Robyn Tarnofsky | Lawdragon

Paul Weiss

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A partner in the Litigation Department, Robyn F. Tarnofsky has a diverse practice that encompasses a broad range of litigation matters, including complex securities and commercial litigation.

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Robyn has recently represented:

Bank of New York Mellon, in defense of suits arising out of foreign exchange transactions;
A major bank, in connection with a confidential internal investigation;
A Mexican conglomerate, in connection with a confidential commercial arbitration;
Triad Guaranty Inc., in defense of a securities class action arising out of the collapse of the housing market;
Oilsands Quest Inc., in defense of a securities class action relating to bitumen estimates;
Citigroup, in defense of securities class action and related fraud allegations involving Enron Corporation;
Merck, in defense of securities and ERISA class action litigations relating to the company's sales of Vytorin;
Merck/Medco, in defense of a derivative litigation alleging that the pharmaceutical company improperly recognized revenue;
Conexant, in defense of securities, derivative and ERISA litigations arising out of a merger;
Interpool, in defense of shareholder objections to a going-private transaction; and
A private equity firm in defense of shareholder objections to going-private transactions.

Recently, Robyn authored a chapter on "Oppressed Minority Shareholders" in New York Business Litigation, published by the New York Law Journal. Robyn has also appeared as a faculty member for the PLI annual program "Managing Complex Litigation" and served as executive editor of the Harvard Law Review.