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.
The National Law Journal selects Levine Lee as one of only ten firms nationwide for its “Litigation Boutique Hot List,” based on a review of results achieved in 2013 in matters pending in court and interviews with co-counsel and opposing counsel. The article, “Establishing A Sense of Credibility,” highlights some of the firm’s stellar results … Read more
The United States Supreme Court denies a petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, leaving in place the firm’s victory on behalf of client HF Management Services, an affiliate of Healthfirst, the largest Medicare and Medicaid provider in New York. The case is Dejesus v. HF Management … Read more
Levine Lee prevails before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Dejesus v. HF Management Services, LLC, 726 F.3d 85 (2d Cir. 2013), a decision establishing the standard for pleading overtime claims under Federal and New York Labor Law. Affirming the dismissal of claims brought against our client HF Management Services, … Read more
Adopting a novel argument not previously ruled on, the Honorable Mariana R. Pfaelzer of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismisses with prejudice a claim filed under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 against our client David A. Spector in securities litigation arising from Countrywide’s sale of mortgage-backed securities … Read more