Jacques Semmelman

Representative Experience

• Served as expert witness on OFAC sanctions in proceedings before the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. *
• Served as expert witness on US extradition law on behalf of the Attorney General of British Columbia in criminal case in British Columbia, Canada. *
• Served as expert witness on New York law in litigation in Thailand. *

• Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

• Served as lead arbitration counsel for claimant Asian pharmaceutical company in licensing and marketing dispute with US-based multinational pharmaceutical company; obtained eight-figure arbitral award for client, as well as substantial award of legal fees. *
• Served as lead counsel for a US generic pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman litigation against UK-based multinational pharmaceutical company; case settled on very favorable terms. *
• Served as lead counsel for Australian pharmaceutical company in defense of shareholder derivative and class action litigations in Delaware Court of Chancery revolving around majority ownership of US public company engaged in drug development; case settled on very favorable terms. *
• Served as lead counsel for plaintiff chain of US department stores in Lanham Act injunction action against major US retailer; obtained injunction via summary judgment, as well as full award of legal fees. *
• Served as lead counsel for international sports federation in defense of antitrust claims; case against client was dismissed voluntarily after completion of discovery. *
• Served as lead trial counsel for contractual beneficiary of $331 million winning bid in US Bankruptcy Court case involving challenge brought by competing bidder seeking to reopen auction based on alleged collusion; following trial, court found no collusion and approved the transaction. *
• Represented international trading company as co-counsel in multi-defendant proposed class action involving alleged antitrust conspiracy to elevate metal prices; class certification was denied and summary judgment granted dismissing class action case. *

• White Collar Criminal and Regulatory Defense

• Represented Swiss banker arrested in Germany and held for extradition to US on tax fraud and related charges; extradition was denied by German court. *
• Represented businessman under criminal investigation in the Southern District of New York for alleged corrupt payments to Mexican government officials; no charges brought. *
• Conducted internal investigation on behalf of Latin American bank into potential OFAC sanctions violations; no charges brought. *
• Conducted internal investigation on behalf of European manufacturing company into potential OFAC sanctions violations; no charges brought. *

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