Disney Goes After DeSantis With O'Melveny, WilmerHale Veterans

[Casady1]

Source: Bloomberg news

Walt Disney Co. has turned to O’Melveny & Myers and WilmerHale in its lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over what the entertainment company has called “a targeted campaign of government retaliation.”

Renowned litigator Daniel Petrocelli, chair of O’Melveny’s trial practice and the firm’s vice chair, is on Disney’s team. Petrocelli’s former client list includes former Enron Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling, boxer Manny Pacquiao, rapper Travis Scott and former President Donald Trump.

Jonathan Hacker, chair of O’Melveny’s Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice, is also on Disney’s high-powered team, along with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner Alan Schoenfeld.

Read more: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/disney-goes-after-desantis-with-omelveny-wilmerhale-veterans

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These are heavyweights from O'Melvany and Myers and Wilmer hale. I know these firms very well. Desantis is not in their league and he never practiced against people like this. He is in for a rude awakening. O only wish he was personally liable. The state of Florida lawyers are like Desantis lightweights. Dan Petrocelli of OJ fame is on the team.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

1. Petrocelli

[Carlitos Brigante]

9. .

My first thought as well. I was 1 when that show started.

[marble falls]

2. They really need to take this seriously. Disney does not play games with courts or in court ...

... Disney has deeper pockets than Dominion.

[obamanut2012]

3. Daniel Petrocelli is who I would choose if I needed an attorney

And could afford anyone.

[flashman13]

4. Rut Roo! The mouse deploys the big guns. DeSatin is about to get his buns kicked.

There is certainly nothing in FL Attorney General Ashley Moody's resume that makes me think she is up to defending against the mouse's high dollar attorneys.

[Casady1]

5. Let's make Desantis defend

that would be really funny. He is not in these people's league.

[SouthernDem4ever]

6. He's too ignorant to know or care

He'll keep up his 'bull in the china shop' manner of governance. Now the question is, will the very stupid people that voted for him care enough to remove him?

[republianmushroom]

7. I like it

[Wolf Frankula]

8. You messed with the Mouse

Enjoy being poor.

Wolf

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. DeathSantis has two local attorneys who are not big law

I did my time at three big law firms and my oldest child is a partner at a big law firm. All of the partners working on the Disney litigation are charging far more than what Florida is paying its attorneys

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[onenote]

11. Wilmer alum.

I started my legal career with Wilmer (then Wilmer Cutler and Pickering) more than 40 years ago. I would not want to be on the other side of those guys.

[cstanleytech]

12. DeSantis really has f***ed himself with his insane vendetta as he has put the taxpayers

on the hook for a ton of money.