Cases
Experience: Representative Matters: Represents R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in a pending arbitration under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with various U.S. states
territories in which R.J. Reynolds
other tobacco company signatories seek a reduction of hundreds of millions of dollars in their 2004 settlement payment.
Advised Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) in its acquisition of Lorillard, Inc. for $27.4 billion
in the related $7.2 billion divestiture to an affiliate of Imperial Tobacco Group
$4.7 billion investment by British American Tobacco, RAI's largest shareholder.
Represented R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in the $42.5 million settlement of its Engle-progeny litigation, stemming from the Engle v. Liggett Group Inc. class action against tobacco companies that was decertified by the Florida Supreme Court.
Represented R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in connection with a settlement for over $1 billion with more than 20 U.S. states in connection with a reduction in their payments under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement.
Trial
bankruptcy counsel to W.R. Grace in its Chapter 11 filing resulting from its asbestos liabilities. H
led asbestos claims forecasting
confirmation issues in connection with fraudulent conveyance action, estimation hearing,
confirmation hearing.
General bankruptcy counsel
litigation counsel to Babcock & Wilcox in its Chapter 11 filing precipitated by its increasing asbestos liability
litigation counsel for fraudulent conveyance action. H
led the asbestos claims forecasting
financial issues. The fraudulent conveyance action was successfully defeated,
the debtor successfully emerged from bankruptcy.
Trial
bankruptcy counsel to the Swiss parent of debtor Combustion Engineering, which filed a prepackaged Chapter 11 filing in Delaware to resolve its asbestos claims
to obtain a release for its parent, ABB. H
led issues relating to forecasting asbestos claims,
the debtor successfully emerged from bankruptcy.
Trial counsel to PacifiCorp in a commercial dispute. Tried arbitration with successful result of recovery of all damages, interest,
attorneys' fees.
The above matters were h
led by Mr. Leibenstein prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
