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David Elsberg
New York Office Tel: 212-849-7000 Fax: 212-849-7100 davidelsberg@quinnemanuel.com Practice Areas Banking and Financial Institution Litigation Domestic and International Arbitration & Mediation Employment Litigation and Counseling Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation Education Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995)
Duke University (B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1992) |
Biography
Mr. Elsberg has represented banks, broker-dealers, computer companies, telecommunications companies, insurance companies, officers/directors and national law firms in complex litigations in state and federal courts and arbitrations nationwide.
In addition to being an accomplished trial lawyer, Mr. Elsberg has taught law school, and he has published numerous scholarly articles, including in the New York Law Journal and the Harvard Law Review. Representative Clients
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) Notable Representations
Representing Nokia Corp. against Qualcomm Inc., in a multi-billion dollar patent and contract dispute concerning the technology used in mobile telephones worldwide, which includes arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association, court actions in Delaware, Wisconsin and Texas, and numerous additional proceedings worldwide including before the International Trade Commission.
Represented AIG in a multi-pronged dispute with former AIG CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. and various Starr affiliates concerning the ownership of more than $1 billion in insurance and reinsurance business – including multiple federal and state court actions and arbitrations involving issues of contract, insurance, agency, corporate governance, employment and trademarks. All sixteen matters were settled globally.
Represented the Knicks against former coach Larry Brown in a $40 million dispute concerning the termination of Mr. Brown's employment, which was arbitrated before NBA Commissioner David Stern. See 11/09/06 L.A. Times 7 (reporting that the parties had settled and the "the payout is $22.5 million less than the $41 million that remained on the five-year, $50-million contract Brown signed in July 2005 with the Knicks").
Represented a former director of a Canadian publicly-traded telecom company in the GT Telecom Litigation against breach of fiduciary duty and other claims by JPMorgan Chase, as Indenture Trustee, on behalf of bondholders holding more than $700 million in bonds. All claims were dismissed.
Represented a preeminent national law firm against claims by a producer of major motion pictures that the law firm allegedly failed adequately to investigate and warn the client of risks involved in the underlying transaction. All claims were dismissed.
Represented numerous entities and high profile individuals in executive compensation and "raiding" disputes, including Credit Suisse, UBS and Lehman Bros.
Represented one of the underwriters in the In re Worldcom, Inc. Securities Litigation. |
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