Salvatore Romanello

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Professional Experience

: Current; American Airlines Inc. American Airlines/Amadeus IT Group Achieved a significant victory on behalf of American Airlines on a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by Amadeus IT Group that threatened to shut down a major new program American planned to launch on September 1 that has transformed the way American deals with travel agents throughout the country.

: Current; Darling International Darling International f/k/a Darling-Delaware Inc. v. Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership, L.P. Brought arbitration proceedings against Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership L.P. for breach of Energy Services Agreement and then sought to confirm arbitration award in New Jersey Superior Court. Complete victory for Darling; arbitration panel awarded Darling $7.4 million, full compensatory damages. more

: Current; American Airlines Inc. American Airlines/TWA Retirees Obtained summary judgment victory on behalf of American Airlines dismissing two class action lawsuits arising from American’s acquisition of the assets of Trans World Airlines (TWA) in 2001.

: Current; Metropolitan Transportation Authority In the Matter of Madison Square Garden, L.P. v. New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Jets Development LLC On behalf of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Weil Gotshal defeated a challenge by Madison Square Garden and a number of community groups to the MTA’s Board’s decision to proceed with negotiations with the New York Jets to allow the team to build a new football stadium on Manhattan’s West Side. more

: Current; Empire State Development Corporation Empire State Development Corporation Defended the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), the parent entity of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), in an Article 78 proceeding before the New York Supreme Court. New York City television station NY1 News sought under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIL) access to videotaped discussions between New York Governor George Pataki, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and the LMDC World Trade Center Memorial Jury, the entity charged with picking the World Trade Center Memorial. The Judge 's ruling is the first opinion that has ever extended FOIL protection to private citizens that were not compensated for the services that they rendered on behalf of a public agency.

: Current; Lower Manhattan Development Corporation Charles Upchurch v. Lower Manhattan Development Corp. WGM represented Lower Manhattan Development Corporation against Upchurch regarding a motion for a TRO prohibiting announcing the finalists for the World Trade Center Memorial. After hearing argument on the Motion, the judge denied the preliminary injunction, and dismissed the Petition outright, holding that Petitioner had no chance of success on the merits.

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