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J. Alexander Lawrence

Partner | New York

I am dedicated to working creatively, efficiently, and doggedly to advance my clients’ business goals.

Experience

(Bankr. D. Del.) Counsel for Maxus Energy Corp., a subsidiary of YPF S.A., involving over $20 billion in potential environmental liabilities and claims to pierce the corporate veil and hold YPF S.A. liable for those liabilities.

(Bankr. D. Del.) Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Texas based electric utility, with more than $40 billion in debt, in one of the largest bankruptcy cases in United States history.

(S.D.N.Y.) Counsel for Sir Paul McCartney in a dispute over his right to reclaim his copyrights in songs authored during his time as a member of The Beatles.  The action was settled on a confidential basis and avoided a legal battle that would have had wide ramifications for the music industry.

(Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York). Counsel for EchoStar, provider of the DISH Network satellite television service, in a major carriage dispute in connection with the distribution of the NFL Network. Successfully defended the client against a motion for preliminary injunction and a motion for partial summary judgment. The action was settled on a confidential basis.

(Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York). Counsel for EchoStar in a $2 billion breach of contract action arising out of an affiliation agreement for the distribution of high–definition television programming. Successfully defended the client against a motion for preliminary injunction and a motion for summary judgment. The action was settled during the course of the jury trial.

(N.Y. Sup.). Counsel for Change Healthcare in a multi–million dollar license agreement dispute with WebMD.  After defeating WebMD’s dispositive motion, the action was settled on a confidential basis.

(2d Cir. 2004). Counsel for Verio in a dispute with a leading domain–name registrar over the use of Whois data for marketing purposes. The case has become one of the leading computer trespass cases and has been cited hundreds of times.

(N.D. Cal.). Counsel for Asahi Glass Co. Ltd in action brought by a former partner in joint venture regarding claims to rights in certain patents obtaining dismissal of the claims by the former partner.

(N.D. Cal. 2001). Counsel for PMC–Sierra in a breach of contract claim brought by a manufacturer of modems that incorporated PMC–Sierra computer chips and obtained a complete dismissal of the action. The case has been cited often as one of the cases involving the Convention for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and its preemption of state law claims.

(N.J. Super.). Counsel for a former pharmaceutical industry securities analyst in a $4.6 billion RICO action, against him, Banc of America Securities, S.A.C. Capital, and others alleging a short–selling scheme to drive down the price of Biovail stock.  The case was featured in a 60 Minutes segment “Betting on a Fall” which aired in March 2006. Biovail’s claims were ultimately dismissed.