The Paul, Weiss Litigation Department is led by a team of the country’s most accomplished trial lawyers. Our litigators handle the most complex and demanding lawsuits, class actions, government investigations, criminal prosecutions and restructurings. Our clients include Fortune 50 corporations and other prominent companies in the financial services, investment, medical device, pharmaceutical, sports, technology, energy, media and insurance industries. Every day, we are called on by chief executives, board chairs, general counsel, investors and entrepreneurs for our unmatched trial skills, sophisticated business judgment and renowned strategic advice.
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Paul, Weiss Welcomes Two Leading Life Science & Technology Litigators in New York
Elizabeth “Liz” Stotland Weiswasser and Anish R. Desai will join the firm as partners in its Litigation Department, resident in New York. Liz, who will be co-chair of the Litigation Department, and Anish are nationally recognized for their success representing life sciences and technology clients in their most significant complex commercial disputes.
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Brad Karp and Jessica Carey Speak With New York Law Journal About Strength of Litigation Department
Firm Chairman Brad Karp and Litigation Department Co-Chair Jessica Carey spoke with the New York Law Journal as part of Paul, Weiss’s recognition as a finalist for “General Litigation Department of the Year” and “Finance Litigation Department of the Year.”
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Citigroup Wins Major Appeal Cutting Off Efforts to Enforce Vacated Arbitration Award in France
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Paul, Weiss and French co-counsel at A&O Shearman won a significant victory for Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (CGMI), when the Versailles Court of Appeal reversed an order that had allowed a former Citi client to attempt to enforce in France an arbitration award issued and vacated in the United States.
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Fifth Circuit Reverses OFAC Sanctions on Tornado Cash
Paul, Weiss secured a significant appellate victory for our clients in a high-profile case against the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), challenging OFAC’s addition of Tornado Cash, an open-source software project enhancing privacy on the blockchain, to the Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons list.
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Paul, Weiss Profiled by The American Lawyer as 2024 Law Firm of the Year
The American Lawyer profiled Paul, Weiss celebrating the firm’s “Law Firm of the Year” recognition, as part of the publication’s 2024 Industry Awards.
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Karen Dunn Named a 2024 Law360 Technology MVP
Law360 honored litigation partner Karen Dunn as a 2024 MVP in the Technology category.
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Staci Yablon Named a 2024 Law360 Banking MVP
Law360 honored litigation partner Staci Yablon as a 2024 MVP in the Banking category.
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Secretary Johnson Profiled in National Law Journal for Lifetime of Achievement
The National Law Journal featured litigation partner Jeh Johnson as one of its 2024 “Lifetime Achievement” honorees.
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Brad Karp Named a 2024 Law360 Sports & Betting MVP
Law360 honored firm Chairman Brad Karp as a 2024 MVP in the Sports & Betting category.
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Kannon Shanmugam Recognized by The American Lawyer for Appellate Victory Overturning $440 Million Judgment
Litigation partner Kannon Shanmugam was recognized, alongside co-counsel, in The American Lawyer’s October 25 “Litigation Daily” column for overturning a first-of-its kind $440 million judgment against Paul, Weiss client Carnival Corporation and three other major cruise lines.
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Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Most Innovative Law Firm in North America by Financial Times
The Financial Times has named Paul, Weiss a finalist for “Most Innovative Law Firm in North America” and in three other practice-specific categories as part of its 2024 Innovative Lawyers North America awards.
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Karen Dunn, Katherine Forrest and Ted Wells Named to Benchmark Litigation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Litigation partners Karen Dunn, Katherine Forrest and Ted Wells are featured on Benchmark Litigation’s 2025 “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” list, which recognizes the nation’s leading trial lawyers.
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Bill Isaacson, Meredith Dearborn, Brette Tannenbaum and Randy Luskey Recognized by The American Lawyer for International Swimming League Appellate Victory
Litigation partners Bill Isaacson, Meredith Dearborn, Brette Tannenbaum and Randy Luskey were recognized in The American Lawyer’s September 20 “Litigation Daily” column for their appellate victory on behalf of International Swimming League.
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Paul, Weiss Named New York Law Journal’s 2024 Law Firm of the Year
The New York Law Journal recognized Paul, Weiss as “Law Firm of the Year” in its 2024 New York Legal Awards, which annually spotlight the attorneys, judges and law firms making a remarkable difference in the legal profession in New York.
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Karen Dunn and Dan Kramer Jointly Shortlisted for American Lawyer Attorney of the Year
The American Lawyer named Karen Dunn and Dan Kramer as joint finalists for “Attorney of the Year” in its 2024 Industry Awards. The publication highlights their work launching the Center to Combat Hate and their numerous engagements in the anti-hate area.
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Kannon Shanmugam Recognized by The American Lawyer for Appellate Victory Reversing OFAC Sanctions on Tornado Cash
Litigation partner Kannon Shanmugam was recognized in The American Lawyer’s December 6 “Litigation Daily” column for winning a major appellate victory for the cryptocurrency industry.
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Martha Goodman Named a Law360 Technology Rising Star
Law360 named litigation partner Martha Goodman a 2024 Rising Star in the Technology category.
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Audra Soloway Named a 2024 Law360 Class Action MVP
Law360 honored litigation partner Audra Soloway as a 2024 MVP in the Class Action category.
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Erin Morgan Named a “Rising Star” in New York Law Journal’s 2024 Awards
The New York Law Journal named litigation partner Erin Morgan a “Rising Star” winner in its 2024 awards.
Client News
Deutsche Bank Wins Ninth Circuit Affirmance of Dismissal in ICE LIBOR Antitrust Lawsuit
Paul, Weiss secured a significant appellate victory for Deutsche Bank, when the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s 2023 dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that several major banks conspired to fix the London Interbank Interest Rate (LIBOR) and that the setting of USD ICE LIBOR is per se unlawful under the antitrust laws.
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Carnival Corporation Wins Reversal of First-of-Its-Kind Judgment Over Use of Havana Docks
Paul, Weiss won a significant appellate victory for Carnival Corporation when the Eleventh Circuit reversed a $440 million, first-of-its-kind judgment under the Helms-Burton Act for the allegedly improper use of docks in Havana that were seized by Fidel Castro’s government after the Cuban Revolution.
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Coinbase Secures Complete Dismissal of Putative Class Action Concerning its Listing of the Digital Asset UST
Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory for publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted in full Coinbase’s motion to dismiss a putative class action concerning Coinbase’s listing of the algorithmic stablecoin UST.
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Nikola Defeats Lawsuits by Former CEO
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Paul, Weiss secured a significant victory for Nikola Corp. and certain current and former officers and directors in litigation brought by Nikola’s founder and former CEO and Executive Chairman Trevor Milton.
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Karen Dunn Discusses Paul, Weiss’s Litigation Department Priorities With LEADERS Magazine
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LEADERS Magazine interviewed litigation partner Karen Dunn about what distinguishes the firm’s Litigation Department in the market; her current priorities as the department’s co-chair; her path to Paul, Weiss; and the importance of pro bono, among other topics.
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Northwestern University Publishes Paul, Weiss Report Following Independent Review
As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg Law, CBS News and others, Paul, Weiss completed its independent review of the processes and accountability mechanisms in place at Northwestern University to detect, report and respond to potential misconduct in its athletic programs, including hazing, bullying and discrimination.
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Michael Holston, Former GC of General Electric, Joins Paul, Weiss as Partner
Michael Holston, who previously served as the senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of General Electric and led the company through the recent successful completion of its three-way split, will join Paul, Weiss as a partner.
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NFL Wins Appeal Compelling Former Coach Gruden to Arbitration in Email Scandal Dispute
Paul, Weiss achieved a major victory when the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden was required to arbitrate his claims against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell, reversing the lower court’s decision denying the NFL’s motion to compel arbitration.
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Kraft Heinz Wins Dismissal of Consolidated Demand-Refused Stockholder Derivative Action
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Paul, Weiss won the dismissal, with prejudice, of a high-stakes stockholder derivative lawsuit on behalf of The Kraft Heinz Company and certain current or former Kraft Heinz officers and directors over Kraft Heinz’s performance and cost-cutting efforts.
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International Construction Products Wins $100 Million Jury Verdict in Dispute Against Caterpillar
Paul, Weiss won a major victory on behalf of International Construction Products, a now-defunct heavy construction equipment importer, in its long-running lawsuit against industry giant Caterpillar in the District of Delaware.
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