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LITIGATION DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR:
GENERAL LITIGATION FINALIST

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES

Q&A What are some of the department's most satis-
fying successes of the past year and why? We
are extremely satisfied to have been able to partner with our WE HAVE THE DEEPEST BENCH IN THE BUSINESS,
clients and help them address the unprecedented challenges ONE THAT INCLUDES PROVEN TRIAL LAWYERS,
that arose over the past year and a half. These included BOARD COUNSELORS, AND CRISIS RESPONDERS,
not just high-stakes litigations, but also challenging ques- AND COVERS ALL DISCIPLINES THAT MIGHT BE
tions regarding employee health and wellness, discrimina- REQUIRED. WE POSSESS THE TRIAL AND COURTROOM
tion and inclusion, remote working, real estate, and overall EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO TACKLE ANY DISPUTE, AND
crisis response, among many others. We are encouraged by WE BACK IT UP WITH CORPORATE GOVERNANCE,
our clients’ resilience, and remain eager to work with them RESTRUCTURING, AND FINANCING EXPERIENCE THAT
again in a more stable environment. TYPICALLY COMES INTO PLAY IN THESE SITUATIONS—
Against this backdrop, we won a number of billion-dollar IN ADDITION TO MANY OTHER SPECIALIST AREAS.
results that showcase our institutional strengths in corporate AND, IMPORTANTLY, WE’VE NAVIGATED CLIENTS
and securities law, restructuring, antitrust, and IP, as well as THROUGH LITIGATION ARISING FROM THE WORST OF
our cross-disciplinary trial and appellate expertise. We won a THEM, NOW INCLUDING COVID-19.
unanimous Supreme Court victory, following telephonic argu-
ments, in a case that broke new ground in Foreign Sovereign
Immunities Act jurisprudence. We secured a complete victory
in a significant Delaware deal dispute that was one of the first go to trial; we upheld a summary judgment win in a $3 bil-
to address the impact of COVID-19 in the corporate context lion copyright dispute; and we won an important Delaware
and that charted new territory in MAE jurisprudence. And, we Supreme Court victory that upholds important principles of
developed a novel strategy under a rarely used bankruptcy arbitration award finality.
code provision to resolve a massive, multi-state environ- We also demonstrated technical, legal, and logistical innova-
mental liability and secure plan confirmation. Meanwhile, on tion. Notably, we tried a six-week virtual royalty rate-setting
appeal: We sustained a complete $800 million defense jury proceeding before the Copyright Royalty Board, which was the
verdict we won in an antitrust class action—which never first-ever virtual trial before the CRB, and one of the longest

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