daratumumab (marketed as DARZALEX FASPRO in the United States) under the relevant license agreement between Genmab and Janssen
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap has been shortlisted for Benchmark Litigation’s 2024 U.S. Awards for the New York category. According to Benchmark, these annual awards “recognize the country’s most distinguished litigators and firms for their exemplary work over the past 12 months
New York, USA
Cleary becomes seventh former federal prosecutor to join firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations Team Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its White Collar Defense and Investigations practice with the arrival of Robert (“Bob”) Cleary, a distinguished practitioner and former federal prosecutor. Having served as the U.S. Attorney both in the District of New Jersey and in the Southern District of Illinois, Mr
New York, USA
On Tuesday, December 19, Patterson Belknap Litigation Partner Harry Sandick was elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. Founded in 1923, the ALI was established to address uncertainty and complexity in American law that had produced a "general dissatisfaction with the administration of justice
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2024, Susan M. Vignola and Justin Zaremby will become partners of the firm, and Sara A. Arrow, J. Jay Cho, Zhiqiang Liu, Tara J. Norris, Ryan J. Sheehan, and Christopher Wilds will become counsel. Susan M
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On Monday, December 11, Partner Geoffrey Potter was featured in a CNBC news story about pharmaceutical companies' efforts to identify and fight hundreds of millions of dollars of counterfeit prescription drugs being sold in U.S. pharmacies. "Geoffrey Potter, a partner with the New York City-based law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, represents both Gilead and Johnson & Johnson
New York, USA
On December 6, 2023, the New York City Bar Association announced that Patterson Belknap partner, Muhammad U. Faridi, has been nominated as its next president. If elected, Mr. Faridi will be the youngest person and first-ever Muslim American to serve as president of the New York City Bar Association. Mr. Faridi is a partner in the litigation department of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
New York, USA
On Thursday, October 19, 2023, the New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA), in a ceremony in the rotunda of the New York County Surrogate’s Court, recognized four Patterson Belknap attorneys for their achievements in connection with their pro bono representations. Nadav Ben Zur was recognized for his pro bono service as part of NYCLA’s Social Security SDNY Project