Adam Strochak

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: Current; WorldCom Inc. Reynolds v. WorldCom, Inc. Secured a voluntary dismissal of an appeal in a case alleging breach of fiduciary duty claims against past director and officers of WorldCom, Inc. more

: Current; MCI Inc. (f/n/a WorldCom Inc.) In re WorldCom, Inc. Successfully argued against disqualification of auditor, KPMG, on behalf of WorldCom, Inc. in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. more

: Current; New York Stock Exchange Inc. In re Stock Exchange Options Trading Antitrust Litigation Weil Gotshal successfully defended New York Stock Exchange, Inc. against Sherman Act antitrust claims alleging a conspiracy to refrain from listing certain options for trading. The firm obtained summary judgment on NYSE's behalf in the district court, and then prevailed on appeal in the Second Circuit. more

: Current; The Russian Federation Allen v. Russian Federation et al. Obtained motion to dismiss on behalf of The Russian Federation on FSIA and personal jurisdiction grounds.

: Current; Hurricane Katrina Victims Class Katrina Victims; Diane Ridgley; Judy Sturcken; David Bellinger; and Tamica Dickson, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States Department of Homeland Security; Michael Chertoff, Secretar Represented a group of low-income individuals displaced from their homes by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in suit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other Federal officials; class action lawsuit in Federal court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Court certified class action and granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting FEMA from terminating people from its rental assistance program.

: Current; Sergio Suarez Martinez Crawford v. Suarez Martinez WGM filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a number of major refugee resettlement and advocacy organizations, including the International Rescue Committee and Immigrant and Refugee Services of America. in the case, Crawford v. Suarez Martinez (No. 03-878). The case examines the statutory and constitutional limits on the federal government’s ability to detain aliens (that is, non-US citizens) who have not been admitted as permanent residents and who are subject to an order of removal under the immigration laws requiring them to leave the country. The amicus brief argued that indefinite detention was inconsistent with various international treaties governing treatment of refugees, as well as principles of customary international law, and that the applicable US statute should be interpreted consistently with these international law doctrines.

: Current; MCI Reorganization of WorldCom/MCI Represented WorldCom, as debtor, in its chapter 11 reorganization, resulting in the reorganized MCI. more

: Current; El Salvador Asylum Applicant El Salvador Asylum Applicant Represented a minor from El Salvador in removal proceedings before the United States Immigration Court. The client has sought asylum in the United States because he openly opposed the Mara Salvatrucha or “MS” gang, a network of street thugs and paramilitary guerrillas omnipresent in El Salvador. On July 22, 2004, the Immigration Court issued its opinion, denying our client’s application for asylum. WGM filed a notice of appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). In the meantime, the client may remain in the United States pending adjudication of the appeal.

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