Matthew Heller

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Elite, Unique and Enduring: Wachtell Lipton’s Restructuring and Finance Group

Nov 20, 2024 | lawdragon.com | Matthew Heller

Standing, L to R: John Sobolewski, Josh Feltman and Benjamin Arfa. Seated, L to R: Gregory Pessin, Michael Benn, Emily Johnson and Emil Kleinhaus. Photo by Michael Paras. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz is a rare and remarkable force – a dominant player in corporate law with a single office in Manhattan, and fewer than 300 lawyers.
Putting Out Fires: How the Elite Trial Team at Keller Rohrback is Fighting for Environmental Justice

Oct 16, 2024 | lawdragon.com | Matthew Heller

The 2020 wildfires in Oregon caused orange skies and leveled millions of acres of land. Keller Rohrback sued PacificCorp for their role in the fire's spread. It was the first time a major utility in Oregon was successfully sued over damage from a wind-driven wildfire. The environmental law attorneys at Keller Rohrback take their cases personally. When devastating fires swept across Oregon on Labor Day 2020, the smoke reached as far as partner Yoona Park’s office in Portland.
David Elsberg on Launching the Trial Firm, Elsberg Baker & Maruri

Oct 9, 2024 | lawdragon.com | Matthew Heller

David Elsberg appears to have another important skill other than trial lawyering – shaking up the legal market by putting together standout trial law firms. Elsberg Baker & Maruri, which he co-founded in February, is his second Quinn Emanuel spinoff in six years, following the launch of Selendy Gay Elsberg in January 2018 where he was Managing Partner for the firm’s first four years.
Michael Wernke is Fighting Corporate Malfeasance – and Winning Big for Investors | Lawdragon

Oct 1, 2024 | lawdragon.com | Matthew Heller

Over the past year, Pomerantz partner Michael Wernke has been a lead litigator in three of the firm’s high-profile securities fraud cases – each case showcasing the firm’s tenacity and creativity in pursuing recoveries for investors. In a case against Teva Pharmaceuticals, the firm represented Israeli institutional investors who alleged losses related to an alleged price-fixing scheme as well as Teva’s role in the U.S. opioid crisis.
The Gamut of a Great Trial Lawyer, with Fields Alexander of Beck Redden

Sep 16, 2024 | lawdragon.com | Matthew Heller

Fields Alexander is a partner in the Houston office of Beck Redden. Photo by Felix Sanchez. When Beck Redden partner Fields Alexander delivered his opening statement at a recent civil trial, the spectators in the courtroom included his daughter, a college freshman. The father of three says he has been “very intentional” in not pushing any of his children into the legal profession. “It is a demanding profession as they well know,” he notes.
Joshua Silverman on Finding Post-Morrison Protections for Investors

Aug 26, 2024 | lawdragon.com | Matthew Heller

When plaintiffs’ counsel sought class certification in a lawsuit against Ireland-based pharmaceutical giant Perrigo, they faced a major obstacle. That was the landmark 2010 ruling in Morrison v. National Australia Bank, Ltd., in which the U.S. Supreme Court found that Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 – the primary anti-fraud weapon for plaintiffs’ securities lawyers – does not apply to non-U.S. investors who use a foreign stock exchange to purchase shares of a foreign company.
Bigger than Texas: How Vinson & Elkins' Antitrust Group Skyrocketed into a National Powerhouse

Jul 22, 2024 | lawdragon.com | Matthew Heller

Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. Photo © Vitalyedush | Dreamstime.comWe’re talking Antitrust with a Texas T. And a whole lot of D.C. and SF – with a team of stars from across the country who’ve come together in one of the most powerhouse competition practices going. That’s exactly what Vinson & Elkins antitrust ace Craig Seebald set out to build a few years back as the 107-year-old firm charted its course for the future. Since that time, they’ve attracted a wealth of coveted talent.
Delta Tunnel Project to Generate $38 Billion in Economic Benefits As Costs Rise

May 20, 2024 | enr.com | Matthew Heller

A new financial analysis of California’s ambitious Delta Conveyance Project indicates the controversial project will create billions of dollars in benefits even though the price tag for the effort has increased substantially. The economic benefits that will flow from California’s controversial Delta tunnel water project will amount to more than double its costs, according toGov. Gavin Newsom's administration.
$900M Caltrans Project Set to Replace Aging Stockton Channel Bridges

May 8, 2024 | enr.com | Matthew Heller

A $900 million project to replace the pair of aging bridges that take Interstate 5 traffic across the Stockton Channel is scheduled to begin construction in late 2026, Caltrans officials announced this week. The Interstate 5 Stockton Channel Viaduct Replacement Project is currently in the final planning and design phases. Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.has been providing pre-construction consulting services.
What do crypto market makers actually do? Liquidity, or manipulation

May 8, 2024 | cointelegraph.com | Yohan Yun |Matthew Heller |Andrew Fenton |Ciaran Lyons

Market makers face tough ethical choices in a world where they're often blamed for manipulating markets. by Yohan Yun 9 min May 8, 2024 Few ordinary crypto holders understand the role of market makers. At the simplest level, market makers provide liquidity to keep assets tradable in the cryptocurrency market, ensuring that if a user tries to buy or sell a coin on a particular exchange, they’re usually able to.