Lisa Solbakken was recently quoted in P&C Specialist, a Financial Times publication, on what employees should know before signing a noncompete agreement amid the current heightened enforcement under the Trump administration's FTC. In the article, "What You Need to...
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Lisa Solbakken Discusses Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s Golden Parachute in TheWrap
Arkin Solbakken LLP Partner Lisa Solbakken recently spoke to TheWrap about Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's golden parachute following the company's sale to Paramount. The article, "Does Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Deserve His $887 Million Golden...
Arkin Solbakken LLP Obtains Favorable Rulings in Advancement Action
On July 1, 2024, after trial, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that Arkin Solbakken LLP's client, Marc Centrella, “prevails in full on his claims for advancement and fees on fees” from Avantor. In September 2024, Avantor filed motions for a stay of this order...
Arkin Solbakken LLP Obtains Win on Appeal In Breach of Contract Case
Arkin Solbakken LLP won summary judgment on all counts in the Supreme Court of New York on behalf of its client Moelis & Company LLC, in the action styled Moelis & Company LLC v. Ocwen Financial Corp., Index No. 655946/2018 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. County 2018). In...
Arkin Solbakken LLP Obtains Dismissal of Defamation Case
On June 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of the State of New York dismissed all of Plaintiff’s claims against Arkin Solbakken LLP’s client, Strategic Vision US LLC, in the action styled Wengui v. Strategic Vision US LLC, et al., Index No. 157538/2019 (Sup. Ct. N.Y....
Arkin Solbakken LLP Obtains Dismissal of Claims Seeking Billions of Dollars Against Client.
On December 18, 2019, the Supreme Court of the State of New York dismissed all of Plaintiffs’ claims in the action styled Guo Wengui, et al. v. Sam Nunberg, et al., Index No. 162069/2018 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty.), seeking billions of dollars from Arkin Solbakken LLP...
Enmity Erupts Between Former Private Equity Partners Over Lucrative Insurance Units
INSURANCE JOURNAL By Sonali Basak and Heather Perlberg Nearly a decade ago, Imran Siddiqui helped engineer a shrewd maneuver for buyout mogul Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management LLC, one that’s yielded many millions for the firm. Then Siddiqui...
Arkin Solbakken LLP Obtains Voluntary Dismissal of All Claims Against Client
On March 21, 2018, Plaintiffs in the action styled Guo Wengui, et al. v. Zheng Wu a/k/a Bruno Wu, 18-cv-00845 (E.D.N.Y. 2018) filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal in connection with all claims brought against Arkin Solbakken LLP client Bruno Wu. This filing...
Arkin Solbakken LLP client sues fund administrator for allowing a cyberthief to steal $5.9 million
Arkin Solbakken LLP is representing Tillage Commodities Fund in a lawsuit against SS&C Technologies, which fell victim to a “spoofing” scam and disbursed $5.9 million of Tillage’s fund’s to an unknown cyberthief. The full article can be viewed here.