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Debbie Skakel maintains an active litigation and counseling practice in which she couples the street smarts of a business lawyer with the skills of a litigator.Debbie has significant experience in state and federal courts and arbitration tribunals throughout the country. Business clients have turned to Debbie for more than 25 years when they need a strategically aggressive litigator who will prevail at trial, while providing sound and pragmatic business advice throughout the matter. In addition, Debbie is nationally recognized for her work on behalf of clients in the alcohol beverage industry, and frequently asked to speak on matters affecting that highly regulated industry.

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<li>Representing a European company in a multibillion-dollar money laundering case.</li>
<li>Represented wine and spirits wholesalers across the country in cross-border shipping cases, including those in the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Ninth Circuits as well as the groundbreaking SCOTUS Granholm case.</li>
<li>Represented the U.S. distributor of a brand of cycling apparel in a partnership dispute.</li>
<li>Representing alcohol beverage distributors in a Sherman Act preemption action challenging several pricing statutes.</li>
<li>Represented a fine and rare wine auction company in a multimillion-dollar counterfeit wine case.</li>
<li>Represented America’s oldest, continuously operating real estate company in a lengthy arbitration in which control of the management of several iconic buildings in New York City was at stake.</li>
<li>Represented a U.S. company in its successful lawsuit against Yassar Arafat and the PLO regarding the issuance of a telecommunications franchise in the West Bank and Gaza.</li>
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Deborah A. Skakel

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