April 2020 Business Litigation Report

Lead Article:

• The Increasing Importance of Trade Secret Protection for Artificial Intelligence 

Noted with Interest:

• Policyholders Be “Fore”warned: Fourth Circuit Finds Insurance Broker Not Responsible for Hole-in-One Policy

Practice Group Notes:

• Securities & Structured Finance Litigation Update:  Auto Loan Put-Back Claims: The Next Big Thing?
• International Litigation Update: English Court of Appeal Finds Jurisdiction To Compel Non-Party Deposition in Aid of Foreign Arbitration

Victories:

• Summary Judgment Victory Establishes Basis for Recovering Attorneys’ Fees for Breach of Release
• Quinn Emanuel Secures Settlement for Tier 1 Bondholders in Hamburg Commercial Bank Thwarting Attempted Accounting Gimmickry

Firm Announcements:

• Tomasco and Clark Published in the Best of ABI 2019 Journal
• Robert Schwartz Once Again Named a Power Lawyer by The Hollywood Reporter 
• Rüdiger Lahme Recognized as a “Future Leader” by Who’s Who Legal