| Biography:
Louis M. Solomon is a senior trial lawyer in Proskauer Rose’s Global Litigation Department and immediate Past Chair of the 250 member Department. He is also a leader of the Firm’s International Practice Group (“IPG”), and an internationally recognized practitioner on litigation issues affecting multinational companies operating across the globe.
Lou has tried over 50 complex commercial cases to judges, juries, and arbitral or governmental panels. He regularly represents leading companies such as Andrx, AriZona Iced Tea, Bouygues S.A., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hertz, International Financial Group, Japan Tobacco, KFC, MOMA, the New York Jets, Overseas Shipholding Group, PepsiCo, U.K.’s Premier Football League, and W.R. Huff Companies. Lou has been lead counsel for his clients in private and class action cases as well as government and regulatory proceedings. He has been lead counsel in litigation as varied as:
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The development of Manhattan’s West Side Stadium and the U.S.’s bid for the Olympics as well as pending litigation involving the Meadowlands.
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Patent, involving the world’s largest ethical pharmaceutical product; separate case involving on-line mapping in the real estate industry.
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Antitrust, involving the largest vitamins cartel ever; separate FTC proceeding involving pharmaceutical life cycle management.
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Copyright, involving the world’s largest Internet site (Google/YouTube).
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License and development agreement dispute, involving one of the world’s best-selling cancer products (litigation and arbitration).
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False advertising and unfair competition, involving the largest bottled water and vitamin water products in the U.S. and the world, respectively, obtaining an unprecedented decision on preemption.
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Insurance, multiple trials securing hundreds of millions in coverage.
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Securities litigation, including FCPA matters and internal investigations.
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100+ million trial on indemnities for the sale of aircraft manufacturing facilities.
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Art law, involving defense of provenance claims against one of the world’s leading museums.
Lou’s extensive international litigation experience has included litigations involving numerous EU countries, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Russia. His successful trial involving Argentine debt restructuring made new law in both the international and securities fields.
Lou has been ranked continuously as a leading trial lawyer in Chambers USA 2007-2009, where he is described as a “highly experienced trial lawyer handling cases in a wide range of areas, from antitrust to IP to international litigation”, “specializ[ing] in pulling clients out of the fire,” and whose clients "ascribe this life-saving ability to his exceptional judgment when advising on risky business or regulatory situations.” Clients say he is "just as good at crafting watertight settlements. No detail or potential future risk escapes him.” Under his guidance, the Proskauer Litigation Department again received recognition as an “elite” team in Chambers and other ranking directories
Lou is named in Best Lawyers in America; highlighted by LawDragon as one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America”; and a leader in its "New Stars, New Worlds" rankings, as well as its quarterly Leading Lawyers in America guide. Lou also has been named a New York Super Lawyer and was voted "Best of Class" in the area of Commercial Litigation by the Best of The U.S. Legal Directory.
Lou is often quoted or featured in the national and international broadcast and print media, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fox Business, and National Public Radio.
Lou received the 2006 Burton Award for Excellence in Legal Writing. Lou is Editor-in-Chief and chief contributor of Proskauer on International Litigation and Dispute Resolution, the acclaimed e-Guide on international legal trends, authored and presented by the Proskauer Litigation Department and the Firm’s International Practice Group. He is also editor of and contributor to the “Law, Ethics, and Gender” column of peer-reviewed Journal of Gender Medicine. His articles/book chapters, as well as televised debates and interviews, can be found in his on-line press room.
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