NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP today announced that Thomas P. Ogden has become a member of the Firm in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group, effective October 1, 2011.

Mr. Ogden, 55, retired from Davis Polk & Wardwell as of September 30, 2011 after 28 years, including 20 as a partner.  At Wollmuth Maher, he will continue his career in litigating major securities, bankruptcy, and other complex commercial matters.

David Wollmuth, a co-founder of Wollmuth Maher, stated: "Tom and I have known each other for over 25 years and, in the years we worked together at Davis Polk, Tom had a profoundly positive influence on my career.  There is no keener legal mind, and we anticipate that Tom will play a key role in the continued growth and development of our Firm."

Mr. Ogden commented: "I am very fortunate to have this opportunity to open a different phase of my career by joining many old and new friends at Wollmuth Maher.  My former Davis Polk partners and I have over the years often worked with Wollmuth Maher, and I look forward to strengthening the relationship between the firms and adding to Wollmuth Maher's outstanding litigation practice."

Mr. Ogden's more recent representations include:

• Represented major investment bank as plaintiff in 2010 New York state court action to enforce gas and currency swaps with Mexican industrial counterparty; summary judgment for plaintiff.
• Represented private equity sponsor as defendant in 2010 Minnesota federal court fraudulent conveyance action arising out of portfolio company bankruptcy; settled favorably following mediation.
• Represented major investment bank as plaintiff in obtaining restraining order in New York state court action for fraud against private equity investor, and in related foreign ancillary proceedings in New Jersey Bankruptcy Court.  In re Grand Prix Associates Inc., 2009 Bankr. LEXIS 1779 & 2009 Bankr. LEXIS 1239 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2009).
• Represented bank group defendants in expedited discovery and trial of claims arising out of the leveraged buyout of Clear Channel Communications.  BT Triple Crown Merger Co. v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 862 N.Y.S. 813 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2008).

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