Jacob H. Johnston

• Representing local TV station operator in a putative class action alleging that certain media companies conspired to fix the prices of local television advertising.
• Representing wholesale power generation company in litigation matters relating to its Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
• Defended medical services provider in adversary proceeding alleging hundreds of millions of dollars in potential claims were non-dischargeable. Our client’s motion to dismiss was granted in full. In re 21st Century Holdings, Inc., 591 B.R. 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2018).
• Defended private equity firm in litigation brought by supplier to portfolio company, resulting in dismissal of all claims. Thruline Marketing, Inc. v. Delta Career Education Corp., et al., No. 18-2141-JWL, 2018 WL 3145507 (D. Kan. June 27, 2018).
• Represented the world’s largest social media company and its officers and directors in defense of securities class actions following initial public offering, resulting in favorable settlement.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Jacob:

• Defended a foreign sovereign in cases brought against it in connection with a national economic crisis, including obtaining decertification on appeal of nine classes claiming nearly $1 billion in damages.
• Defended an art collector in a case involving the purchase and sale of a Mark Rothko painting. After a jury trial, the court granted the art collector’s motion for judgment as a matter of law.
• Defended a Taiwanese semiconductor packaging manufacturer in a dispute concerning a patent license.
• Represented women who were sexually abused by correction officers in a § 1983 action against individual officers and the City of New York. After discovery, the women received a seven-figure settlement.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Associate