Of counsel in the Litigation Department, Martin London has an
extensive practice that encompasses broad litigation issues both
domestically and internationally, involving both criminal and civil
matters.
Mr. London's civil experience includes trials and litigation of
numerous commercial cases involving antitrust, breach of contract,
tortious interference, real estate, product liability, securities
laws, environmental laws, insurance, administrative law and
miscellaneous torts. His criminal representations include that of
Vice President Spiro Agnew in connection with criminal charges
brought against him that led to his nolo plea and
resignation.
The gamut of Mr. London's successes is vast, involving many
prominent matters and investigations such as:
- a month-long jury trial (Planned Parenthood v.
American Coalition of Life Activists) that resulted in the
largest compensatory and punitive damages verdict in Oregon
history, and a permanent injunction against a group of
anti-abortion activists;
- a successful defense in a three-week trial before the Honorable
Arlen Adams on a $28 million SOHIO claim involving the Panama
Pipeline;
- the largest affirmed federal jury verdict in a libel case
(B&W v. CBS);
- a successful trial and appeal in a celebrity harassment and
right of privacy case (Galella v. Onassis);
- a successful injunction against an unsolicited takeover offer
in True North Communications, Inc. v. Publicis,
S.A. in a 1998 Delaware Chancery Court determination;
- a completed trial that resulted in a $650 million settlement
for client Raytheon in a proceeding against the General Motors
subsidiary, Hughes Electronics;
- an intense internal audit on behalf of Morgan Stanley that
probed into the company's employment practices;
- a 24-month-long project for Sumitomo Corporation involving an
internal investigation; and
- handling an investigation by several U.S. and U.K. authorities,
concerning the events surrounding alleged manipulation of the LME
copper market.
He has also served as counsel to the Special Litigation
Committee of a mutual fund Board of Directors respecting
shareholders' derivative litigation, and defended numerous
securities litigations for a number of clients that include New
York's largest investment banks. Furthermore, Mr. London has
represented Citigroup with various lawsuits arising out of the
WorldCom collapse, and is representing Chubb in a number of
9/11-related cases.
A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and a
recipient of the Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy, presented by
the Office of the Appellate Defender, Mr. London has been twice
appointed special trial counsel by special New York judicial
tribunals to prosecute judicial misconduct cases. His experience
also includes serving as general counsel to New York State Governor
Carey's Judicial Selection Panel; serving as chairman of the Board
of Trustees of the Federal Bar Council; and serving as chairman,
Appellate Division; First Department Disciplinary Committee from
1980-1985, where he oversaw all disciplinary prosecutions of 40,000
lawyers registered in the Department.
Mr. London has lectured extensively, including a talk given
during the national meeting of the Securities Industry Association
on the intricacies of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.
Other topics he has spoken on include various substantive law and
trial practice issues at or under auspices of the American Bar
Association, the Practising Law Institute, New York State and City
Bar Associations and numerous law schools. Mr. London has also
appeared on a number of radio and TV programs (Jim Lehrer NewsHour,
WNYC, WNYE, Court TV, etc.), discussing First Amendment and related
issues.
Mr. London was a member of the New York University Law
Review.
