Experience

Davis Polk represented VNUS Medical in patent infringement litigation since 2005 in the Northern District of California. VNUS, the pioneer in endovenous treatment for varicose veins, sued…

On June 15, 2010, Judge Shira Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order denying plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in Abu Dhabi…

On August 3, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP secured an order from the Eastern District of Louisiana denying a motion for class certification in a fraud case against its client, Xactware…

Davis Polk has been representing GSC Group and a hedge fund that one of its subsidiaries managed that invested principally in subprime mortgage debt instruments in litigation brought in the…

On February 5, 2009, Davis Polk obtained summary judgment in the Eastern District of Louisiana on all claims brought against its client Credit Suisse, a day before the case was scheduled to…

On January 20, 2009, the Delaware Court of Chancery heard oral argument and denied a Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. shareholder’s mootness petition for attorneys’ fees against Davis Polk…

Davis Polk has been representing Deloitte & Touche LLP since 2003 in connection with a shareholder litigation arising from a significant restatement by Royal Ahold, N.V., the Dutch…

A team of Davis Polk lawyers based in New York and London have represented Siemens AG in connection with the largest case under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) to date. Davis Polk…

The US District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissed a consolidated securities class action against our client PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) with prejudice. This suit stemmed…

Davis Polk & Wardwell advised a special committee of the board of directors of Quality Systems, Inc. in connection with a proxy contest launched by a dissident shareholder, Ahmed…