Drawing on the firm’s international network, Akin represents clients in national and cross-border business-to-business and consumer-to-business disputes, in both litigation and arbitration. Based in New York, practice head Joseph Sorkin represents financial restructuring and investment fund clients in both state and federal courts. Scott Barnard in Dallas co-heads the complex commercial litigation, class actions and trial practice, with a strong track record in securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits and FINRA securities arbitrations. Douglas Rappaport, also based in New York, heads the investment funds litigation practice and co-leads the shareholder activism team.
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Kernmandanten
- Southern Methodist University (SMU)
- Tulane University
- Rice University
- Scopia Capital Management
- Sempra Infrastructure
- Concert Investor LLC
- HBK Master Fund LP
- Lion Point Capital
- Highland CLO Funding, Ltd.
- Inclusive Capital Partners
Highlight-Mandate
- Representing SMU, Rice University, and Tulane University in federal courts against class actions seeking tuition and fee refunds due to the shift to remote learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Secured a victory for copia Capital Management LP in the Delaware Court of Chancery, compelling R&Q to appoint Scopia's designated representative to a strategic committee after initially refusing to honor their contractual agreement.
- Represented Sempra regarding its Port Arthur LNG project, a multibillion-dollar natural gas facility in Texas. Initially, a 5th Circuit panel vacated a Clean Air Act permit due to alleged inconsistencies in TCEQ's BACT limits.
Anwält*innen
Praxisleitung
Joseph Sorkin
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Scott Barnard; Douglas Rappaport; Brennan Meier; Uri Itkin; Neal Marder; Anthony Pierce