North America - United States • Dispute resolution
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP handles a broad range of commercial disputes and is recognized for its team of ‘strategic litigators’ who ’know all of the judges and actually try cases’. Marc Kasowitz spearheads the group, with his record at trial including cases involving antitrust, banking, securities, product liability, mass tort, corporate governance, RICO, and breach of contract, among many other issues. Sheron Korpus has deep experience in securities, antitrust, and IP disputes, among others, while experienced real estate litigator Paul O’Connor is a key name for disputes involving real estate developers, investors, and hotel operators.
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‘Aggressive and strategic litigators. These lawyers know all of the judges and actually try cases, which is an innovation unto itself.’
Key clients
- Byju’s
- Care One
- Carl Icahn
- GSR Markets
- Konnech
- SeaWorld
- Angelo Gordon
- BD Hotels
- Bregal Partners
- Douglas Elliman Realty
- Harbinger Capital
- IHG/InterContinental Hotels Group
- JDS Development Group
- Liggett Group
- Mahindra and Mahindra
- Maverick Real Estate Partners
- MBIA
- Northwell Health
- SL Green Realty
- TerraForm
- Teva Pharmaceuticals
- TPG Capital
- Waterfall Asset Management
- XPO Logistics
Work highlights
- Represented three Jewish students in a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against New York University (NYU), alleging that NYU has violated the civil rights of the three Jewish students.
- Represented Alaskan Reefer Management and Kloosterboer International Forwarding in a case against the U.S. government involving more than $350m in fines arising from shipments of millions of pounds of fish to mainland US.
- Represented Carl Icahn in a dispute against Rialto Capital Advisors alleging breach of contract and fraud in connection with Rialto’s servicing of a CMBS trust secured by the Prizm Outlets mall in Nevada, which resulted in a loss of almost $73m, plus almost $13m.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Marc Kasowitz