Marc Wolinsky
51, West 52nd Street
10019
Biography: Corporate Governance
Marc Wolinsky has been a member of the litigation department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz since 1987. His practice includes corporate governance, contracts, insurance and securities litigation.Most recently, Mr Wolinsky led the successful representation of Rohm and Haas in compelling Dow Chemical to close on the acquisition of that company. Mr Wolinsky was a lead member of the trial team that successfully defeated Tyson's claim that IBP had suffered a 'material adverse change' in its business. The case, IBP v Tyson, is the lead precedent on what constitutes a 'material adverse change.' Mr Wolinsky was also the lead lawyer representing JC Flowers, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase in Delaware Chancery Court litigation with Sallie Mae over whether Sallie Mae had suffered a material adverse change in its business.
Mr Wolinsky recently led the representation of JPMorgan Chase in Delaware Chancery Court and New York Supreme Court litigation over JPMorgan's acquisition of Bear Stearns, and participated in the successful defence of Delaware Chancery Court litigation between IAC/Interactive and Barry Diller against Liberty Media and John Malone.
Following 9/11, Mr Wolinsky was a lead member of the team representing Larry Silverstein in insurance litigation arising out of the destruction of the World Trade Center. As part of that representation, Mr Wolinsky was a member of the trial team that successfully convinced a New York jury that the attacks on the World Trade Center should be treated as two 'occurrences' for insurance purposes. He then led the effort to settle the case, which resulted in the 24 May 2007 announcement by then-Governor Spitzer of what was reported to be the largest property insurance settlement in history. Mr Wolinsky is continuing to represent Silverstein in its ongoing disputes with the Port Authority.
As part of his pro bono work, Mr Wolinsky was the lead lawyer representing Joseph Steffan in his challenge to the ban on the service of gay men and women in the military, arguing the case to the DC Circuit sitting en banc.
Marc Wolinsky joined Wachtell after clerking for the Honorable Henry J Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1980-1981. He received his BA with high honours from Swarthmore College in 1977, and his JD with honours from the University of Chicago Law School. While in law school, he was a member of The University of Chicago Law Review and served as a comment and articles editor. Mr Wolinsky has argued appeals in the DC Circuit, the New York Court of Appeals and the appellate division of the New York State Supreme Court. He is admitted to practise in the State of New York, the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Seventh and DC Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.
This biography is an extract from The International Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers which can be purchased from our Bookstore.
Biography: Commercial Litigation
Marc Wolinsky has been a member of the litigation department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz since 1987. His practice includes corporate governance, contracts, insurance and securities litigation.Most recently, Mr Wolinsky led the successful defense of the challenge by Air Products to the maintenance of Airgas' 'poison pill' and also led the representation of Rohm and Haas in compelling Dow Chemical to close on the acquisition of that company. Mr Wolinsky was a lead member of the trial team that successfully defeated Tyson's claim that IBP had suffered a 'material adverse change' in its business. The case, IBP v Tyson, is the lead precedent on what constitutes a 'material adverse change'. Mr Wolinsky was also the lead lawyer representing JC Flowers, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase in Delaware Chancery Court litigation with Sallie Mae over whether Sallie Mae had suffered a material adverse change in its business.
Mr Wolinsky recently led the representation of JPMorgan Chase in Delaware Chancery Court and New York Supreme Court litigation over JPMorgan's acquisition of Bear Stearns, and participated in the successful defence of Delaware Chancery Court litigation between IAC/Interactive and Barry Diller against Liberty Media and John Malone.
Following 9/11, Mr Wolinsky was a lead member of the team representing Larry Silverstein in insurance litigation arising out of the destruction of the World Trade Center. As part of that representation, Mr Wolinsky was a member of the trial team that successfully convinced a New York jury that the attacks on the World Trade Center should be treated as two 'occurrences' for insurance purposes. He then led the effort to settle the case, which resulted in the 24 May 2007 announcement by then-Governor Spitzer of what was reported to be the largest property insurance settlement in history. Mr Wolinsky is continuing to represent Silverstein in its ongoing disputes with the Port Authority. Mr Wolinsky's antitrust matters include the representation of General Mills in an FTC investigation of its acquisition of Pillsbury, the defence of Cardinal Health in the FTC challenge to its acquisition of Bergen Brunswig and the representation of Great Northern Nekoosa in its antitrust suit against Georgia Pacific.
As part of his pro bono work, Mr Wolinsky was the lead lawyer representing Joseph Steffan in his challenge to the ban on the service of gay men and women in the military, arguing the case to the DC Circuit sitting en banc. He also represents Anthony Oddone, a young man wrongly convicted of manslaughter.
Marc Wolinsky joined Wachtell after clerking for the Honorable Henry J Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1980-1981. He received his BA with high honours from Swarthmore College in 1977, and his JD with honours from the University of Chicago Law School. While in law school, he was a member of The University of Chicago Law Review and served as a comment and articles editor. Mr Wolinsky has argued appeals in the DC Circuit, the New York Court of Appeals and the appellate division of the New York State Supreme Court. He is admitted to practise in the State of New York, the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Seventh and DC Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.
This biography is an extract from The International Who's Who of Commercial Litigation Lawyers which can be purchased from our Bookstore.
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