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Eletson Holdings Inc. et al v. Levona Holdings Ltd.

  1. March 09, 2026

    Reed Smith, Greenberg Traurig Fight Gas Feud Sanctions

    Both Reed Smith LLP and Greenberg Traurig LLP provided nothing more than "zealous advocacy" for their respective clients amid an international petroleum shipping dispute between Eletson Holdings and Levona Holdings Ltd., the two law firms have argued in separate opposition briefs fighting sanctions motions stemming from the matter.

  2. February 25, 2026

    Levona Wants Permanent Injunction In Eletson Gas Spat

    Levona Holdings urged a New York district court to permanently bar the former majority shareholders of Eletson Gas from exercising any control over the company or interfering with Levona's ownership of the preferred interests in the company, several weeks after the federal court vacated a $102 million arbitration award in the feud.

  3. January 30, 2026

    Reed Smith Brings On Gibson Dunn In $102M Award Feud

    Reed Smith LLP has told a New York federal court that it has retained Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to represent it in connection with a motion for sanctions, stemming from a dispute tied to a joint venture involving international shipping company Eletson Holdings.

  4. January 22, 2026

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    The owner of a vacant lot on the Hudson River asked for a bankruptcy judge's blessing to sell the site for $45 million, a Delaware bankruptcy judge rejected Byju's Alpha founder Byju Raveendran's bid for discovery, and a rent-to-own furniture retailer sought approval for the sale of nine stores for $700,000.

  5. January 13, 2026

    NY Judge Vacates Eletson's $102M Arbitral Award

    A Manhattan federal judge has vacated a $102 million arbitral award issued to international shipping company Eletson Holdings, saying, "The evidence is clear and convincing that Eletson committed fraud in the arbitration," and misled the arbitrator.

  6. December 16, 2025

    Levona Says New Docs Show Reed Smith Lied In $102M Feud

    Levona Holdings Ltd. is pressing a Manhattan federal court to vacate what it calls a fraudulent $102 million arbitral award issued to international shipping company Eletson, arguing that new documents released under the crime-fraud exception show that the company and its prior attorneys at Reed Smith LLP lied during the arbitration.

  7. November 18, 2025

    Reed Smith Can't Represent Eletson By 'Repeated Incantation'

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday rejected Reed Smith LLP's latest effort to intervene on behalf of the purported former owners of international shipping company Eletson Holdings in Eletson's $102 million breach-of-contract litigation with rival Levona, saying the firm can't represent the holding company post-bankruptcy "by repeated incantation."

  8. November 03, 2025

    2nd Circ. Denies Reed Smith Relief In Eletson Discovery Feud

    The Second Circuit has rejected a bid from Reed Smith to pause a lower court ruling ordering the new owner of international shipping company Eletson Holdings to turn over documents requested by competitor Levona Holdings Ltd, finding the law firm failed to make its case to hold off on granting access to the documents.

  9. September 22, 2025

    Crime-Fraud Exemption Applies To Eletson Docs, Judge Says

    Reed Smith LLP has until the end of the day on Monday to turn over a dozen client files related to its prior representation of shipping company Eletson Holdings amid a dispute with rival Levona, after a Manhattan federal judge found probable cause that a fraud was committed in an underlying arbitration.

  10. August 28, 2025

    Judge Rejects Reed Smith's Sanctions Bid In Doc Feud

    A New York federal judge has ordered the new owner of international shipping company Eletson to turn over documents requested by competitor Levona as the latter company looks to vacate an allegedly fraudulent $102 million arbitral award, while also ruling that Reed Smith LLP's threat of sanctions is unfounded.