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Il conseille r\u0026eacute;guli\u0026egrave;rement les plus grandes entreprises mondiales dans les arbitrages internationaux complexes en mati\u0026egrave;re d\u0026rsquo;infrastructure et de projets \u0026eacute;nerg\u0026eacute;tiques, d\u0026rsquo;investissements internationaux, de fusions et acquisitions, d\u0026rsquo;accords de licence et de distribution pharmaceutiques, dans des litiges en mati\u0026egrave;re de d\u0026eacute;fense et de technologie, et ceux li\u0026eacute;s aux probl\u0026eacute;matiques de conformit\u0026eacute;.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLegal 500 a qualifi\u0026eacute; Marc-Olivier de \u0026laquo;remarquable\u0026raquo;, notant ses \u0026laquo;excellentes comp\u0026eacute;tences de r\u0026eacute;daction et de plaidoirie\u0026raquo;, et le pla\u0026ccedil;ant parmi \u0026laquo;les quelques sp\u0026eacute;cialistes de droit civil et de \u003cem\u003ecommon law\u003c/em\u003e qui savent vraiment auditionner des t\u0026eacute;moins et autres experts\u0026raquo;.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc-Olivier a pr\u0026egrave;s de vingt ans d\u0026rsquo;exp\u0026eacute;rience dans le conseil d\u0026rsquo;entreprises internationales et de particuliers dans des arbitrages commerciaux et d\u0026rsquo;investissements port\u0026eacute;s sous le r\u0026eacute;gime de la CCI, de la LCIA, de l\u0026rsquo;AAA/ICDR, de la Chambre de Commerce de Stockholm, et de la CNUDCI.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc-Olivier est sp\u0026eacute;cialis\u0026eacute; dans les litiges complexes li\u0026eacute;s aux projets internationaux d\u0026rsquo;\u0026eacute;nergie et d\u0026rsquo;infrastructure. Il \u0026eacute;vite une approche unique du r\u0026egrave;glement des diff\u0026eacute;rends, pr\u0026eacute;f\u0026eacute;rant travailler en \u0026eacute;troite collaboration avec les \u0026eacute;quipes internes des clients et des experts externes pour \u0026eacute;laborer des strat\u0026eacute;gies sur mesure afin de r\u0026eacute;soudre efficacement des litiges particuliers. Les clients appr\u0026eacute;cient sa capacit\u0026eacute; \u0026agrave; simplifier les probl\u0026egrave;mes techniques compliqu\u0026eacute;s et \u0026agrave; \u0026eacute;laborer des arguments juridiques gagnants, tout en tenant compte de leurs priorit\u0026eacute;s et de leurs risques commerciaux. 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He regularly represents the world’s largest companies in complex international arbitrations arising out of infrastructure and energy projects, international investments, mergers \u0026amp; acquisitions, pharmaceutical licensing and distribution agreements, defense and technology disputes, and compliance issues.\nLegal 500 has described Marc-Olivier as “outstanding,” noting his “excellent drafting and pleading skills” and ranking him “among the ‘few civil and common law lawyers able to cross-examine witnesses and experts’.”\nMarc-Olivier has twenty years’ experience representing international companies and individuals in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations brought under the ICC, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, SCC, ICSID, and UNCITRAL Rules. \nMarc-Olivier specializes in complex disputes arising out of international energy and infrastructure projects.  He eschews a one-size-fits-all approach to dispute resolution, preferring to work closely with clients’ internal teams and outside experts to develop tailor-made strategies for efficiently resolving specific disputes.   Clients value his ability to simplify complicated technical issues and craft winning legal arguments that take into account their commercial priorities and risks.  Marc-Olivier regularly acts for clients in the electrical power generation, oil and gas, nuclear, and renewables industries.\nMarc-Olivier also acts in disputes arising out of international investments, mergers \u0026amp; acquisitions, pharmaceutical licensing and distribution agreements, defense and technology disputes, and compliance issues.  Among other things, he was part of a team of attorneys that obtained the first international awards finding the Russian Federation responsible for expropriating assets belonging to Yukos Oil Company and to Ukrainian investors following the Russian Federation’s takeover of Crimea.\nA U.S.-trained lawyer and member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Paris, Marc-Olivier practiced international arbitration for many years at another international law firm in Paris, where he was the co-head of its international construction disputes practice and the managing partner of its Paris office. \nMarc-Olivier was raised and educated in the United States and France. 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Rob is a partner in our Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Governance practices.\nRob also has extensive experience counseling companies, boards of directors, and executive teams with respect to strategic alternatives, activist defense, and fiduciary duties. Rob’s practice also involves advising on SEC reporting and disclosure requirements, corporate governance, and other corporate and securities matters.  Rob has been recognized as a leading key lawyer in Legal 500’s 2025 USA guide for his expertise in M\u0026amp;A/Corporate law. 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Representation of Total System Services in its $54 billion merger of equals with Global Payments. Representation of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. in its sale to Restaurant Brands International Inc. Representation of Belk, Inc. in its sale to an affiliate of Sycamore Partners. Representation of Carmike Cinemas, Inc. in its sale to AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Representation of Hanesbrands Inc. in its acquisition of Maidenform Brands, Inc., a leading consumer goods company. Representation of Immucor, Inc., in its sale to an affiliate of TPG Capital. Representation of an affiliate of Roark Capital Group in acquisition of a majority stake in CKE Inc. Representation of Edens Investment Trust in its acquisition of AmREIT, Inc., a company specializing in the acquisition, operation and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties. Representation of Total System Services in its acquisition of Netspend, a company focused on the reloadable prepaid card market. 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The lawsuits have been filed in multiple state and federal courts across the country and involve force majeure declarations issued by wind farms relating to ISDA hedge agreements as well as pricing disputes arising out of such agreements.{{ FIELD }}Represented Hemlock Semiconductor in a series of bet-the-company actions relating to take-or pay supply agreements in the solar energy industry. Coordinated global litigation strategy with counsel in Japan, Taiwan, China, and Germany, and obtained billions of dollars of precedent-setting judgments against entities in those countries. Obtained a $793 million summary judgment award against a European solar manufacturer, which was subsequently affirmed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision that The Michigan Bar Journal named as one of the Top 10 Business Cases of the Decade (2010-2019) in the State of Michigan.{{ FIELD }}Representing The Dow Chemical Company in a series of toxic tort and environmental litigations, including multiple class actions and mass actions alleging exposure to chemical releases and environmental emissions to chemicals such as ethylene oxide.{{ FIELD }}Obtained a complete dismissal on behalf of a private equity fund and its directors in a lawsuit arising out of the development and construction of a 674-megawatt combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power plant.{{ FIELD }}Representing a major financial institution in an antitrust action regarding the setting of LIBOR.{{ FIELD }}Served as trial counsel for a publicly traded medical technology company in a $500 million M\u0026amp;A dispute in Delaware Chancery Court relating to a material adverse effect (MAE) clause.{{ FIELD }}Representing a Big Four accounting firm in litigation relating to the demise of a publicly traded health services company operating in the Middle East.{{ FIELD }}First-chaired a confidential arbitration on behalf of a major Chinese solar panel manufacturer against the developer of a utility-scale solar energy project in the U.S, resulting in a complete victory. 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Served as a member of PwC's trial team in a three-week jury trial.{{ FIELD }}Secured a complete dismissal of a shareholder derivative action against PricewaterhouseCoopers alleging audit malpractice in connection with management malfeasance at a privately held health services corporation.{{ FIELD }}Alvin Lee focuses on complex commercial disputes, mass torts, and class action defense, most notably for clients in the energy, financial services, chemical, manufacturing, and technology sectors, among others.  He has significant experience in disputes relating to large-scale energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing projects and has litigated a number of high-profile disputes relating to supply chain disruptions and force majeure declarations, including those associated with events such as the U.S.-China solar trade war, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Winter Storm Uri and its impacts on the Texas power market in February 2021.  In addition to his trial practice, Alvin has significant experience in cross-border disputes and international arbitration.\nAlvin has been described as a “super litigator” in The Legal 500 and was recognized in Bloomberg Law's 2024 edition of \"They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40,\" which recognizes the best lawyers in the country under the age of 40.  Alvin has also been recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a Future Star and was named to its 40 \u0026amp; Under Hot List for four consecutive years, from 2021 to 2024.  He served on Law360's Editorial Board for the Energy sector in 2022 and was previously named a Law360 Rising Star in the Energy sector in 2021.  In recognition for his leadership on diversity and inclusion initiatives, he was named by Crain's New York Business as a Notable Diverse Leader in the Law in 2022 and as a Notable LGBTQIA+ Leader in 2024.\n\nAlvin has significant experience in the energy, chemical, and manufacturing industries, where he has advised owners, developers, sponsors, and offtakers of large-scale manufacturing, solar, wind, and other power generation projects.  He has also represented raw material and component manufacturers and suppliers, and has significant experience advising clients in connection with complex financing vehicles for energy and infrastructure projects.  He has represented companies in litigation relating to all aspects of the development and construction of energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing projects as well as in litigation arising out of offtake, supply, and production agreements associated with such facilities.  \nAlvin also has significant experience in mass tort \u0026amp; products liability suits.  He has defended companies in a wide variety of toxic tort and environmental litigation, including class actions alleging exposure to chemical releases and environmental emissions.  Alvin also has experience serving as national coordinating and litigation counsel for companies in relation to substantial nationwide mass tort and product liability dockets. \nIn addition to his work for energy, chemical, and manufacturing companies, Alvin has considerable experience representing financial services institutions and accounting firms in both commercial and professional liability litigation.  He also has experience defending companies in data privacy litigation and consumer class actions.  Alvin is an experienced trial and appellate advocate and has first-chaired numerous arbitration hearings before various tribunals, including recent victories in confidential arbitrations involving the energy, chemical, and manufacturing industries that resulted in 9-figure arbitration awards.\nAlvin is highly active in diversity \u0026amp; inclusion initiatives throughout the legal profession.  He has held a number of D\u0026amp;I leadership positions both within the firm and in Asian American and LGBTQ+ bar organizations. 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Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Escambia County, Florida, May 2015, defense verdict).{{ FIELD }}Webb v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (two-week re-trial of amount of compensatory and punitive damages only in Levy County, Florida, November 2014, original verdict amount reduced by 98%).{{ FIELD }}Banks v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (four-week trial in Broward County, Florida, February 2014, defense verdict).{{ FIELD }}Clark v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (two-week trial in Alachua County, Florida, June 2013, defense verdict).{{ FIELD }}In Re: Tobacco Litigation (Individual Personal Injury Cases) (five-week mass tort trial in West Virginia, April-May 2013).{{ FIELD }}Cumbess v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Suwanee County, Florida, November-December 2012, defense verdict).{{ FIELD }}Kathryn Lehman is a trial lawyer in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Atlanta office.  She is a member of the Tort Litigation and Environmental Group.  Ms. Lehman focuses her practice on high-risk cases involving punitive damages.  She has defended clients in the consumer products, medical device, professional services, food service and transportation industries.\nMs. Lehman divides her time between preparing cases for trial and trying cases.  Ms. Lehman is an expert at conducting goal-driven discovery, including fact and expert discovery.  She has spent significant time studying plaintiffs' trial strategies, so that she is able to employ those same strategies on behalf of her clients.  She leverages her trial experience to help clients achieve their goals, whether their goal is an advantageous settlement, dispositive motion or trial. \nMs. Lehman has worked on trial teams that have tried more than two dozen cases to verdict over the last decade.  She is skilled at developing trial strategy, including pre-trial motions practice, voir dire, opening statement, direct and cross examination, and closing argument. Partner North Carolina State University  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina School of Law Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Florida Georgia Massachusetts North Carolina Nevada Gay v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Hillsborough County, Florida, March 2018, defense verdict). Kogan v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Palm Beach County, Florida, May-June 2017, defense verdict). Hackimer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Palm Beach County, August-September 2016, defense verdict). Shulman v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (six-week trial in Palm Beach County, Florida, October-November 2015, defense verdict). Gray v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Escambia County, Florida, May 2015, defense verdict). Webb v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (two-week re-trial of amount of compensatory and punitive damages only in Levy County, Florida, November 2014, original verdict amount reduced by 98%). Banks v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (four-week trial in Broward County, Florida, February 2014, defense verdict). Clark v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (two-week trial in Alachua County, Florida, June 2013, defense verdict). In Re: Tobacco Litigation (Individual Personal Injury Cases) (five-week mass tort trial in West Virginia, April-May 2013). Cumbess v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Suwanee County, Florida, November-December 2012, defense verdict).","searchable_name":"Kathryn S. 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