Mr Daniel Weiner > Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP ‘has excellent legal skills and deep knowledge in multi-jurisdictional matters, combining a direct approach in communication with both the court, counterparties and the client with the ability to come up with solutions to complex problems that do not increase the level of conflict’. Kevin Abikoff in Washington DC and, in New York, Shahzeb Lari and Marc Weinstein lead the 18-partner securities litigation group. Weinstein and New York-based Daniel Weiner are defending Stuart Fraser, Vice Chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald, in aiding-and-abetting liability claims as part of a securities fraud class action civil suit accusing two cryptocurrency mining companies. Weinstein and key partner William Maguire, who is acting for Deloitte and Touche LLP in a class action alleging it fraudulently misstated its financial statements, are ‘experienced litigators who are able to come up with alternatives on strategy and negotiations’.

With extensive experience across the full range of international arbitration cases, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP is arguably best known for its expertise in the investment treaty space, particularly cases under ICSID, UNCITRAL and PCA rules. Primarily active on behalf of investors, the team also acts for sovereign states. The group additionally fields a thriving commercial arbitration practice, which represents corporate and state-owned companies, with a focus on the pharmaceutical, energy, infrastructure, and M&A spheres. In New York, Hagit Muriel Elul brings niche expertise in representing Asia-based companies. Elul paired up with Washington DC-based arbitration expert John Townsend to advise Beijing-headquartered BeiGene—acting as co-counsel alongside Goodwin—in a $1.2bn breach-of-contract claim against Bristol-Myers Squibb. Washington DC-based James H. Boykin co-heads the arbitration practice alongside Elul and also fronts the investment treaty arbitration group; his practice has an emphasis on state-to-state and investor-state cases. Other key names include New York’s Daniel Weiner, who specializes in arbitration and IP disputes, while Diego Durán de la Vega, who co-chairs the Latin America practice, and Rémy Gerbay are noted in Washington DC.