Case Studies

Here you will find case studies that offer an expanded look at how we apply our experience in specific situations on behalf of clients. We have longstanding relationships with many clients. The following are some examples of how we serve their interests.

United States Court of Appeals Overturns Death Sentence for Pro Bono Client The firm’s Public Service Initiative (attorneys George Kendall, Sam Spital, Corrine Irish, Carine Williams, paralegal Shakeer Rahman, and assistant Lynn Cirrincione-Boccia) recently had a major victory, when a unanimous three-judge panel of the Unite...

Leading the Way in UK Gas Storage The UK’s gas storage capacity is set to rise by 15 per cent after the Government gave the go ahead in September 2010, following a public inquiry, for WINGAS Storage UK Limited to convert its Lincolnshire depleted gas field into an underground gas sto...

A World First in Financing for UK Automotive Brands When the automotive industry was suffering serious difficulties in 2009 as a result of global economic conditions, even the most prestigious brands such as Land Rover and Jaguar cars did not escape unscathed. The brands had been bought from the Ford...

Historic Pro Sports Bankruptcy Case While the owner of the National Hockey League’s Phoenix Coyotes waded through an historic bankruptcy proceeding in 2009, Squire Sanders helped lead the way toward an unprecedented resolution. The Coyotes had moved to Arizona from Winnipeg, Manitoba,...

Representing AmTrust Financial Corporation in Chapter 11 Proceedings In November 2009, Squire Sanders filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases for AmTrust Financial Corporation (now known as AmFin Financial Corporation) and five subsidiaries in Cleveland. AmTrust Financial was the holding company for AmTrust Bank, which was ...

Clearing the Way for Emergency Responders in Largest Realignment of Radio Spectrum Ever Attempted Squire Sanders was selected in 2004 to serve as General Counsel to the 800 MHz Transition Administrator (TA), a hand-picked team charged with oversight and administration of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 800 MHz reconfiguration progra...

Protecting Wetlands Permits When The Landon Companies (Agripartners), owner of a large tract of undeveloped land between Naples and Fort Myers, needed expertise in Endangered Species Act (ESA) litigation, they turned to Squire Sanders for help. In 2003, two environmental groups...

A Winning Argument on FLSA Claims Digital Dish, a leading television satellite dish service company, and two of its representatives faced claims of overtime and recordkeeping violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) involving more than 200 of the company's technicians. Th...

Enforcing Employee Noncompete Agreements When the former vice president of a flooring company's property management division abruptly left the company to work for a direct competitor despite having executed a two-year noncompete agreement, the company turned to our labor and employment prac...

Brazil Media Regulation The Brazilian government is in the process of implementing new media regulations, as well as a review of the mass communication law. Our client, a prominent player in the Internet sector, is concerned about draft regulations that would apply local co...

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