New York, USA
On May 15, 2026, Patterson Belknap successfully secured the dismissal of a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by the Florida Attorney General's Office (the "Florida AG Office") against the firm’s client, education solutions provider McGraw Hill, LLC ("McGraw Hill"), in Florida's Second Judicial Circuit Court
New York, USA
On April 17, 2026, Patterson Belknap secured a significant victory for our clients, Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech, Inc. (“J&J”), when the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a preliminary injunction in a Lanham Act suit filed by Bayer HealthCare LLC (“Bayer”)
New York, USA
On April 16, 2026, the firm secured an appellate victory on behalf of Brita Products Company ("Brita"), a unit of The Clorox Company, in a putative class action challenging the labeling of Brita's water filtration products. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling dismissing the complaint, agreeing that the product labeling contained no misstatements and would not mislead a reasonable consumer
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that Millie Warner has joined the firm as a Partner in its Litigation department and as a member of the Employment Litigation, Workplace Investigations, and Compliance practice. Ms. Warner advises clients on a wide range of employment law and human resources issues
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap submitted an amicus brief that played a significant role in a historic victory in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, decided on March 26, 2026, in Pennsylvania v. Lee. Pennsylvania was one of a minority of states that imposed a mandatory sentence of life without parole (LWOP) for the crime of felony murder
New York, USA
Partner Michael F. Buchanan was selected as The American Lawyer’s ‘Litigator of the Week’ for achieving a major appellate victory upholding a $42 million jury verdict against a Virginia-based government contractor, affirming the company’s liability for its role in the torture of three Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison during the Iraq War
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap obtained a significant victory on behalf of our client, The Coca-Cola Company ("Coca-Cola"), in a suit in California state court challenging Coca-Cola's and co-defendants’ use of plastic packaging
New York, USA
On March 12, 2026, Patterson Belknap Belknap won dismissal of a putative class action complaint alleging that our client, grocery retailer Albertsons Companies, Inc., had inadequately informed consumers of the risk of prepaid card fraud. This is the most recent of several victories that firm partner Jane Metcalf, alongside a team of attorneys from the firm’s Advertising Litigation group, has secured for clients in the payments and fintech industry
New York, USA
On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a groundbreaking $42 million jury verdict against a Virginia-based government contractor, affirming the company’s liability for its role in the torture of three Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison during the Iraq War
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Comey becomes the eighth former federal prosecutor to join the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations TeamPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that Maurene Comey, a former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation department. Ms. Comey will focus her practice on high-stakes white collar defense and investigations and complex civil litigation
New York, USA
On February 24, 2026, Patterson Belknap earned a significant victory on behalf of our client, Siemens Healthineers, in connection with a federal investigation and related False Claims Act (“FCA”) litigation concerning allegations about the shipment of its temperature-sensitive in vitro diagnostic devices (“IVDs”). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a January 2025 ruling from the U.S
New York, USA
On the February 10, 2026 episode of the American Lawyer’s Legal Speak podcast, Partner Geoffrey Potter joins Patrick Smith to discuss his work in global brand protection as leader of the firm’s Anti-Counterfeiting practice. In the episode, Geoffrey highlights how to hunt down counterfeiters and the important criminal prosecutions that have been brought against the leaders of these profitable criminal schemes
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2026, Anne-Laure Alléhaut, J. Jay Cho, and Tara J. Norris will become partners of the firm, and Emma-Ellman Golan, Andrew I. Haddad, Irene J. Kim, and Tiffany N. Tam will become counsel. Anne-Laure Alléhaut practices in the firm’s Art and Museum Law department, where she brings nearly two decades of U.S. and international transactional legal experience to the firm. Ms
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Of Counsel Gregory Diskant has been honored as the "Veteran" recipient of the Federal Bar Council's 2025 Thurgood Marshall Award for Exceptional Pro Bono Service, an award recognizing "lawyers who have gone above and beyond in making an extraordinary contribution in the area of pro bono service." Mr
New York, USA
On November 13, 2025, CNBC Investigations released a powerful documentary “RiskyRx,” highlighting the successful litigation Patterson Belknap brought on behalf of Gilead Sciences to stop health plans from illegally importing its medicines and putting thousands of patients at risk. The defendants had been ordered by the court to stop importing Gilead’s medicines
New York, USA
On Thursday, October 30, 2025, the New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) recognized three firm attorneys for achievements in connection with their pro bono work. Shelley Attadgie was recognized for her work related to the Administration for Children’s Services. Ms
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap has again been ranked as a leading law firm by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC's Benchmark Litigation in the areas of New York Dispute Resolution, National Antitrust, National General Commercial, and National White Collar Crime
New York, USA
On October 2, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey announced that the City of Newark, New Jersey would be released from the decade-long oversight of its police department, commending its "vast improvements in policing." The successful effort to overhaul the Newark Police Department (NPD) was led by Partner Peter C. Harvey, who was appointed as the Independent Monitor in 2016. In the period since Mr
New York, USA
On Thursday, September 25, The Legal Aid Society honored Patterson Belknap Partners Andrew Beame and Alexander Shapiro, Of Counsel David Dykhouse, and Associates Morgan Berenbaum and Kimberly Black at its annual Pro Bono Publico Awards Ceremony. The Pro Bono Publico Award celebrates the pro bono partners that work alongside The Legal Aid Society's staff
New York, USA
The American Lawyer has shortlisted Patterson Belknap Litigation Partner and Pro Bono Practice Chair Michael Buchanan as a finalist for “Attorney of the Year” in its 2025 Industry awards. The prestigious annual awards “recognize outstanding achievements and contributions made by lawyers, law firms, and legal departments across various practice areas and specialties.” A former federal prosecutor and skilled trial lawyer, Mr
New York, USA
On August 12, the firm, along with co-counsel at New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), obtained an important victory for disabled New Yorkers at risk of losing access to critical in-home care services through the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), which allows Medicaid patients to select and train their own personal aides
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized by Chambers High Net Worth 2025 in the following practice areas: Art and Cultural Property Law – USA-Nationwide Private Wealth Law – New York The firm also received individual recognitions by Chambers in both practice areas: Anne-Laure Alléhaut, Jo Backer Laird, and John Sare were ranked in the Art and Cultural Property Law practice area in the USA
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Partner Julie Simeone has been profiled in Law.com's "How I Made Partner" Q&A series. In the article, Ms. Simeone reflects on the factors that led her to choose Patterson Belknap at the beginning of her legal career and the breadth of experience that she has gained across different practice areas throughout her time at the firm
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Partners Kathryn Bi, Lachlan Campbell-Verduyn, and Clint Morrison have been ranked in the 2025 edition of The Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, a guide evaluating which young lawyers and law practices have had a significant impact in the field and determining the "next generation of legal leaders in America and around the world
New York, USA
On July 8, 2025, Patterson Belknap earned 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 concerning Teva’s and Mylan’s proposed generic versions of Janssen’s blockbuster, long-acting-injectable antipsychotic drug Invega Sustenna. The U.S