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Victory in FINRA arbitration involving short selling
We served as counsel for a financial institution in a nine-day FINRA arbitration hearing
Davis Polk Advises HRG on Its Combination with Spectrum Brands
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…
Davis Polk Advises the Special Committee of Nationstar Mortgage on Its Merger with WMIH Corp.
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 Advises OneMain’s Transaction Committee on the $1.4 Billion Sale of OneMain Shares by Fortress to an Investor Group Led by Apollo and Värde
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…
Davis Polk Advises Fortress Investment Group’s Special Committee on Its Acquisition by SoftBank
Davis Polk is advising the Special Committee of Independent Directors of Fortress Investment Group LLC in connection with the approximately $3.3 billion acquisition of Fortress by SoftBank…
Davis Polk Advises OneMain on the Sale of Its Interest in SpringCastle
Davis Polk advised the special committee of the board of directors of OneMain Holdings, Inc. in connection with the sale of its 47% interest in SpringCastle, a joint venture formed to…
Davis Polk Wins Motion to Dismiss in Prosensa Securities Litigation
On May 5, 2015, Davis Polk achieved a total victory in a securities litigation filed against its clients Prosensa Holding N.V. (“Prosensa”) and several of Prosensa’s individual officers and…
Davis Polk Advises the Los Angeles Dodgers Ownership Group on the Creation of SportsNet LA, a Regional Sports Network
Davis Polk advised the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group on the creation of American Media Productions, LLC and its new regional sports network called SportsNet LA, as well as various…
Davis Polk Wins Decisive Victory for Credit Suisse in Research Analyst Class Action
On January 13, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted Credit Suisse summary judgment in a securities fraud class action that had been pending for nearly a…
Davis Polk Obtains Summary Judgment for Credit Suisse in Eastern District of Louisiana
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…