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January 31, 2022

Patterson Belknap Shortlisted for 2022 Benchmark Litigation New York Award

January 20, 2022

Firm Represents Pharmaceutical Company Against Sellers of More Than $250 Million Worth of Counterfeit HIV Medications

January 19, 2022

Firm Secures Dismissal of Contract Claims in Class Action Suit on Digital Royalties

January 11, 2022

Patterson Belknap Launches Securities Litigation Insider Blog

January 4, 2022

Firm Secures Settlement and Permanent Injunction on Behalf of a Medical Device Manufacturer

December 20, 2021

Laura Butzel Named Among Crain’s New York Business’ 2022 Notable Women in Law

December 14, 2021

Patterson Belknap Announces Three New Partners and Three Counsel

November 19, 2021

Barbara Mullin Named The American Lawyer’s Litigator of the Week

November 18, 2021

Firm Secures Major Patent Litigation Win for Janssen Pharmaceuticals

November 11, 2021

Firm Attorneys Honored by Legal Services Organizations

November 10, 2021

Firm Secures Significant Appellate Victory in a Complex Commercial Real Estate Litigation

October 19, 2021

Firm Secures Lawsuit Dismissal on Behalf of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

October 13, 2021

Firm Secures Ninth Circuit Affirmance for Major Medical Device Manufacturer in False Advertising Suit

October 4, 2021

Firm Achieves Top Rankings in Benchmark Litigation 2022 Guide

September 23, 2021

Firm Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York

September 14, 2021

Firm Wins Rare Ruling on Patent Infringement Claims Filed Against American Express

September 10, 2021

Firm Files Amicus Brief Regarding Prison Litigation Reform Act

September 2, 2021

Firm Wins Major Appeal for Coca-Cola

September 1, 2021

Hope Plasha Named to the National Law Journal’s 2021 Real Estate/Construction Law Trailblazers List

August 5, 2021

Patterson Belknap Named Among The American Lawyer’s “A-List” of Nation’s Elite Law Firms

July 22, 2021

Four Patterson Belknap Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2021 “40 & Under Hot List”

July 22, 2021

Patterson Belknap Recognized by Chambers High Net Worth 2021 for Art and Cultural Property Law

July 21, 2021

Firm Authors Amicus Brief in the Eleventh Circuit Regarding Prison Litigation Reform Act

July 13, 2021

H. Gregory Baker, Former SEC Senior Counsel, Joins Patterson Belknap as Partner

July 7, 2021

Firm Earns Continued Top-Tier Practice Rankings From The Legal 500 United States

June 17, 2021

Firm Secures Dismissal of Multi-District Antitrust Litigation

June 7, 2021

Firm Authors Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court on Behalf of Human and Civil Rights Organizations in Chiquita Banana Litigation

May 20, 2021

12 Patterson Belknap Attorneys and Six Practices Receive Recognition in Chambers USA 2021

May 4, 2021

Patterson Belknap Welcomes Sheetal Gupta as CIO, Creating All-Woman C-Suite

April 27, 2021

Firm Secures Federal Circuit Victory for Client, Affirming Duty-Free Treatment for HIV Drug

April 5, 2021

Lauren Potter, Former Assistant United States Attorney, Joins Patterson Belknap

April 1, 2021

Patterson Belknap Named Benchmark Litigation’s 2021 “New York Firm of the Year” and “Pro Bono Firm of the Year”

March 29, 2021

Firm Secures Dismissal of CFPB Enforcement Action

March 8, 2021

Daniel Ruzumna Inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers

February 25, 2021

Firm Secures $43 Million Settlement in Fraud Suit on Behalf of Medical Device Manufacturer

February 9, 2021

Firm Secures Settlement and Permanent Injunction in Counterfeit Suit on Behalf of a Medical Device Manufacturer

February 8, 2021

Patterson Belknap Shortlisted for 2021 Benchmark Litigation New York Award

February 3, 2021

Patterson Belknap Names 2021 LCLD Fellow and Pathfinder

January 28, 2021

Firm Recognized Among 2021 “Best Places to Work” for LGBTQ Equality

January 22, 2021

Firm Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of an Interfaith Coalition in Supreme Court Border Wall Case

January 12, 2021

Patterson Belknap Launches Commercial Real Estate Workouts and Litigation Group

December 18, 2020

Firm Secures Dismissal of Class Action Challenging Change.org’s Racial Justice Commitments

December 14, 2020

Patterson Belknap Announces Three New Partners and Five Counsel

December 10, 2020

Five Patterson Belknap Partners Named 2020 “BTI Client Service All-Stars”

December 2, 2020

Firm Files Lawsuit to Stop Healthcare Networks From Defrauding Free HIV Drug Program

November 24, 2020

Firm Files Class Action Lawsuit with Advocates for Children on Behalf of Students with Disabilities to Address COVID-Related Loss of Educational Services

November 18, 2020

Firm Files Amicus Brief Challenging Attempt to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From the Congressional Apportionment Base

November 6, 2020

Firm Secures Victory for Commercial Real Estate Clients

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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? In a recent case, a chapter 11 debtor sought to employ an accounting firm under section 327(a). The principal of the accounting firm was the first cousin of the owner of the debtor corporation. The U.S. Trustee objected to the retention, arguing that the debtor’s cousin was an...
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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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SEC Enforcement Results for FY 2025: “Unique Period of Transition”
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a press release on April 7, 2026, announcing the agency’s enforcement results for transitional period under the new presidential administration.[1] Describing FY 2025 as “a unique period of transition,” the statement pointed to a pulse of enforcement actions initiated between October and December 2024 [2] under outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler, critiquing the activity as “unprecedented rush” and the focus as an “aggressive pursuit of novel legal theories.”[3]. Current SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins described the shift as having “redirected resources toward the types of misconduct that inflict the greatest harm—particularly fraud, market manipulation, and abuses of trust.”[4] During FY 2025, the SEC brought 303 standalone enforcement actions, a combination of civil suits and administrative procedures that...
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Bankruptcy Court Denies Motions to Convert Case and to Appoint an Examiner
A bankruptcy judge has ruled that a debtor can satisfy the Bankruptcy Code’s rehabilitation standard by selling its assets as a going concern and thereby avoid conversion from chapter 11 to chapter 7. In the same decision, the court denied a motion seeking the appointment of what the movants called an “examiner with expanded powers.” In re Deqser, LLC, Case No. 25-10687, 2026 Bankr. LEXIS 1004 (Bankr. D. Del. Apr. 22, 2026). The debtors operated a laundry business that serviced hotels located in New York City. The business suffered a downturn following an electrical fire at its facility as well as problems with its software. The debtors filed chapter 11 in early 2025. During their case, the debtors lost about $200,000 a...
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Firm Partners to Speak at Personal Care Products Council's 2026 Legal & Regulatory Conference
On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Partners Joshua Kipnees and Thomas Kurland will present a program at the Personal Care Products Council's 2026 Legal & Regulatory Conference titled "Strategies for Combating Counterfeiters Through Civil Litigation." Mr. Kipnees and Mr. Kurland will provide an overview of the tools trademark law provides to fight counterfeiters through affirmative litigation and share examples of how they have been used to protect cosmetic and personal care products from counterfeiting. To learn more, please click here.
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Firm Secures Significant Victory in Trade Secrets Dispute on Behalf of Recess
On May 27, 2026, Patterson Belknap secured a significant victory on behalf of its client, Drink Recess, Inc. ("Recess"). The dispute involves allegations of trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract claims against Recess and three Recess employees (including its co-CEO), each of whom had previously worked at plaintiffs’ company. Plaintiffs alleged that the individual employees had breached their non-competes by accepting employment at Recess and that prior to their departures these employees had taken numerous documents containing trade secrets and other confidential information. Plaintiffs also alleged that Recess tortiously interfered with the individual defendants’ contracts, knowingly participated in the individual defendants’ breaches of fiduciary duty, and engaged in trade secret misappropriation. In March 2026, Plaintiffs filed a motion for a temporary restraining order...
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Firm Obtains Dismissal of False Claims Act Suit on Behalf of McGraw Hill
On May 15, 2026, Patterson Belknap successfully secured the dismissal of a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by the Florida Attorney General's Office (the "Florida AG Office") against the firm’s client, education solutions provider McGraw Hill, LLC ("McGraw Hill"), in Florida's Second Judicial Circuit Court. The lawsuit was brought in August 2025 following an investigation and subpoena process in which the Florida AG's Office alleged that McGraw Hill violated Florida’s “most favored nation” pricing statute. The Court ruled that Florida’s most favored nation statute did not regulate the sale of materials within Florida, requiring dismissal of the entirety of the Florida AG Office’s complaint with prejudice. The case was brought by the State of Florida against McGraw Hill and Savvas, another provider...
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Stephanie Glaser to Speak at American Conference Institute's 6th Annual Summit for Women Leaders in IP Law
On Wednesday, June 3, Counsel Stephanie Bunting Glaser will speak on a program at the American Conference Institute's 6th Annual Summit for Women Leaders in IP Law titled "Copyrights in Synthetic Media: Protecting Creativity in the AI Era." Ms. Glaser will join Emily Lanza (Senior Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office, Office of Policy & International Affairs) to explore new challenges created by artificial intelligence in copyright law and offer strategies for safeguarding creative assets. To learn more, please click here.
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Employment Law Compliance for Start-Ups
Before you press "go" to launch your next business idea, as a founder and entrepreneur of a start-up company you should address an important (if uninspiring) step: employment law compliance. Complacency now can turn into an expensive distraction later, with the potential to create surprise liabilities and maybe even scuttle future deals. This alert flags core employment law issues every start-up should tackle now so they don't snowball later. Onboarding Compliance Checklist Before work can begin, employers must check an ever-growing number of compliance boxes: Register to Do Business: Register your company in each state where you have employees (e.g., the local departments of tax, labor, state, etc.). Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Insurance: Obtain both in each state where you have employees. New Hire Reporting:...
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Insider Trading Safeguards Can Mitigate Sports Betting Risk
From sports betting to prediction markets, the phenomenon some call "the casino-ification of America" has captured the American zeitgeist. Sports betting in particular has become ubiquitous since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 decision in Murphy v. NCAA, which opened the door for states to legalize sports gambling. Fans can now regularly bet on games and player performances directly from their smartphones. And, as several recent criminal indictments have alleged, some bettors are capitalizing on their access to inside information to obtain an unfair advantage on their wagers. This article will discuss how, because sports-related inside information continues to become more valuable, organizations including professional sports leagues, governing bodies, college athletic conferences, athletic departments and teams are playing an increasingly prominent role in...
Blog Post
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? In a recent case, a chapter 11 debtor sought to employ an accounting firm under section 327(a). The principal of the accounting firm was the first cousin of the owner of the debtor corporation. The U.S. Trustee objected to the retention, arguing that the debtor’s cousin was an...
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
SEC Enforcement Results for FY 2025: “Unique Period of Transition”
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a press release on April 7, 2026, announcing the agency’s enforcement results for transitional period under the new presidential administration.[1] Describing FY 2025 as “a unique period of transition,” the statement pointed to a pulse of enforcement actions initiated between October and December 2024 [2] under outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler, critiquing the activity as “unprecedented rush” and the focus as an “aggressive pursuit of novel legal theories.”[3]. Current SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins described the shift as having “redirected resources toward the types of misconduct that inflict the greatest harm—particularly fraud, market manipulation, and abuses of trust.”[4] During FY 2025, the SEC brought 303 standalone enforcement actions, a combination of civil suits and administrative procedures that...
Blog Post
Bankruptcy Court Denies Motions to Convert Case and to Appoint an Examiner
A bankruptcy judge has ruled that a debtor can satisfy the Bankruptcy Code’s rehabilitation standard by selling its assets as a going concern and thereby avoid conversion from chapter 11 to chapter 7. In the same decision, the court denied a motion seeking the appointment of what the movants called an “examiner with expanded powers.” In re Deqser, LLC, Case No. 25-10687, 2026 Bankr. LEXIS 1004 (Bankr. D. Del. Apr. 22, 2026). The debtors operated a laundry business that serviced hotels located in New York City. The business suffered a downturn following an electrical fire at its facility as well as problems with its software. The debtors filed chapter 11 in early 2025. During their case, the debtors lost about $200,000 a...
Event
Firm Partners to Speak at Personal Care Products Council's 2026 Legal & Regulatory Conference
On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Partners Joshua Kipnees and Thomas Kurland will present a program at the Personal Care Products Council's 2026 Legal & Regulatory Conference titled "Strategies for Combating Counterfeiters Through Civil Litigation." Mr. Kipnees and Mr. Kurland will provide an overview of the tools trademark law provides to fight counterfeiters through affirmative litigation and share examples of how they have been used to protect cosmetic and personal care products from counterfeiting. To learn more, please click here.
Firm News
Firm Secures Significant Victory in Trade Secrets Dispute on Behalf of Recess
On May 27, 2026, Patterson Belknap secured a significant victory on behalf of its client, Drink Recess, Inc. ("Recess"). The dispute involves allegations of trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract claims against Recess and three Recess employees (including its co-CEO), each of whom had previously worked at plaintiffs’ company. Plaintiffs alleged that the individual employees had breached their non-competes by accepting employment at Recess and that prior to their departures these employees had taken numerous documents containing trade secrets and other confidential information. Plaintiffs also alleged that Recess tortiously interfered with the individual defendants’ contracts, knowingly participated in the individual defendants’ breaches of fiduciary duty, and engaged in trade secret misappropriation. In March 2026, Plaintiffs filed a motion for a temporary restraining order...
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