Natasha Romagnoli's practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including securities litigation, breach of contract, First Amendment litigation, and toxic tort litigation. Natasha has represented a wide variety of clients, including chemical companies, food conglomerates, financial institutions and publishing companies.

Notable Representations


Aqueduct Development Partners, LLC and SL Green Realty Corp. in their action against Delaware North Gaming and Entertainment, Inc., seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages relating to the high-profile bidding to obtain the license to operate slot machines at the Aqueduct Racetrack, one of new York's premier thoroughbred racing facilities.
Martindale Corporation, a major New York real estate developer, in defense of a breach of contract action arising out of a $45 million sale of a mid-western hotel chain.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a Canadian insurance holding company, in a New Jersey action arising out of a short-selling attack on Fairfax and its operating subsidiaries by a group of hedge funds and their operatives in collusion with certain purportedly independent securities analysts. Fairfax and its principal property and casualty insurance subsidiary have asserted claims under New Jersey's RICO statute and New Jersey common law seeking $6 billion in damages for the harm they suffered as a result of the attack.
Apollo Management L.P. and its portfolio company, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, in prosecuting an expedited proceeding against Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank to compel specific performance of their commitment to provide $15 billion in financing for Hexion's proposed merger with Huntsman Chemical.
Level 3 Communications, Ltd., one of the largest telecommunications providers in the country, in its action against Switch & Data Management Company to prevent S&D from effectively shutting down large portions of Level 3's international network as a result of a contract dispute, successfully obtaining a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction preventing S&D from taking any action to prevent Level 3 from obtaining the benefits under the contract.
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, New York Life Insurance Company, Angelo Gordon & Co., and other investors in their action against State Street Bank and Trust Company seeking tens of millions of dollars arising from State Street's failure to deliver a document to a collateral trustee, resulting in the plaintiffs receiving less in the issuer's bankruptcy proceedings, which action resulted in the seminal decision by the New York Court of Appeals establishing that an indenture trustee owes noteholders an extra-contractual obligation to perform basic, non-discretionary, ministerial functions even prior to an event of default.
Donald J. Trump in a high-profile defamation action against a New York Times reporter and book publisher.
George Weston Bakeries Inc. (baker of Entenmann’s®, Thomas’ English Muffins®, Freihofer®, Stroehman’s® and other fresh baked products) in a series of actions commenced in New York state and federal court arising out of contractual and other disputes with distributors of GWB products.
Celanese Chemicals, Inc. an international chemicals company, in defense oftoxic tort claims throughout the country, including two wrongful death claims in Florida state court.
Valspar Corporation in defense of tort actions arising out of customers' use of its products.