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Active in both domestic and cross-border disputes, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP‘s New York-based commercial litigation team continues to expand its broad dispute resolution offering. The group is regularly called upon to represent clients in asset management, bankruptcy, mass torts, and products liability disputes. It has specialist expertise in a range of sectors, including the financial services and healthcare and life sciences industries. Mark Goodman leads the team, advising a stellar roster of clients across the sport, construction and finance industries. Practice co-head Maura Monaghan is a go to for shareholders and directors, as well as representing healthcare, software and professional services companies. An active trial and appellate lawyer, John Gleeson brings to the team extensive experience as a federal judge. Susan Reagan Gittes is active in insurance disputes, while Elliot Greenfield boasts experience of conflict related to digital assets. Head of the firm’s asset management litigation practice, Shannon Rose Selden is another name to note, alongside Morgan Davis.
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Maura Kathleen Monaghan is Co-Chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Group and Healthcare & Life Sciences Group. Her practice focuses on a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters, including products liability and mass tort litigation, environmental, healthcare, regulatory and criminal investigations and arbitration. Ms. Monaghan was named Law360’s “Healthcare MVP” (2020). She is recognized as a “Litigation Star” and as one of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation” by Benchmark Litigation (2015–2023). She lectures and writes regularly.
Ms. Monaghan is a member of the New York bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Fourth Circuit and the District of Columbia Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Ms. Monaghan is a member of the Torts Drafting Committee of the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
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Key clients
- Adidas ag Albertsons BMO Financial Capital One Carlyle Certain former directors and shareholders of Purdue Pharma, Inc. China Construction America Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (and associated Funds) Columbia University EmblemHealth / Group Health Incorporated, Inc. Georgia-Pacific Corporation Hospital Corporation of America JAB Holdings Jacobs Solutions McKinsey & Co. Paysafe Processing Solutions Proskauer Rose LLP Robinhood Markets, Inc. Tether Holdings Limited, BitFinex Inc., and certain of their subsidiaries Various Organizations in Reproductive Rights Litigation Warrior Holdings Yardi Systems YPF, S.A.
Work highlights
Represented James River in obtaining a Preliminary Injunction in which a court awarded specific performance and required the buyer to close on the acquisition of a James River subsidiary under the terms of the purchase agreement.
Successfully overturned a billion-dollar trial judgment against BMO Bank N.A. as successor in interest to M&I Marshall & Ilsley, resulting in a remand with instructions to enter judgment in BMO’s favor.
Achieved a significant class action win for Yardi Systems, Inc. in the Fourth Circuit, in which the Court reversed a decision granting nationwide class certification.