Litigation O’Melveny achieves landmark victories for our clients. Corporate We represent clients on transformational deals across varied industries. FIRM ACHIEVEMENTS Google Won a sweeping jury verdict for Google after a week-long trial in the Western District of Texas, defeating patent infringement claims covering a mountable picture frame for displaying digital images. WhatsApp Scored a victory when the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling refusing to find Israeli spyware company NSO Group immune from litigation over an alleged hack of Meta’s WhatsApp. Former Pilgrim’s Pride CEO Defended Jayson Penn not just once or even twice but three times in federal court. Following two mistrials, Penn was finally acquitted in the first Justice Department criminal antitrust prosecution to ever go to a third trial. City of Austin Prevailed before the US Supreme Court in City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan National Advertising of Texas, a victory that will help cities nationwide stave off the proliferation of distracting and unsightly digital billboards. TikTok Representing the platform in an investigation by all 50 state AGs of its effects on children, including how the platform handles inappropriate content. Johnson & Johnson Secured an unprecedented global resolution of claims from 48 states and 3,000+ cities and counties that accused pharmaceutical manufacturers—including J&J—and others of allegedly causing an opioid abuse crisis. Broadcom Advised the semiconductor manufacturer on its pending US$61 billion acquisition of multicloud services provider VMware—the second largest M&A deal of 2022 and the largest deal ever for a semiconductor manufacturer. Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Secured approval of Brazos Electric’s chapter 11 plan, settling billions of dollars in claims and taking the company out of the electrical generation business. AT&T Counseled AT&T on two simultaneous debt tender offers to purchase for cash (i) 54 series of outstanding notes (“Higher Coupon Offers”) and (ii) nine series of outstanding notes (“Discount Offers”) for a combined US$8.7 billion. 3D Medicines Advised the bio-pharma company on its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in late 2022, capping a year that saw us handle 10% of Hong Kong IPOs. JFK Airport Redevelopment Counseled consortium on a US$4.2 billion deal to build, finance, and operate the new international Terminal 6 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Walt Disney Co. Counseled Disney subsidiary Marvel Studios on a 20-year licensing deal with Stan Lee Universe that gives Disney/Marvel a variety of rights to use Stan Lee’s name, likeness, voice, signature, and more in films, television, and digital content, as well as in theme parks and theme park experiences.
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