Michael B. Carlinsky

 

New York Office
Tel: 212-849-7000
Fax: 212-849-7100
michaelcarlinsky@quinnemanuel.com
Practice Areas
Appellate Practice
Banking and Financial Institution Litigation
Class Action Litigation
Employment Litigation and Counseling
Entertainment, Media and Internet Litigation
Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Securities Litigation

Education

Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1989)

 

Susquehanna University (B.A., cum laude, 1986)






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Biography

 

Michael B. Carlinsky has been named among the top litigators in New York City by a leading global publication.  He was also named by Chambers USA as one of only four "Up-and-Coming individuals" in New York for Commercial Litigation, describing him "as a dogged and tenacious litigator who has 'the force of freight train in court'." Carlinsky focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation; business-tort litigation; intellectual property litigation, including trademark, copyright and patent infringement, trade secrets and employee non compete litigation; federal and state securities litigation; securities arbitrations; and corporate counseling.  He counsels and represents technology, Internet, and new media companies along with companies in the financial services industry. 




Representative Clients

 

Mr. Carlinsky's clients include American International Group ("AIG"), ING Bank, Parmalat, IAC/Interactive Corp., Morgan Stanley, Fox Entertainment Group, Home Shopping Network, LendingTree.com and Lazard Frères & Co.




Notable Representations

 

Represented the limited partners of a hedge fund in a shareholder derivative arbitration against a hedge fund manager and his stockbroker sister based on claims of systemic fraud through post-execution allocations of securities trades over more than a decade.  After an arbitration that spanned seven months, the arbitration panel, in a unanimous opinion, awarded his clients over $75 million in compensatory and punitive damages, which included $35 million for disgorgement of compensation for the period of the fraud.  The award was confirmed.

 

Served as lead litigation counsel for American International Group, Inc ("AIG") in a multi-pronged dispute with former AIG CEO Maurice R. Greenberg and several  C. V. Starr entities (represented by Boies Schiller and Skadden Arps) concerning the ownership of more than $1 billion worth of insurance business.  Successful on three injunction motions in NY state court and overseeing global effort to separate AIG from Starr Agencies.  Also defended AIG in trademark litigation over Starr marks.  All sixteen matters were settled globally. 

 

Representing AIG in a shareholder derivative action pending in Delaware, known as the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana v. Greenberg litigation.  He also represents AIG in connection with fraud and RICO claims by the National Workers Compensation Reinsurance Pool.

 

Represented Fox Entertainment Group, Twentieth Century Fox and other defendants against copyright infringement claims arising out of the Ben Stiller movie "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story."  Obtained partial summary judgment in Fox's favor and a ruling that plaintiffs' sole expert witness was unqualified to testify.  Obtained a favorable settlement.

 

Representing AIG as lead trial counsel to represent in a major reinsurance and contract dispute that is scheduled for trial in 2007 in Connecticut Federal Court.
Representing a large pool of reinsurers (known as the ECRA Pool) as lead trial counsel in defense of claims by USF&G seeking several hundred million dollars from the pool members.

 

Representing the Trustee of two litigation trusts arising out of the bankruptcy of REFCO and its affiliates, a multi-billion dollar bankruptcy.

 

Representing a group of bondholders in connection with the bankruptcy of the beverage company Le Nature's, Inc.  He also represents a group of initial and secondary purchasers of Le Nature's bank debt.