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LITIGATION DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR:
GENERAL LITIGATION FINALIST

HUGHES HUBBARD & REED

Q&A What are some of the department's most sat-
isfying successes of the past year and why?
We are extraordinarily proud of our central role in design- WE REGULARLY PARTNER WITH NEW YORK CITY’S
ing and implementing the Epstein Victims’ Compensation LAW DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
Program (EVCP), which has helped scores of victims of Jef- IN TAKING DISCOVERY, ARGUING MOTIONS AND
frey Epstein’s sexual abuse obtain compensation and some HANDLING APPEALS. IN ONE CASE, ONE OF OUR
measure of closure for the harm they suffered. (The EVCP’s NEW YORK LITIGATION COUNSEL ARGUED AND WON
work continues, with awards of over $110 million being paid A HOTLY CONTESTED CASE—BOTH AT THE TRIAL
to date.) As described above, Hughes Hubbard had to over- COURT AND ON APPEAL—IN AN ACTION FOR FALSE
come prolonged legal opposition from the U.S.V.I. Attorney ARREST AND MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. WE ARE ALSO
General—who is pursuing her own civil lawsuit against the PROUD OF OUR LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO
Epstein Estate—to both win the U.S.V.I. Superior Court’s PRO BONO WORK, INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITIES
approval of the EVCP and to maintain the Estate’s ability to IT PROVIDES FOR HANDS-ON TRAINING. HUGHES
continue to fund the Program. We are also gratified by our HUBBARD IS ROUTINELY RECOGNIZED FOR THIS
ongoing, successful representation of Denmark’s national COMMITMENT.
tax authority as it seeks to recover more than $2 billion
stolen from it in the largest-ever fraud involving dividend-
withholding tax. As described above, that effort has involved
prosecuting 184 separate lawsuits and defeating arguments on the Jeffrey Epstein Estate matter. We combine our skills in
that the “revenue rule” bars our client’s efforts at recovery. the courtroom with practical experience in resolving large,
complex disputes so that companies (and individuals) can
A prospective client in crisis calls and asks why your team get back to their lives and their businesses. We will partner
should be retained. What is your answer? We have years with you to get you to where you need to be.
of experience in high-profile, high-pressure litigation, most
recently handling multiple litigations associated with the What traits do you respect most in opposing firms and law-
Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, our current work for SKAT and yers? Professionalism, courtesy and honesty. We respect

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