The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed, in its entirety and without leave to amend, a second set of High-Frequency Trading cases, this one a series of putative securities class action complaints brought against several national stock exchanges, including the Chicago Stock Exchange, represented by Levine Lee LLP. In the … Read more
The firm successfully obtained a Second Circuit affirmance of the District Court’s dismissal with prejudice of a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against its client, The Public Utilities Board of Manitoba, Canada (the “PUB”) in The A Star Group, Inc. v. Manitoba Hydro, KPMG LLP … Read more
Seth Levine is ranked among the top lawyers in New York in the area of White Collar Crime and Government Investigations by Chambers USA, which describes him as “a fierce advocate – tenacious, extremely bright and a really accomplished lawyer.”
Scott B. Klugman serves as the Editor-in-Chief and primary author of the New York County Lawyers Association’s Retrospective of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, which presents the history of the District Court’s most significant matters from 1990-2014. At a reception at the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn … Read more
As reported in Law360 and other media outlets, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed with prejudice a series of putative class action complaints brought against a group of national stock exchanges, including the Chicago Stock Exchange, represented by Levine Lee LLP. As the district court noted in its Opinion, … Read more
As reported in Law360 and other media outlets, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted the firm’s motion on behalf of defendant Healthfirst, Inc. to dismiss the complaint with prejudice. The action, brought by MHA, LLC, which encompasses the Meadowlands Hospital Center, alleged violations of New Jersey’s insurance statutes and regulations, … Read more
As reported in Law360: “Lehman Brothers Inc.’s liquidating trustee on Friday filed a $98 million adversary proceeding against Wells Fargo Bank NA in New York bankruptcy court seeking to recover collateral under a swap agreement the bank allegedly ended when Lehman went under. Attorneys for James Giddens — the trustee liquidating Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s … Read more
Four of the firm’s partners were recognized in the 2014 edition of SuperLawyers as among the best in New York. Seth L. Levine was named to the SuperLawyers 100 List (recognizing the top 100 lawyers in New York); Kenneth E. Lee was named one of the top lawyers in New York for Business Litigation; Scott … Read more
The firm successfully obtains dismissal with prejudice of a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against its client, The Public Utilities Board of Manitoba, Canada (the “PUB”), in The A Star Group, Inc. v. Manitoba Hydro, et al., 13 Civ. 4501 (S.D.N.Y.). The action, which alleged … Read more
Kenneth E. Lee is named to the Advisory Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York.