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"Communications, Media and Technology"
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Transformative Acquisitions
Purple Communications, Inc.
Representation of a publicly-traded communications company with respect to four transformative acquisitions.
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Pharmaceutical Public Offering
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Representation of a publicly-traded pharmaceutical company in multiple direct public offerings.
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Tribune Company Chapter 11 Case
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Company
Representation of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case relating to the largest employee-owned media conglomerate in the U.S.
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Bondholder Interests
Bondholder Committee
Representation of a committee of bondholders with regard to interests in a multi-billion dollar rural telephone company.
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Financing for a Telecommunications Company in Turkey and the Ukraine
Turkcell
Representation of a telecommunications company with two buyer credit financings in Turkey and the Ukraine.
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Debt Holder Regulatory Issues
Top U.S. Cable Operator
Representation of a committee of debt holders on regulatory issues relating to the 6th largest cable operator in the U.S.
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Corporate Reorganization
Creditor's Committee
Representation of a committee of creditors with regard to corporate reorganization.
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Acquisition of Communications Service Provider
U.S. Company
Representation of a company in the cross-boarder acquisition of a foreign unified communications service provider.
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Telecommunications License
Turkcell
Representation of a client on corporate and employment matters in relation with obtaining a telecommunications license.
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Arbitration in the Telecom Sector
Skyytel, Inc.
Representation of Canadian telecom in an arbitration with a U.S. company.
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Acquisition of Assets
Golden Telecom
Representation of a telecommunications company in it's proposed acquisition of Russian related assets.
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Purchase of Shares in the Privatization of a Telecom Company
Koç Holding-Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş.
Representation of a consortium to purchase shares in the privatization a telecommunications company.
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Acquisition in Russia
Vimpelcom
Representation of Russia's largest mobile handset retailer in an acquisition.
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Outsourcing Advice
Global Bilgi
Advice for outsourcing options for a large Ukrainian mobile operator.
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Purchase of a Telecommunications Company
JNR
Representation of a consortium of international banking groups interested in buying a telecommunications company.
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Preferred Stock Financing Transaction
Privately Held Company
Representation of a company in a preferred stock financing transaction.
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Telecommunications Acquisition
Golden Telecom, Inc.
Acquisition of telecommunications operations in Russia.
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Secured Credit Facility
Privately Held Corporation
Representation of a privately-held corporation with a secured credit facility.
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Policy Considerations
Privately Held Corporation
Representation of a privately-held corporation in connection with policy considerations.
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Counsel to Technology Firm
Privately Held Technology Firm
Served as general counsel for a privately held technology firm.
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Arbitration and EEOC Dispute
UK-Based Media Company
Representation of a UK-based media company and its U.S. subsidary in an arbitration with its former CFO.
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Cable Provider Advice
Top U.S. Cable Provider
Advice for a top 25 cable provider regarding franchising and media programming.
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Structuring of a Joint Venture
Motorola
Representation of a company on its structuring of an early joint venture.
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Selling of Shares
World Cup Development Inc.
Representation of a company with it's sale of shares to a Russian company.
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Telecommunications Bid for Control
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri, AS
Bid for control of Bulgaria's leading fixed-line telecommunications company.
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Joint Venture for Print/Electronic Publishing
Cahners Business Information
Representation of a company during a joint venture for print/electronic publishing in Russia.
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Advanced Marketing Services Chapter 11
Grove/Atlantic Press
Representation of a member of the Official Creditors' Committee in the bankruptcy of Advanced Marketing Services, a provider of customized wholesaling services to book retailers.
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Largest Unsecured Syndicated Term Loan Facility in Turkey
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri, AS
$3 billion unsecured syndicated loan facility, the largest facility of its type ever closed in Turkey.
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Leveraged Buyout
OMERS Capital Partners
Leveraged buyout by a Toronto pension fund of a California media company.
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Credit Facility
BRE Bank S.A.
Credit facility for Poland's market leader in fiscal devices.
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Technology Fund Formation
Latin Idea Ventures
Structure and formation of a venture capital fund targeting later-stage technology investments in Mexico.
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Investment in Cable Operations
MidOcean Partners
Investment in a joint venture for Puerto Rico area cable operations.
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Agreement to Acquire Majority Interest
Golden Telecom, Inc.
Purchase of 51% ownership interest in Corbina Telecom, a leading provider of telecommunications services in Russia and the CIS.
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Disposition of Jointly-Owned Subsidiary
Rockwell Automation, Inc. and Rockwell Collins, Inc.
$167.5 million sale of Rockwell Scientific to Teledyne Technologies.
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Rule 144A Offering and Exchange Offer
Conexant Systems, Inc.
Rule 144A offering of $275 million of floating rate senior secured notes for a communications semiconductor company and related exchange offer of SEC-registered notes for Rule 144A notes.
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Creation of U.S. Hispanic TV Network
The Baeza Group
Representation of a private equity investor in the formation of a media company targeting the U.S. Hispanic market.
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Cross-Border Telecom Acquisition
VimpelCom
$434 million acquisition by a Russian telecom company of the main Armenian telephone company.
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E-Rate Program Policy Consideration
Educational Materials Company
Representation of an educational materials company in connection with policy considerations at the FCC.
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Federal Regulatory Agency Investigation
Telecommunications Company
Representation of a telecommunications company in a multi-year investigation by a federal regulatory agency.
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Corporate Advice
Svyazinvest
Advised a company on general corporate matters.
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Tender for Mobile License
Saudi Telecommunications Company
Bid for the acquisition of the third Egyptian mobile telecommunications license, including advice relating to the acquisition structure and joint venture arrangements.
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Adversarial Administrative Proceeding
Top U.S. Cable Company
Representation of a regional cable company in adversarial administrative proceedings.
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Cable Company Policy and Carriage issues
Top U.S. Cable Company
Advice for a cable company with respect to carriage and policy issues and regulatory compliance.
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Initial Public Offering
Alfa Bank
$358 million initial public offering on NASDAQ by a Russian television broadcasting company.
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Acquisition in Publishing Sector
U.S. Media Company
$8.6 million borrowing and acquisition of stock in a Ukrainian publishing business.
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Initial Public Offering
Multimedia Polska S.A.
$269 million global offering, including a public offering to Polish individual and institutional investors and an international offering to selected institutional investors outside of Poland.
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Arbitration Proceedings
Lloyd's Syndicate
Arbitration proceedings arising out of excess of loss reinsurances protecting Enron and WorldCom losses.
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Securities Fraud Defense
Isolagen, Inc.
Defense of the officers and directors of a biotechnology company in securities fraud class-action litigation and derivative suits arising out of the company’s efforts to obtain FDA approval for a certain dermal treatment process.
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Litigation For Subsidiary Sale
Publicly-Traded Telecommunications Company
Representation of a publicly-traded telecommunications company in a litigation arising from the sale of a subsidiary.
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Legal Advice
Alfa Telecom
Advice in connection with restructuring of CJSC.
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Advice for a Programming Distribution Agreement
Grandview Castle Entertainment
Advised an entertainment company in connection with a programming distribution agreement.
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Calling Card Acquisition Advice
Core Value Partners
Bid to acquire through bankruptcy a pre-paid calling card company with 97% of its revenues being derived from the U.S. Hispanic community.
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Acquisition in Telecommunications
VimpelCom
Acquisition of telecommunications operations in the Sakhalin region of Russia.
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Credit Facility Refinance and Restructure
Telecommunications Company
Representation of a telecommunications company in the refinancing and restructuring of a credit facility.
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Management of Wireless Spectrum
Telecommunications Company
Representation of a company with its acquisition, management and leasing of wireless spectrum.
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Proposed Acquisition of Company Assets
Anonymous Bidder
Bid to acquire assets of Telsim, a Turkish cellular phone company.
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Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises
Koç Holding
Bid for the purchase of the Turkish state-owned fixed-line telephone company in a $6.5 billion privatization.
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Proposed Acquisition
Private Equity Investor
Representation of a private equity investor in the proposed acquisition of a national cable programming network.
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Initial Public Offering
ORBCOMM Inc.
Initial public offering for a leading global satellite data communications company focused exclusively on machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, listed on the Nasdaq Global Market.
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Largest Private Financing in the Ukrainian Telecommunications Industry
Astelit
$540 million financing for a Ukrainian telecommunications company controlled by a Turkish GSM operator.
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Financing for Equipment Supply and Export Credit Arrangements
Astelit
Representation of a company for financing involving equipment supply and export credit arrangments.
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Sale of Assets
The Arab Company for Arts and Publishing
Sale of media assets to a Saudi Arabian company.
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Sale of Shares
Telecommunications Company
Disposal of stake in Polish mobile phone operations.
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Initial Public Offering
TVN S.A.
Introduction of shares of a multimedia company to the stock exchange in Poland.
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Sale of Shares
Polish Investor
Disposal of a controlling stake in a Polish Internet company.
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Verestar, Inc. Chapter 11
PanAmSat Corporation
Representation of the co-chair of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the bankruptcy of a provider of satellite integration services.
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Joinder of Subsidiaries
Publicly-Traded Telecommunications Company
Representation of a publicly-traded telecommunications company in the joinder of acquired subsidiaries.
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Federal Communications Rule Making Proceeding
Publicly-Traded Specialty Telecommunications Company
Advice for a specialty telecommunications company with compliance and rule making proceedings.
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Appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals
Telecommunications Client
Completion of a successful appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals of certain FCC rules for a telecommunications client.
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Acquisitions in Telecommunications
Golden Telecom
Numerous telecommunications acquisitions in Russia and Uzbekistan.
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Sher Distributing Company
Representation of the Official Creditors' Committee in the Chapter 11 liquidation of this regional book distributor.
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Crown Books Corp.
Representation of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 of this major regional book retailer.
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Asia Global Crossing Ltd. Chapter 11
Hutchison Global Crossing Investments Ltd.
Representation of a Hong Kong-based telecommunications company in connection with the Debtor's assumption and assignment of various prepetition agreements.
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Telecom Standards Advice
Korean Ministry of Information & Communications
Advice on telecommunications standards and international trade.
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Consumer Electronics Matters
MPMan.com
Representation of the manufacturer of a portable MP3 player in a credit dispute.
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Telecom Regulatory Matters
Korea Telecom America
Representation of a Korean telecommunications company on regulatory matters in the U.S.
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Telecommunications Regulatory Advice
Hanaro Telecom
Telecommunications regulatory matters and business transactions in the U.S.
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Telecom Regulatory Issues
Onse Telecom
Representation of a client on telecommunications regulation.
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Electronics Sector Legal Matters
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Representation of an electronics company on the deployment of wireless technology, Olympics sponsorships, litigation and tax matters.
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc.
Representation of the Official Creditors' Committee in the successful Chapter 11 reorganization and restructuring of over $2 billion in debt of Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., a major fiber optic network operator.
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Section 304 Ancillary Proceeding
Jazztel plc
Successful restructuring of bondholder debt for a Spanish telecommunications company.
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Railroad Modernization
International Finance Corporation
Investment to modernize the track and replace the locomotives and telecommunications system along an 854 km railroad network in southern Peru.
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Cellular Network Investment
International Finance Corporation
$130 million investment in the sponsor of a $290 million GSM 1900 cellular network in the Dominican Republic, to increase wireless telecommunications and provide new high-speed data services to local companies.
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Breach of Contract Arbitration
ORBCOMM LLC
Representation of a satellite system owner in the arbitration of a breach of contract and fraud action brought against it by an Asian licensee. The defense resulted in a defeat of the $34 million action.
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IPO-Related Class Action
Major Telecommunications Company
Defense of a telecommunications company against a consolidated class action arising out of alleged securities fraud committed in connection with numerous IPOs.
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Telecommunications Project Financing
CAF and IDB
Financing for a $97 million telecommunications project in Bolivia, to provide fixed long distance telephony services and data transmission.
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Spin-off/Merger Transaction
Conexant Systems, Inc.
Divestiture of business in a spin-off/merger to create a wireless semiconductor solutions company.
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Fiber-Optic Network Financing
The U.S. Export-Import Bank
Financing for a $486 million national fiber optic telecommunications network in Brazil.
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Satellite Communication License
Orbcomm
Representation of the client in connection with satellite communication license in the Ukraine.
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Lernout & Hauspie/Dictaphone Chapter 11
European Bank Group
Claims of $350 million by a European bank group in the bankruptcy of Lernout & Hauspie/Dictaphone, a Belgium-based speech and language technology company.
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Acquisition of Company
Euro RSCG
Acquisition of three Canadian companies.
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Internet Portal Financing
International Finance Corporation
Equity investment in a U.S. Internet company to provide a global infrastructure portal and B2B services.
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Latin American Investment Vehicle
Dolphin Interventures
Joint venture to structure and organize an investment vehicle to target technology investments in Latin America.
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Acquisition of Company
Euro RSCG
Acquisition of Infinet Communications, a Canadian company.
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Canadian Financial Provider's Securitization in Telecommunications Industy
Export Development Corp.
Canadian telecommunication equipment receivables securitization.
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Technology Investment Vehicle
Emicom Ventures
Structure and organization of an investment vehicle focused on developing start-up companies involved in software and communications infrastructure in Israel.
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Contract Dispute
Satellite Service Provider
Dispute between satellite service provider and international media company.
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Purchase of Company's Assets
BFS Entertainment and Multimedia Limited
Purchase of certain assets from Global Sourcing Incorporated.
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Breach of Contract Litigation
ESPN, Inc.
Representation of a TV sports network in a breach of contract suit it brought against Major League Baseball relating to September telecasts of Sunday Night Football and Sunday Night Baseball games.
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Acquisition of Company
Euro RSCG
Acquisition of Sharpe Blackmore, a Canadian advertising and media company.
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of the New York Post
Representation of the Official Creditors' Committee in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the New York Post, the oldest continuously published daily newspapers in the United States.
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of The New York Daily News
Representation of the Official Creditors' Committee in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of this major New York daily newspaper in which the plan of reorganization was confirmed after winning an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit.
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Pocket Communications Inc.
Representation of the Creditors' Committee in this Chapter 11 of a mobile phone company involving regulatory issues with the Federal Communications Commission.
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Cartel Investigation by the Department of Justice and the European Commission
Thorn EMI plc
Dismissal of antitrust conspiracy claims that were filed against a music company in an action brought by a failed music video channel venture.
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Lawsuit Over Latin American Broadcasting
PanAmSat Corporation
Defense of a satellite company leading to the dismissal of a $200 million lawsuit against it involving claims concerning direct-to-home television broadcasting in Latin America.
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Financing for Construction of Telecommunications Services Network
Merrill Lynch
$4.9 billion financing for a telecommunications services network developed by Pacific Bell and AT&T.
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Patent Infringement Litigation
Thorn EMI plc
Response to a patent infringement lawsuit that claimed violations of the Sherman Act through abuse of patent rights.
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Defamation Dispute
Radio Free Europe
Representation of Radio Free Europe in a Russian court against a defamation suit brought by a Russian citizen. At the end of the trial, the court dismissed all claims against Radio Free Europe.
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Dispute Regarding Civil False Claims Act Liability
Rockwell International Corporation
Advice to client against allegations that it failed to provide the United States Government with accurate cost data in negotiating contracts to develop the B1-B bomber.
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Telecommunications Joint Venture
Sovintel-Edn and GTE
Joint venture to provide international telecommunications in and out of Moscow to hotels and foreign companies.
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Guarantees Enforcement
Paramount Telecommunications
Representation of an entertainment company in its efforts to enforce guarantees given to it by the owners of a professional basketball team.
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Due Diligence for a Telecommunications Company
Golden Telecom
Representation of a client for due diligence of a telecommunications company.
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