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

  1. March 20, 2026

    Firms Must Face Discovery In $102M Award Feud

    A New York federal judge on Friday permitted Levona Holdings to closely scrutinize declarations provided by attorneys with Greenberg Traurig LLP and Reed Smith LLP as it pursues sanctions against the firms following the court's vacatur of a $102 million arbitral award procured through fraud.

  2. March 16, 2026

    Firms Fight Discovery In Sanctions Bid Following Eletson Row

    Greenberg Traurig LLP and Reed Smith LLP have each urged a New York federal court to deny discovery requests by Levona Holdings as the company pursues sanctions against the firms following the court's vacatur of a $102 million arbitral award found to have been the product of fraud, calling the requests "intrusive" and "improper."

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. January 22, 2026

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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."

  10. 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.