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Lewis R. Clayton
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Litigation, Antitrust, IP Litigation: Copyright & Trademark, IP Litigation: Patent & Other Scientific, M&A Litigation, ERISA, Pension & Benefits Litigation
Position
Education
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1978 cum laude A.B., Harvard College, 1975 magna cum laude
United States: Dispute resolution
M&A litigation: defense
Within: Leading lawyers
Lewis R. Clayton - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Within: M&A litigation: defense
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York has 'an excellent group of corporate litigation attorneys who are valued counselors and can be aggressive litigators when necessary'. Lewis R. Clayton and Andrew Gordon, who is 'an up-and-coming litigation star', scored a major victory for German healthcare group Fresenius when the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that it was justified in canceling its agreement to acquire Akorn, Inc. for $4.8bn. The firm's deep bench has 'tons of experience, superior judgment and excellent strategists'. Among the highly regarded practitioners are Jaren Janghorbani, who was part of the team that acted for Alere in claims arising from the cancellation of its $8bn sale to Abbott Laboratories in 2016; and Geoffrey Chepiga, who scored significant wins both in Delaware and in federal district courts. Of counsel Stephen Lamb, who is a former vice-chancellor in the Delaware Court of Chancery, has a strong practice in Wilmington.
United States: Labor and employment
ERISA litigation
Within: ERISA litigation
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPâs New York-based ERISA litigation practice is instructed by the firm's client base in high-stakes matters. The firmâs litigation team successfully represented Exxon Mobil and its savings plan trustees in a putative ERISA class action claiming a breach of fiduciary prudence. In addition, the team acted for Citigroup in a multibillion-dollar stock drop class action, which was recently dismissed. Other notable names on the client roster include AIG, the Bank of New York Mellon, JPMorgan Chase and Prudential Insurance. Lewis R. Clayton and Brad Karp are the key figures in the practice group.