Vernon Broderick

Partner

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Current

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General Electric GE/Odebrecht TRO Obtained dismissal, on forum non conveniens grounds, of a complaint and temporary restraining order filed by Construtora Norberto Odebrecht S.A. (“CNO”) in the Southern District of New York seeking to enjoin GE, on the basis of a contracts entered into in Brazil, from competing against CNO in connection with the Rio Madeira power generation project in Brazil.

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Bob Bettacchi WR Grace United States v. W.R. Grace, Robert J. Bettacchi, et al. Obtained a major victory in the WR Grace criminal prosecution, which is likely to hamstring the government's efforts to prosecute the most serious charges against the firm's client, former Grace officer Bob Bettacchi.

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PRLDEF/Day Laborers Constitutional Rights Case Joined forces with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Educational Fund and another law firm to represent six day laborers challenging a New York suburban village’s acts of discrimination and harassment.

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Tibetan Buddist - Asylum Case Tibetan Buddist - Asylum Case WGM represented Sangay, a Tibetan Buddhist persecuted and imprisoned by the Chinese authorities for his religious and political beliefs, in obtaining political asylum in August of 2002. Post-9/11 immigration policies and the endless bureaucracy of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quashed our efforts to reunite Sangay with his family. We are happy to report that Sangay's wife and three children were granted permanent visas and arrived in New York last week, more than five years since their separation. The client is obviously overwhelmingly happy and very grateful for the endless efforts of Weil Gotshal and others on his behalf.

Harvard University

J.D.

1988

Yale University

B.A.

1985

Publication

Women of Color: Pathways to Success for All (Washington, DC, March 19, 2008) Program Chair and Speaker, Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women

Avoiding and Responding to Government Initiated Investigations (February 22, 2008) CLE seminar on Friday, February 22, 2008, at the National Bar Association -- Commercial Law Section 2008 Corporate Counsel Conference