Breach of contract and fiduciary duties, commercial fraud, shareholder disputes, and consumer protection cases are among the core pillars of the commercial litigation team housed by Arnold & Porter. Washington DC contact Kenneth Chernof and New York lawyer James Herschlein jointly chair the practice: Herschlein is a go-to trial lawyer for contractual disputes, product liability litigation, and intellectual property matters, while Chernof is well-known in the marketplace for his defense of tech firms. Based in Houston, Christopher Odell chiefly handles litigation for clients in the energy and transportation sectors, while in San Francisco, Jonathan Hughes regularly represents clients in class actions as well as bankruptcy litigation.
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- Represented Samsung Heavy Industries before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in civil RICO Act claims stemming from the “Car Wash” corruption scandal.
- Represented 7-Eleven in class action brought against it by its franchisees.
- Represented Alexion Pharmaceuticals in a breach of contract suit in Delaware Chancery Court filed by the former shareholders of Syntimmune
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Kenneth Chernof; James Herschlein
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Christopher Odell; Jonathan Hughes