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On July 2, 2018, Justice Marcy Friedman of the New York State Supreme Court, Commercial Division, denied a motion for summary judgment filed by defendant, AG Financial Products, Inc. (“AG”)…

Davis Polk secured a victory for its client Xactware Solutions, Inc. in two cases brought in Sonoma County Superior Court. The cases arose from the fall 2017 wildfires in Sonoma County…

On July 3, 2018, the New York Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously affirmed the Commercial Division’s order compelling arbitration of all eleven claims brought by Huntsman…

Davis Polk is advising Williams on its $10.5 billion acquisition of all of the outstanding public common units of Williams Partners L.P. in an all stock-for-unit transaction at a 1.494…

On April 24, a panel of the 4th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a class action lawsuit brought against Davis Polk’s client, General Dynamics Information Technology (“GDIT”), for alleged…

Davis Polk is advising HRG Group Inc. on its combination with Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. in a transaction valued at $10 billion. The combined company will be named Spectrum Brands…

On February 8, 2018, the New York Appellate Division, First Department (the “Appellate Division”), granted dismissal of a judgment enforcement action following an appeal brought by Davis…

Davis Polk is advising the special committee of the board of directors of Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. on its approximately $1.9 billion merger with WMIH Corp. Under the terms of the…

Davis Polk advised the Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of OneMain Holdings, Inc. in connection with the $1.4 billion all-cash sale of 54,937,500 shares of OneMain Holdings…

On June 29, 2017, Davis Polk achieved a total victory in a litigation filed in New York state court against its client Consolidated Edison, Inc.The case against Con Edison, captioned …