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July 10, 2026

Firm Amicus Brief Plays Key Role in U.S. Supreme Court Dissent

July 7, 2026

Firm Tops The American Lawyer's 2026 Pro Bono Scorecard with Number 1 Ranking

July 6, 2026

Firm Obtains Dismissal of Patent Infringement Lawsuit on Behalf of American Express

June 15, 2026

Firm Files False Advertising Lawsuit on Behalf of Danone US

June 10, 2026

Firm Recognized With Top-Tier Rankings in The Legal 500 2026

June 9, 2026

Firm Secures Preliminary Injunction on Behalf of Eli Lilly in Prescription Rebate Fraud Litigation

June 4, 2026

18 Patterson Belknap Attorneys and Seven Practices Ranked in Chambers USA 2026

May 27, 2026

Firm Secures Significant Victory in Trade Secrets Dispute on Behalf of Recess

May 18, 2026

Firm Obtains Dismissal of False Claims Act Suit on Behalf of McGraw Hill

April 17, 2026

Firm Achieves Significant Lanham Act Win for Johnson & Johnson

April 16, 2026

Firm Secures Appellate Victory on Behalf of Brita Products Company

April 6, 2026

Employment Litigator Millie Warner Joins Patterson Belknap as Partner

April 3, 2026

Patterson Belknap Joins Amicus Briefs Supporting Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, and Susman Godfrey

March 26, 2026

Firm Amicus Brief Plays Key Role in Landmark Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision

March 20, 2026

Michael F. Buchanan Named The American Lawyer’s Litigator of the Week

March 17, 2026

Firm Secures Summary Judgment in Public Nuisance Suit on Behalf of Coca-Cola

March 12, 2026

Firm Achieves Major Appellate Victory in Abu Ghraib Torture Case, Affirming Landmark Jury Verdict

March 12, 2026

Firm Obtains Dismissal of Class Action on Behalf of Albertsons Companies, Inc.

February 25, 2026

Accomplished Former Federal Prosecutor Maurene Comey Joins Patterson Belknap

February 24, 2026

Firm Obtains Victory on Behalf of Siemens Healthineers in Medical False Claims Act Litigation

February 10, 2026

Geoffrey Potter is Interviewed on the American Lawyer’s Legal Speak Podcast About the Firm’s Anti-Counterfeiting Work

December 15, 2025

Patterson Belknap Announces Three New Partners and Four Counsel

November 13, 2025

CNBC Highlights Firm's Leading Anti-Counterfeiting Practice

November 13, 2025

Gregory Diskant Receives Federal Bar Council's 2025 Thurgood Marshall Award

October 30, 2025

Firm Lawyers Honored for Pro Bono Work by New York County Lawyers Association

October 30, 2025

H. Gregory Baker Named Among Securities Docket's 2025 Enforcement Elite

October 28, 2025

Firm Ranked Among Leading Law Firms in Benchmark Litigation's 2026 Guide

October 3, 2025

Partner Peter C. Harvey Completes Successful Independent Monitorship of Newark Police Department

September 25, 2025

Firm Attorneys Honored by The Legal Aid Society at 2025 Pro Publico Awards

August 15, 2025

Michael F. Buchanan Named The American Lawyer Attorney of the Year Finalist

August 14, 2025

Barbara Mullin Named Among Benchmark Litigation's 2025 Top 250 Women in Litigation

August 13, 2025

Firm Achieves Provisional Approval of Settlement on Behalf of Medicaid Recipients

July 24, 2025

Patterson Belknap Recognized in Chambers High Net Worth 2025 Guide

July 14, 2025

Julie Simeone Profiled in Law.com's "How I Made Partner" Series

July 11, 2025

Firm Partners Recognized in 2025 The Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation

July 9, 2025

Firm Secures Federal Circuit Affirmance on Behalf of Janssen Pharmaceuticals

July 8, 2025

Firm Ranked in the Top 5 of The American Lawyer's 2025 Pro Bono Scorecard

June 23, 2025

Firm Obtains Dismissal of Consumer Class Action on Behalf of InComm Financial Services, Inc.

June 11, 2025

Alejandro Cruz Appointed to American Bar Association's Lawyers' Professional Liability Committee

June 11, 2025

Firm Continues to Earn Top-Tier Rankings in The Legal 500 United States 2025 Edition

June 5, 2025

19 Patterson Belknap Attorneys and Seven Practices Ranked in Chambers USA 2025

May 12, 2025

Firm Secures Preliminary Injunction on Behalf of Naples Pride

April 23, 2025

Firm Wins Key Discovery from Alleged Seller of Counterfeit HIV Medicine

April 14, 2025

Firm Secures Significant Victory for Johnson & Johnson Subsidiaries in Medical Device Patent Litigation

April 2, 2025

Firm Wins Appeal on Behalf of Janssen Pharmaceuticals in Patent Litigation

March 31, 2025

Patterson Belknap Wins Jury Trial in Multi-Million Dollar Commercial Litigation

January 10, 2025

Patterson Belknap Shortlisted for 2025 New York Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation

January 8, 2025

IP Litigator Kathryn Bi Joins Patterson Belknap as Partner

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IRS Clarifies Application of the Non-Profit $1 Million Tax Post-OBBBA
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2026-36 (Notice of Intent to Issue Regulations under Section 4960), (the “Notice”) relating to the tax on executive compensation under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 4960, as modified by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”). The Notice clarifies the IRS’s interpretation of the changes the OBBBA made to Section 4960. Background Prior to the passage of the OBBBA, Section 4960 of the Code imposed a 21% excise tax on remuneration paid to “covered employees,” which included the top five (5) highest compensated employees of a tax exempt organization (with a “once-in-always-in” rule that swept in any individuals who were previously in the “top five” for tax years beginning after December 31, 2016)....
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Bankruptcy Court Decides Issue of First Impression Concerning Code Section 365(h)
When a debtor that is a landlord rejects a real property lease in bankruptcy, the tenant has a choice. Either the tenant can treat the lease as terminated or retain its rights under the lease. These rights include the use, possession, quiet enjoyment, subletting, and hypothecation of the property. In a recent case, the parties and the court grappled with this question: when does the tenant need to make that decision? When the lease is rejected, or by some other date? Interestingly, neither the court nor the parties found case law on this issue. It was one of first impression. In re All Star Props., LLC, No. 25-41314, 2026 Bankr. LEXIS 1461 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. June 15, 2026). The debtor owns...
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New Executive Order Regarding IRA Enhancements
Introduction On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “Order”) designed to expand access to retirement savings for the tens of millions of American workers who currently lack employer-sponsored retirement plans, including many small-business employees, part-time workers, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals facing barriers to saving for retirement. The Order is designed to complement the Federal Saver's Match enacted under the SECURE 2.0 Act, which provides eligible workers with a federal matching contribution of up to $1,000 for retirement savings, and to promote high-quality, low-cost individual retirement account (“IRA”) access. Key Provisions and Implications The Order directs the Secretary of the Treasury (the “Secretary”) to establish, by January 1, 2027, an informational website (TrumpIRA.gov) that will serve as a...
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Regulation E-Delivery: SEC Proposes to Make Electronic Communication the Default
On July 16, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a proposed rule to broaden many financial market participants’ use of electronic communications with investors and others who receive information pursuant to federal securities laws.[1]  Referred to as “Reg E-Delivery,” the new rule aims to help issuers and others who disseminate SEC-required information transition away from delivering paper documents, a communication method the Agency pointed out imposes “unnecessary costs and expenses” while “no longer reflect[ing] the preference of most investors.”[2] Commenting on the proposed rule, Chair Atkins stated: The world has changed dramatically since many of our rules were first adopted. But, all too often, our regulatory framework has remained static. … In an age of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, a...
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Stephanie Bunting Glaser and Jo Backer Laird to Present Children's Art Carnival Webinar
On Wednesday, July 22, Counsel Stephanie Bunting Glaser and Retired Of Counsel Jo Backer Laird will present a webinar for The Children's Art Carnival titled "Contracts and Copyright for Artists." Ms. Glaser and Ms. Laird will share the basics of copyright law and focus on contracts with galleries. They will also cover rights of publicity, including approaches to photography in public places. To learn more, please click here.
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Firm Amicus Brief Plays Key Role in U.S. Supreme Court Dissent
Patterson Belknap submitted an amicus brief that played a significant role in Justice Sonia Sotomayor's June 29, 2026 dissent in Trump v. Slaughter. The brief was filed on behalf of legal historians Noah A. Rosenblum and Nathaniel Donahue, arguing that the concepts "quasi-legislative" and "quasi-judicial" as used in Humphrey's Executor had long histories in American law and provide workable definitions to guide the Court's review of congressional limitations.  In the dissent, Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown-Jackson, cited the brief extensively. Justice Sotomayor relied on the brief to explain that the concepts were well-established well before the Humphrey's decision, and were used by many political figures and by courts developing a “quasi-judicial” category for officers whose duties resembled a judge’s. To read the amicus brief, please...
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Firm Tops The American Lawyer's 2026 Pro Bono Scorecard with Number 1 Ranking
Patterson Belknap has been recognized with a number 1 ranking in The American Lawyer's 2026 Pro Bono Scorecard. These rankings assess pro bono efforts among Am Law 200 firms and are based on the average number of pro bono hours per lawyer and the percentage of lawyers performing 20 or more pro bono hours in 2025. The Scorecard highlights the firm's “intense focus” on pro bono work, with an average of 185.7 hours per lawyer and 85.1% of firm lawyers doing more than 20 hours of pro bono. The article includes commentary from Pro Bono Chair, Michael F. Buchanan, on the firm’s commitment to both impact litigation and pro bono work that has an impact on people's lives, such as access to health care,...
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Retention of Bankruptcy Professionals: Court Concludes that a Debtor’s First Cousin Is Not a “Relative” and Thus Not an “Insider”
A professional seeking to represent a debtor under Bankruptcy Code section 327(a) must not hold an interest adverse to the bankruptcy estate and must be disinterested. A debtor’s insiders often cannot satisfy these tests. The Bankruptcy Code defines “insider” to include a “relative” of the debtor. And a “relative” is someone related to the debtor “within the third degree as determined by the common law." What does this latter phrase mean and how is it applied? To continue reading Daniel A. Lowenthal's article in The Bankruptcy Strategist, please click here.
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Amy Vegari to Speak at American Conference Institute's Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law Conference
On Wednesday, July 29, Partner Amy Vegari will speak on a panel at the American Conference Institute's Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law Conference titled "Navigating the New Fraud and Abuse Landscape: Key Trends, Landmark Cases, and Compliance Lessons from the Last Year." Ms. Vegari will join firm alumna Jacqueline Bonneau (Senior Counsel, Commercial Litigation, Johnson & Johnson), Peena Patel (Senior Associate General Counsel, Abbvie), and Lisa Re (Partner, Arnold & Porter) for a discussion examining recent trends in False Claims Act litigation, potential fraud risks for life sciences companies, and the new frontier of enforcement. To learn more, please click here.
Blog Post
Supreme Court Reaffirms Disgorgement in Sripetch, But Jury Question Looms
In our January 2026 post, Supreme Court to Clarify the SEC’s Disgorgement Powers, we previewed the Supreme Court’s decision to take up Sripetch v. Securities & Exchange Commission,[1] a case in which defendants sought to pare back the SEC’s authority to seek disgorgement. The case resolves a circuit split that arose in the wake of Liu v. SEC.[2]  In Liu, the Court sought to clarify the SEC’s ability to impose the penalty of disgorgement, ruling that disgorgement was available as equitable relief, but to avoid transforming an equitable remedy into a punitive one, “the remedy [is restricted] to an individual wrongdoer’s net profits to be awarded for victims.” In response to Liu’s requirement that disgorgement be “awarded for victims,” the Second Circuit...
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IRS Clarifies Application of the Non-Profit $1 Million Tax Post-OBBBA
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2026-36 (Notice of Intent to Issue Regulations under Section 4960), (the “Notice”) relating to the tax on executive compensation under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 4960, as modified by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”). The Notice clarifies the IRS’s interpretation of the changes the OBBBA made to Section 4960. Background Prior to the passage of the OBBBA, Section 4960 of the Code imposed a 21% excise tax on remuneration paid to “covered employees,” which included the top five (5) highest compensated employees of a tax exempt organization (with a “once-in-always-in” rule that swept in any individuals who were previously in the “top five” for tax years beginning after December 31, 2016)....
Blog Post
Bankruptcy Court Decides Issue of First Impression Concerning Code Section 365(h)
When a debtor that is a landlord rejects a real property lease in bankruptcy, the tenant has a choice. Either the tenant can treat the lease as terminated or retain its rights under the lease. These rights include the use, possession, quiet enjoyment, subletting, and hypothecation of the property. In a recent case, the parties and the court grappled with this question: when does the tenant need to make that decision? When the lease is rejected, or by some other date? Interestingly, neither the court nor the parties found case law on this issue. It was one of first impression. In re All Star Props., LLC, No. 25-41314, 2026 Bankr. LEXIS 1461 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. June 15, 2026). The debtor owns...
Publication
New Executive Order Regarding IRA Enhancements
Introduction On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “Order”) designed to expand access to retirement savings for the tens of millions of American workers who currently lack employer-sponsored retirement plans, including many small-business employees, part-time workers, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals facing barriers to saving for retirement. The Order is designed to complement the Federal Saver's Match enacted under the SECURE 2.0 Act, which provides eligible workers with a federal matching contribution of up to $1,000 for retirement savings, and to promote high-quality, low-cost individual retirement account (“IRA”) access. Key Provisions and Implications The Order directs the Secretary of the Treasury (the “Secretary”) to establish, by January 1, 2027, an informational website (TrumpIRA.gov) that will serve as a...
Blog Post
Regulation E-Delivery: SEC Proposes to Make Electronic Communication the Default
On July 16, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a proposed rule to broaden many financial market participants’ use of electronic communications with investors and others who receive information pursuant to federal securities laws.[1]  Referred to as “Reg E-Delivery,” the new rule aims to help issuers and others who disseminate SEC-required information transition away from delivering paper documents, a communication method the Agency pointed out imposes “unnecessary costs and expenses” while “no longer reflect[ing] the preference of most investors.”[2] Commenting on the proposed rule, Chair Atkins stated: The world has changed dramatically since many of our rules were first adopted. But, all too often, our regulatory framework has remained static. … In an age of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, a...
Event
Stephanie Bunting Glaser and Jo Backer Laird to Present Children's Art Carnival Webinar
On Wednesday, July 22, Counsel Stephanie Bunting Glaser and Retired Of Counsel Jo Backer Laird will present a webinar for The Children's Art Carnival titled "Contracts and Copyright for Artists." Ms. Glaser and Ms. Laird will share the basics of copyright law and focus on contracts with galleries. They will also cover rights of publicity, including approaches to photography in public places. To learn more, please click here.
Firm News
Firm Amicus Brief Plays Key Role in U.S. Supreme Court Dissent
Patterson Belknap submitted an amicus brief that played a significant role in Justice Sonia Sotomayor's June 29, 2026 dissent in Trump v. Slaughter. The brief was filed on behalf of legal historians Noah A. Rosenblum and Nathaniel Donahue, arguing that the concepts "quasi-legislative" and "quasi-judicial" as used in Humphrey's Executor had long histories in American law and provide workable definitions to guide the Court's review of congressional limitations.  In the dissent, Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown-Jackson, cited the brief extensively. Justice Sotomayor relied on the brief to explain that the concepts were well-established well before the Humphrey's decision, and were used by many political figures and by courts developing a “quasi-judicial” category for officers whose duties resembled a judge’s. To read the amicus brief, please...
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