| Currently representing Countrywide Financial and its directors in litigation arising out of its merger with Bank of America.
Involved in many of the most significant corporate takeover litigations in US history, including the defense of Household's poison pill and the sale of Getty Oil to Texaco in 1984, the defenses of Revlon and SCM in 1985,the merger of Time and Warner Communications in 1989, and Hilton's attempt to acquire ITT in 1997.
Represented IBP in its successful 2001 action to compel specific performance of its merger agreement with Tyson Foods and Bank of America in 2007 litigation in Dutch and American courts that cleared the way for its purchase of LaSalle Bank from ABN Amro.
Also represented Larry Silverstein from 2001-06 in the World Trade Center coverage litigation against his insurers and obtained affirmance of the jury verdict that there were two "occurrences" on 9/11. |
