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Selendy & Gay Looks to Post-Pandemic Litigation Future
Founding partner Philippe Selendy spoke with Reuters about managing through a pandemic and Selendy & Gay's "exceptionally busy year" ahead.

After Bernie Madoff’s Death, Efforts To Recover Ill-Gotten Funds Go On
David Flugman, who represents one of the largest “net loser” feeder fund victims of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, spoke with The Wall Street Journal about how legal efforts to recover assets on behalf of victims are expected to play out in the aftermath of Madoff's death. 

New York Court Rules Litigation Brought By Developer Fortis Can Proceed Against Lenders
Represented by Selendy & Gay, Fortis Property Group and related parties defeated motions to dismiss and can proceed in their suit against a group of lenders concerning Fortis’s unfinished skyscraper at 161 Maiden Lane in Manhattan.

COVID Forced Summer Associate Recruiting to Go Remote; Firms May Never Return to Campus
Jennifer Selendy spoke with Law.com about COVID-19's impact on OCI, and doubling Selendy & Gay's summer associate class in the midst of a pandemic.

Sandy Hook Families, Insurer Oppose Remington Bankruptcy Plan
Remington Outdoor Company is facing objections to its proposed wind-down plan from families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting victims as the company nears the conclusion of its Chapter 11 case.

Selendy & Gay Secures Unanimous Appellate Ruling for New York Developer SJP Properties
Selendy & Gay obtained a unanimous reversal from the Appellate Division, First Department of a trial court decision ordering New York-based real estate developer SJP Properties to tear down numerous floors of its residential building at 200 Amsterdam Avenue.

Litigator Babak Ghafarzade Selected for LCLD’s Pathfinder Program
Babak Ghafarzade has been selected for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s (LCLD) 2021 Pathfinder Program.

Courts Reject Lawsuit By Representative Gohmert Contesting Constitutionality of Electoral Count Act
In a bid to authorize Vice President Pence to disregard electoral votes for President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris, Representative Louis Gohmert sued to contest the constitutionality of the Electoral Count Act. Selendy & Gay served as co-counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives in an amicus curiae brief opposing the lawsuit.

The Next Wave Of COVID-19 Securities Litigation Is Building
Speaking to Law360, Sean Baldwin explained that "if things change in the market or Congress fails to provide relief," the factors that may have quelled securities litigation in the early stages of the crisis could subside.

Energy Cases To Watch In 2021
Joshua Margolin spoke with Law360 about the most anticipated climate change litigation pending before the Supreme and federal courts in 2021.