Melissa A. Syring focuses her practice on complex litigation, particularly in the areas of general commercial and securities litigation.
Syring’s clients have included Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Occidental Petroleum, PG&E, Viatris, The Walt Disney Company, Xcel Energy and Yale New Haven Health.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2027 | Complex Commercial Litigation, Securities |
Syring’s notable representations include:
- Secured a favorable settlement for Yale New Haven Health (“YNHH”) in litigation in Connecticut claiming that Prospect Medical Holdings breached an Asset Purchase Agreement concerning the acquisition of three Connecticut hospitals and that YNHH was not required to close the transaction. Ms. Syring also represented YNHH in related bankruptcy issues in connection with the chapter 11 proceedings of Prospect.
- Represented Credit Suisse Asset Management and GLAS Trust Company in litigation brought against Carter Bank & Trust, which alleged that Carter Bank received legally improper transfers from Bluestone Resources. This lawsuit, which settled, was part of the broader work to recover funds invested in supply chain financing arrangements between Bluestone and Greensill Capital.
- Secured a favorable settlement for Bombardier in a bondholder action, which alleged that recent divestitures constituted a breach of certain covenants in Bombardier’s indentures, and sought to invalidate default waivers obtained through a consent solicitation.
- Represented Costamare Shipping and related entities in connection with litigation filed in California federal court, including a consolidated putative class action, alleging various theories of liability concerning the October 2021 San Pedro Bay pipeline leak off the coast of California—ultimately securing a series of settlements to resolve the actions.
- Represented GTT Communications and certain of its officers and directors in a securities class action concerning GTT’s $2.3 billion acquisition of Interoute Communications Holdings S.A. The parties ultimately reached a settlement.