Leah Friedman

Leah has recently represented:

• BG Group in its successful appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States seeking the enforcement of an investment arbitration award entered against Argentina*
• Raoul Weil, the former CEO of UBS AG’s global wealth management business, in a federal criminal trial concerning the alleged violation of US tax laws*
• A digital directories business in a federal jury trial involving claims of unfair competition, solicitation, and misuse of confidential information
• The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in an action against a Brazilian corporation seeking recovery of loan amounts following default
• A major global automobile manufacturer in class action litigation alleging RICO and other claims stemming from the alleged maintenance of undisclosed emissions “defeat devices”
• PepsiCo, Inc. in an antitrust action alleging price-fixing and monopolization in the market for carbonated soft drinks*
• A biotechnology firm in an action brought by a competitor alleging anticompetitive conduct in the United States
• A hedge fund in emergency actions seeking payment of dividends
• A global bank in antitrust class action proceedings alleging manipulation of the Canadian Dealer Offered Rate and related financial instruments in the United States
• A financial institution in ongoing antitrust class action proceedings alleging the manipulation of the benchmark prices for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium*
• A financial institution in a series of antitrust class action proceedings alleging a conspiracy to manipulate the auction process for US Treasury Securities*
• A biotechnology company in an action resisting the enforcement of arbitral awards relating to an underlying patent-licensing dispute*
• A financial institution in a series of antitrust class action proceedings alleging a conspiracy to maintain control of the over-the-counter interest rate swaps markets*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham