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On December 6, 2023, the New York City Bar Association announced that Patterson Belknap partner, Muhammad U. Faridi, has been nominated as its next president. If elected, Mr. Faridi will be the youngest person and first-ever Muslim American to serve as president of the New York City Bar Association. Mr. Faridi is a partner in the litigation department of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
New York, USA
On Thursday, October 19, 2023, the New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA), in a ceremony in the rotunda of the New York County Surrogate’s Court, recognized four Patterson Belknap attorneys for their achievements in connection with their pro bono representations. Nadav Ben Zur was recognized for his pro bono service as part of NYCLA’s Social Security SDNY Project
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap has again been ranked as a leading law firm by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC's Benchmark Litigation in the top category, “Highly Recommended,” for New York Dispute Resolution, National General Commercial, and National Antitrust
New York, USA
On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, oral arguments began in the trial of Common Cause Florida et al v. Byrd, a case challenging Florida’s gerrymandered congressional map. The plaintiffs argue Governor Ron DeSantis pressured state lawmakers to approve voting districts that prevent North Florida’s Black voters from having the opportunity to elect the candidate of their choice
New York, USA
On Tuesday September 12, Patterson Belknap Partner Bill Cavanaugh delivered the opening statement on behalf of a coalition of the Attorney Generals from 38 states and other jurisdictions in the trial of a historic monopoly antitrust lawsuit against Google involving its search engine. Bill was appointed by the Attorney Generals of Colorado and Nebraska, the lead plaintiffs in the states' case, to serve as lead trial counsel
New York, USA
On September 8, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul granted executive clemency to and commuted the sentence of the firm’s pro bono client, David Herion. Patterson Belknap has a proud history of handling clemency petitions for deserving clients who have made strong efforts to turn their lives around while incarcerated. On September 8, 2023, the Governor commuted the sentence of Patterson Belknap pro bono client, David Herion
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We are deeply saddened at the passing of our dear friend and Patterson Belknap colleague, Robert M. Pennoyer, on August 13, 2023. He was a leader of the firm in every way, and he was indefatigable in his service to the firm’s clients and to our community. Bob was born on April 9, 1925, in the house of his grandfather J.P. Morgan on Madison Avenue. His commitment to service was instilled from a young age
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler is pleased to announce the publication of the latest edition of the New York Commercial Division Practice Guide. As with previous editions, the guide is organized into various chapters containing useful information about litigating in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court, the “premier forum” for litigating commercial cases
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap has once again been included on The American Lawyer’s “A-List” of 20 leading law firms in the United States. The 2023 A-List is based on five criteria: pro bono performance, associate satisfaction, diversity of lawyers, percentage of women equity partners, and financial performance
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized by Chambers High Net Worth 2023 in the following practice areas: Art and Cultural Property Law – USA Private Wealth Law – New York Chambers rankings are based on extensive research and interviews with peers and clients around the country
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Managing Partner and firm Co-Chair Dahlia B. Doumar was recognized by Crain’s New York Business as one of its 2023 Notable Women in Law, a list comprising 100 “leading female attorneys in New York who are furthering justice." Crain’s covered Ms. Doumar's work leading the firm's Tax practice, representing for-profit companies, exempt organizations and high-net worth individuals. Crain’s also highlighted Ms
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On May 25, 2023, Patterson Belknap Partner Lisa E. Cleary was honored by New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) at its Annual Law & Society Awards Luncheon in New York City. The luncheon “sustains NYLPI’s innovative efforts combining law, organizing, and the power of the private bar to achieve justice for all New Yorkers.” Lisa was joined by co-honoree David B. Pitofsky, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of News Corp
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On Tuesday, May 30, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously vacated the conviction of the firm's client for unlawful possession of a firearm. The case began when a police officer stopped the car in which the client was riding on the sole basis that a random license-plate check revealed that the car’s registered owner had a suspended driver’s license
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The 2023 Edition of The Legal 500 United States once again ranked Patterson Belknap as a top tier firm for Advertising and Marketing: Litigation and Finance: Not-for-Profit (Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations)
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On May 23, 2023, Patterson Belknap and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) successfully challenged three subpoenas issued by the Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry to small, local non-profits providing aid to immigrants
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that six of our practice areas and seventeen of our partners and counsel received recognition in the newly released Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2023. Chambers rankings are based on extensive research and interviews with peers and clients around the country
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On May 15, 2023, Patterson Belknap obtained a significant trial victory on behalf of our clients, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiaries Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, and Janssen Research & Development, LLC, in a Hatch-Waxman patent infringement litigation regarding Mylan’s proposed generic versions of Janssen’s Invega Trinza® product
New York, USA
On May 17, 2023, Patterson Belknap, along with co-counsel Melton Espy & Williams and Armbrecht Jackson, secured a significant victory on behalf of their client, the Baldwin County Bridge Company LLC (“BCBC”), when a judge granted injunctive relief against the Director of the Alabama Department of Transportation (“ALDOT”), John Cooper
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Joshua Goldberg, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department, was profiled in The American Lawyer’s “Litigation Leaders” series on his role as department chair and the hallmarks of the firm’s litigation department. The profile highlights the firm’s diverse litigation practice and how its single office is one of the firm’s key strengths
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On April 21, 2023, Patterson Belknap secured an important dismissal on behalf of its client, The Coca-Cola Company, in a proposed class action involving the packaging labels of its hard seltzer products. The firm represented Coca-Cola in an action brought by a consumer plaintiff, who alleged in an August 2022 complaint that Topo Chico’s Margarita Hard Seltzer falsely claims the beverage contains tequila
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap secured a $33.4 million judgment on behalf of our client, a global healthcare company. The defendants, a gray-market wholesaler, and its husband-and-wife team of owners, were found to have unlawfully diverted and sold blood-glucose test strips packaged for international markets to U.S. pharmacies. The packaging and instructions for the diverted test strips were materially different and not compliant with FDA regulations and could not lawfully be sold in the U.S
New York, USA
On March 20, Patterson Belknap and The Center for Constitutional Rights filed a motion to quash three subpoenas issued by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry to three small, local non-profits providing aid to detained immigrants, immigrants who have been recently released from detention, and individuals facing immigration removal proceedings. The organization are Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention, Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy, and Home is Here NOLA
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On March 27, 2023, Patterson Belknap submitted comments on behalf of National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council 119 (“Council 119”) in response to the Biden Administration’s proposed federal regulation on asylum
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Patterson Belknap Partner Muhammad Faridi was named to City & State's 2023 Law Power 100 List along with other "high-profile elected officials, powerful prosecutors, high-ranking appointees, partners at prominent firms, defense attorneys, public defenders, legal scholars and others in the profession who advise or oversee governmental bodies, advocate for policy changes or argue cases before our highest courts
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Patterson Belknap has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation as the “New York Firm of the Year” in its 12th annual U.S. Awards. According to Benchmark, these awards “recognize the nation’s top litigators and their firms for their exemplary work over the past twelve months.” They “are the culmination of months' research, analyzing hundreds of submissions, surveying thousands of referees and interviewing hundreds of lawyers
