Dentons offers a wealth of experience across consumer and privacy disputes, civil RICO matters, antitrust and unfair competition claims, and allegations of fraud and misrepresentation, among others. The practice is led in New York by Sandy Hauser, whose specialism is commercial litigation, with a particular focus on complex disputes and class action defense in trial and appellate courts. In Los Angeles, office managing partner Joel Siegel advises on a broad range of consumer, commercial and regulatory-facing disputes, while Michael Duvall excels in contract-driven and commercial relationship fights. In Atlanta, Nathan Garroway brings extensive experience in federal civil litigation, while Natalie Spears in Chicago has in-depth knowledge of media and First Amendment disputes, including defamation and other speech-related claims. Washington DC’s Leah Bruno and Chicago’s Ken Pfaehler are also trusted and ‘extremely dedicated’ litigators.
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- Keith Moskowitz is one of the top insurance coverage attorneys in the country. Keith is incredibly smart and is great at boiling down complex insurance coverage issues in ways that can be easily communicated to lawyers and non-lawyers. Keith is always available when I need him and goes above and beyond.
- The team is top-notch, providing great services and getting excellent results across a large and diverse docket of matters they handle. They collaborate closely with me and my team to ensure our needs are met, and they work diligently on our matters.
- Dedication to the issue and a firm, clear desired result, and how to navigate toward that acceptable or desired client result.
- Not unique but not common: the ability to work with opposing counsel on the substantive issues and influence the outcome or resolution.
Key clients
- First American Title Insurance Co. and First American Title Co.
- Dotdash Meredith
- Evig, LLC d/b/a Balance of Nature
- Lance Newkirk, Christopher G., and Tara V., on behalf of themselves, and all those similarly situated (applicants and recipients for public benefits in Suffolk County, NY, with disabilities)
- Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
- Terraform Labs
- The Boppy Company, LLC
- Genworth Life Insurance Company and Genworth Financial, Inc.
- Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation
- Altisource
- Hawaiian Airlines
- LG Chem America Inc.
Work highlights
Achieved dismissal with prejudice of a putative class action against the largest magazine publisher in the country, Dotdash Meredith Inc. In a precedent-setting decision that will affect future actions under this law, especially for media companies, the court held that Dotdash Meredith did not qualify as a commercial entity under the act and that plaintiffs’ claims were not plausible.
Secured a victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit for our client, The Boppy Company LLC, affirming dismissal of a putative nationwide class action filed in the District Court of Colorado. The court granted the motion to dismiss those claims with prejudice, finding that Boppy had clearly and adequately warned caregivers that they should not allow their infants to sleep in the Newborn Lounger. The 10th Circuit affirmed dismissal with prejudice.
Achieved a sweeping summary judgment victory on behalf of our client Mammoet, a Dutch heavy lifting contractor that formed a joint venture to engineer and construct a landmark project in New York, NY. The court found the developer breached and dismissed all claims against our client after full briefing and a full day’s argument.
Practice head
Sandy Hauser
Other key lawyers
Joel Siegel; Michael Duvall; Nathan Garroway; Natalie Spears; Leah Bruno; Ken Pfaehler; Keith Moskowitz