Comparative Guide
Blockchain & Crypto Assets
United States
Joseph Hall, Boaz Goldwater & Justin Levine
With a successful track record in settlements, trails and appeals, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP represents global corporations, financial institutions, individuals and non-profit organizations across all major industries. It is adept at handling consumer class actions, trade secret and breach of contract claims and professional liability matters. Co-chair of the firm’s civil litigation team Paul Spagnoletti leads the group in litigation in both state and federal courts, alongside Dana Seshens and James Rouhandeh, who represents blue-chip companies, financial institutions and law firms in commercial disputes. Benjamin Kaminetzky is regularly called upon by financial institutions and corporations, as well as by lenders and creditors for representation in bankruptcies and reorganisations. Brian Weinstein and Lara Samet Buchwald are other names to note. All those mentioned are based in New York.
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Distinctions
La satisfaction du client: Qualité de l’avocat et de l’équipe
La satisfaction du client: Facturation et efficacité
La satisfaction du client: Connaissance du secteur
Clients clés
- Novo Nordisk A/S
- Alphonso, Inc.
- ExxonMobil
- Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten
- Galaxy Digital
- Spectrum Brands Holdings
- JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
- EnVen Energy Corporation
- Pfizer
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
- Bank of China U.S.A., BOCI Commodities & Futures (USA) LLC
- Comcast Cable Communications
Points forts
Represented Novo Nordisk in Judge Brian Martinotti of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey's decision to unseal a 120-page opinion denying the motion for class certification brought by the plaintiffs in In re Insulin Pricing Litigation against Novo Nordisk.
Represented Alphonso, Inc. in a two-day trial in September 2023 and oral argument in early December 2023, which found that the clients’ removal from the Alphonso board was invalid and that certain clients retain a continuing right to appoint directors to the Alphonso board.
Securing the Second Circuit’s unanimous affirmance of the dismissal of a federal RICO lawsuit filed against Apollo co-founder by fellow co-founder and former Apollo CEO, who alleged a fraudulent scheme to force him to resign from Apollo by leveraging allegations of sexual abuse by his former romantic partner.
Responsable de la pratique
James Rouhandeh; Dana Seshens; Paul Spagnoletti
Autres avocats clés
Benjamin Kaminetzky; Brian Weinstein; Lara Samet Buchwald