Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : New York
Band 4
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Provided by Akin
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Chambers Review
Akin boasts a respected litigation practice with an established reputation for expertise in disputes relating to financial restructuring. It counts among its clients several prominent hedge funds and investment funds, as well as a number of commercial clients in the energy sector. The firm fields a strong bench of experienced trial lawyers and regulatory experts.
Work Highlights
- Akin advised the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of SVB Financial on a number of matters, including developing the strategy for obtaining the return of approximately $2 billion held in the Debtor's deposit accounts currently controlled by the FDIC.
Strengths
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"Akin is always on top of communicating with our clients and other parties. Their organization and client-management practices are excellent."
"Each of the attorneys is skilled and versed in the details."
"Akin is always on top of communicating with our clients and other parties. Their organization and client-management practices are excellent."
"Each of the attorneys is skilled and versed in the details."
Notable Practitioners
Uri Itkin regularly acts for major insurers and asset managers on complex cases relating to commercial mortgage-backed securities, as part of a broader practice in financial litigation.
"He's a really good negotiator, he's linked in and knows all the players. He gets practical outcomes in difficult situations."
Douglas Rappaport focuses his practice on investment funds, with expertise in a wide array of securities disputes and commercial litigation including breach of contract, alleged fraud and activist campaigns.
"His key strengths are his judgment and ability to recognize problems and come up with solutions for them."
"He's commercial, responsive and very familiar with the issues we face."
"He's good at seeing the bigger picture and how we get to the end goal."