December 10, 2019 NEW YORK, NY – Impact celebrates this tremendous victory on behalf of our phenomenal clients at Paul, Weiss and ExxonMobil. Four years of hearings culminating in a landmark three-week trial where our clients faced charges of massive fraud and nearly $2 Billion in...
September 21, 2017 NEW YORK, NY - A Securities and Exchange Commission administrative judge on Wednesday dismissed fraud charges against Lynn Tilton, CEO of Patriarch Partners, finding that the SEC failed to prove its allegations against her over the course of a 14-day trial in the...
INSIGHT Each demonstrative that we create has a primary purpose. Some are designed as visual aids for the courtroom, while others are made for incorporation into briefs or expert reports. IMPACT We utilized this demonstrative in a pre-trial brief to describe the categorized tranches of mortgage-backed securities. TECHNOLOGY USED Illustrator...
INSIGHT When Parmalat, an Italian conglomerate entered into what become one of Europe’s most significant bankruptcies, the trustees sought billions from Bank of America, Citi, and other financial giants. The trustees turned to Impact for help with their lawsuits against these economic powerhouses. IMPACT Some of the most...
INSIGHT Interactivity is not limited to Flash-based presentations. By combining PowerPoint with elements of Photoshop and Illustrator, we created an interactive timeline highlighting correspondence and statements made by former AIG chairman and CEO Maurice Greenberg to various AIG employees explaining the purpose of SICO (Starr International...
January 23, 2013 DALLAS, TX – In a bench trial conducted to determine the value of Idearc, Inc. at the time of its spin-off from Verizon in 2006, U.S. District Court Judge A. Joe Fish ruled that Idearc had a value of at least $12 billion...
October 20, 2008 HACKENSACK, NJ – A New Jersey jury awarded Citigroup a defense verdict of $364.2 million in damages, handing the financial services company a decisive victory over Parmalat, the Italian dairy giant. The jury found that Parmalat had defrauded Citigroup in a case stemming...
May 2, 2013 NEW YORK, NY – After determining there was no agreement to arbitrate the dispute, a federal judge granted Citigroup, Inc. an injunction preventing the arbitration of a case brought by a Saudi investor who claimed Citigroup and its affiliates wiped out $383 million...
November 4, 2010 NEW YORK, NY – In a stinging blow to British financier Guy Hands, a federal jury has cleared Citigroup of any wrongdoing related to its role in the sale of EMI Group. Mr. Hands sought $8 billion plus punitive damages; however, after only...
October 31, 2014 NEW YORK, NY – After two weeks of trial, a New York federal judge tossed a suit brought against Paramount Pictures Corp. by a group of investors who said that the studio tricked them into bankrolling a largely unsuccessful slate of movies in...
INSIGHT Terra Firma Capital Partners sued Citi, claiming that Citi had tricked them into bidding 265p per share for EMI. IMPACT By using PowerPoint, we were able to highlight evidence that showed Terra Firma had planned to bid 265p from the start, resulting in a win for EMI. TECHNOLOGY...
INSIGHT While common, co-financing the production of motion pictures is a potentially complex process for those outside the industry. In this bench trial, co-financing was a central issue, and it was imperative that the judge understood the different co-financing methods unique to the motion picture industry. IMPACT We...