The office will focus on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, lending, project finance, and restructuring in Latin America.It will, in addition, have a significant focus on dispute resolution, including litigation, arbitration, issues and appeals, labor and employment, intellectual property, executive compensation, and health care.Students would make copies of relevant cases and stick them in a shoebox in the library for anyone who needed them. It was completely inconsistent with the cutthroat stereotype of law school you saw in ‘The Paper Chase.’” Early in his career, De Groote says, he benefitted from the Duke Law alumni network, receiving valuable guidance and feedback from senior attorneys, and some of his first client referrals from classmates.

"Today, corporate and business leaders in Latin America have increasingly made Miami their point of contact in the U. Along with our substantial capabilities in Mexico and Brazil, a presence in Miami allows us to establish a deep bench of gifted lawyers who can effectively guide our clients seeking to do business in the region.

Borowitz joined Debevoise & Plimpton in 1978, became a partner in 1986, and retired from the partnership as of December 31, 2007.

and Structured Asset Securities Corporation Madoff SIPA Liquidation case in the Southern District of New York--mediation of clawback claims asserted by the Madoff Trustee against Herald Fund SPC (In Official Liquidation), a fund organized under Cayman Islands law Madoff SIPA Liquidation case in the Southern District of New York--mediation of clawback claims asserted by the Madoff Trustee against Primeo Fund (In Official Liquidation), a fund organized under Cayman Islands law Madoff SIPA Liquidation case in the Southern District of New York--mediation of clawback claims asserted by the Madoff Trustee against Vizcaya Partners Limited (a British Virgin Islands fund), Asphalia Fund Ltd.

His major cases in the United States include representation of creditors of Orion Pictures, TWA, Eastern Air Lines, Continental Airlines, Enron, USGen, Calpine, Kmart, Crown Pacific, Oregon Arena, Dulles Greenway, Massey Ferguson and Reading & Bates.

While his career initially focused on the representation of debtors in bankruptcies and workouts (such as Chrysler, Western Union, and Baldwin United), in later years he primarily represented institutional lenders and other creditors in domestic and cross-border restructurings in and out of court.