Holwell Shuster & Goldberg

Sigma Constructores, S.A. v. Guatemala: Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitral Award ($37M)

October 25, 2024

Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award for $37 million in Sigma Constructores, S.A., of Guatemala v. The Republic of Guatemala at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Plantation Bay Holdings Corporation v. Crawford & Company: Discovery Application (Philippines)

February 8, 2024

Application by Plantation Bay Holdings Corporation, described as a Philippines company that is the "sole owner" of "the Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, a five-star report in Lapu-Lapu City", to take discovery from Crawford & Company for use in criminal and civil proceedings in the Philippines against "directors and/or officers of Standard Insurance Co., Inc.; directors and/or officers of Crawford & Company Philippines, Inc., including the general counsel of Crawford US; and the directors and/or officers of Philpacific Insurance Brokers & Managers, Inc." alleging fraud regarding insurance coverage for damage caused by "a Category 5 typhoon", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

TFG Asset Management LP v. The Gores Group LLC et al: Petition to Quash Subpoena

March 2, 2023

Petition to Quash Subpoena in TFG Asset Management LP, of the Cayman Islands v. The Gores Group LLC and AEG Holdings LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Aenergy SA v. Republic of Angola et al: Complaint

August 22, 2022

Complaint alleging "simple breach of contract action for unpaid work and supplies" in Aenergy SA, described as "a Portuguese-shareholder-owned corporation constituted under the laws of the Republic of Angola in 2012" v. Republic of Angola, Ministry of Energy and Water of the Republic of Angola, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Angola, Empresa Pública de Produção de Electricidade EP, and Empresa Nacional de Distribuição de Electricidade at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Polygon Global Partners LLP v. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts et al: Discovery Application

March 23, 2021

Application by Polygon Global Partners LLP to take discovery from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP law firm, Jason Carss, described as KKR's "Managing Director of Legal", and Terence Gallagher, described as KKR's "Managing Director on the Finance team", for use in legal proceedings in Spain "brought to challenge administrative decisions of the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, hereafter "CNMV"), by which the CNMV authorized Lorca Telecom BidCo, S.A.U. to take over and delist Spanish telecommunications company, MasMovil Ibercom, S.A.", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Polygon Global Partners LLP v. Providence Equity Partners LLC: Discovery Application

March 23, 2021

Application by Polygon Global Partners LLP to take discovery from Providence Equity Partners LLC "for use in two proceedings before the Audiencia Nacional ("Spanish National High Court") in Madrid, where Polygon is contesting decisions taken by the CNMV, Spain's principal securities regulator, in a challenged takeover bid", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

Credit Opportunity Fund v. Swissport Financial Sàrl et al: Amended Complaint

October 14, 2020

Amended Complaint in Credit Opportunity Fund, described as "a sub-fund of Northlight QIAIF PLC", of Ireland v. Swissport Financing Sàrl, of Luxembourg; Swissport Holding International Sàrl, of Luxembourg; Vikram Jindal, of New York; Alan Jeffrey Carr, of New York; Duan Wang, of New York, and Barclays Bank Plc, of England, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Credit Opportunity Fund v. Swissport Financing Sàrl et al: Complaint

August 6, 2020

Complaint in Credit Opportunity Fund, described as "a sub-fund of Northlight QIAIF PLC", of Ireland v. Swissport Financing Sàrl, of Luxembourg, as Defendant, and Barclays Bank Plc, of England, as Nominal Defendant, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

LCM Asset Management LLC v. Serta Simmons Bedding LLC et al: Complaint

June 18, 2020

Complaint that "challenges the actions of a debtor striking a deal negotiated in private with preferred lenders that will advantage those preferred lenders and deprive the remaining debtholders of their bargained-for contract rights" in LCM Asset Management LLC, a Delaware company based in New York, NY, v. Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, described as a Delaware company based in Doraville, GA; Advent International Corporation, described as a Delaware company based in Boston, MA; Eaton Vance Corp., described as a Maryland company based in Boston, MA; Invesco Ltd., described as a Bermuda company based in Atlanta, GA; Credit Suisse Group AG, described as a Swiss company based in Zurich, and Barings LLC, described as a Delaware company based in Charlotte, NC, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Aenergy SA v. General Electric Company: Discovery Application

November 22, 2019

Application by Aenergy SA to take discovery from General Electric Company for use in legal proceedings in Angola, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.