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AI-washing – when AI hype becomes a litigation risk
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By leveraging our global expertise and industry knowledge, we support conglomerates in effectively managing their diverse operations and achieving their strategic objectives.
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Representative experience
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BASF in district court litigation involving 350 claims from 17 patents. Defeated claims in 13 patents based on favorable claim construction, invalidity, and co-ownership determinations. (Americas)
LG Energy Solution through its multi-year trade secret dispute over electric vehicle batteries with SK Innovation (SKI), which resulted in a US$1.8bn settlement between the two companies before the ITC. (Americas)
A joint venture between Pequiven, the Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. and Mitsubishi Corp., in the development of an 850,000 MT methanol production plant. (APAC)
Sojitz Corporation on its purchase from Helios Investment Partners of a 25% interest in the holding company of Axxela Limited, the largest private sector gas distributor in Nigeria. (EMEA & APAC)
Vodafone in litigation against IPCom concerning the infringement and validity of alleged Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND)-related issues, as well as in litigation with Intellectual Ventures over the FRAND value of a license of a portfolio of alleged SEPs. (EMEA)
Nissan on the strategic and legal aspects of the restructuring of its shareholdings and operations in multiple Indian joint ventures, as part of a global reorganization of the alliance between Nissan and Renault. (EMEA)
Red Bull GmbH and Red Bull North America at the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), obtaining a general exclusion order prohibiting the importation of unauthorized (gray market) Red Bull energy drink products into the U.S. (Americas)
PPG on its US$1.15bn acquisition of Ennis Flint and in the US$2.3bn acquisition of paint and coating manufacturer Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V. (Americas)
Tata Chemicals on the US$1.05bn acquisition of the soda ash business, General Chemicals Industrials Products Inc. (Americas)
LabCorp in their successful defense against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s request for a preliminary injunction. We ultimately secured dismissal of all claims in the FTC’s challenge to LabCorp’s purchase of Westcliff Medical Laboratories. (Americas)
3M on the tax aspects of its US$1bn acquisition of the Separations Media business of Polypore International, Inc. (Americas)
ExxonMobil on the reorganization of the international holdings structure of the ExxonMobil Group, involving Spanish, U.S. and Luxembourg companies with an aggregate market value of €47bn. (EMEA)
Shell Oil, Proctor & Gamble, Potlatch Corporation, Dow Chemical and other owners of industrial facilities in connection with the taxable and tax-exempt financing of waste disposal projects at their manufacturing plants in the United States. (Americas)
Honeywell in the acquisition, disposal and lease of offices, warehouses and industrial premises in various European countries. (EMEA)
ExxonMobil on real estate matters in the UK. (EMEA)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on the design and construction of Sohar urea/ammonia plant in Oman. (EMEA)
