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02/03/12 Class Action Arbitration Waiver Rejected by Federal Appellate Court
Second Circuit sidesteps Concepcion and holds that the ability to enforce federal statutory rights mandates that a plaintiff be allowed to pursue a class action in court notwithstanding the parties' agreement to mandatory arbitration.
02/03/12 Utah Supreme Court Advances Policyholder Rights
Utah's highest court rejects an insurance company's attempt to use the equitable doctrines of unjust enrichment and restitution to recoup an above-limits settlement payment made by the insurer in settlement of an underlying claim, holding that recoupment is only available if explicitly provided for in the insurance contract.
January 2012 2011 Year in Review: SEC and FINRA Selected Enforcement Cases and Developments Regarding Broker-Dealers
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02/14/12-02/16/12 2011 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Year in Review
Leslie Caldwell, Eric Kraeutler, Kelly Moore, and Alison Tanchyk, presenters
02/21/12-02/23/12 2011 False Claims Act Year in Review
Nathan Andrisani, Meredith Auten, Lisa Dykstra, Joanna Hendon, Kathleen McDermott, and Eric Sitarchuk, presenters
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02/01/12 Corporate Counsel Honor Favorite Litigators, Law360
Morgan Lewis partner Hugh E. Tanner is recognized as a litigation All-Star by The BTI Consulting Group.
01/04/12 Ex-Cephalon GC Joins Morgan Lewis Litigation Group, Law360
The arrival of Steven A. Reed to our Litigation Practice is covered.
06/01/09 Former Merrill Lynch V.P. Joins White Collar Team at Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of Joanna Hendon—most recently first vice president in the general counsel’s office at Merrill Lynch—as a partner in its Litigation Practice, resident in the firm’s New York office.
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Fast Facts

  • Ranked as the most active class action practice in the United States by Law360 Litigation Almanac (2009)
  • Ranked as one of the top law firms in Corporate Counsel magazine's 2010 listing of "Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies?"
  • 10 lawyers named fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Ranked among the top 10 leading securities firms by Securities 360
  • Chambers USA 2009 ranked six partners from the Litigation Practice in national categories, with 33 partners listed across all practice areas
  • Ted Cruz listed as one of the "50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America" by the National Law Journal (2008)
  • ML attorney Leslie Caldwell received the U.S. Attorney General's 2007 Award for Exceptional Service for her leadership on the Enron Task Force
  • Practice selected for The National Law Journal's 2006 "Defense Hot List"
  • One of only three firms to be listed in every edition of the BTI Consulting Group's Client Service 30