ALLSTATE LIFE INS. CO. v. LINTER GROUP LTD.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harnes, New York City (Silverman, Harnes, Obstfeld & Harnes, on the brief), for appellants.

Francis M. Holozubiec, New York City (Terrence J. Galligan, and Kirkland & Ellis, on the brief), for appellees Linter Companies and their liquidators, officers, and directors.

George Brandon, New York City (B. Kelly Kiser, and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, on the brief), for appellee Chase AMP Bank Limited.

The following filed a brief without oral argument:

Boulanger, Hicks, Stein & Churchill, P.C., New York City (J. Portis Hicks, and Todd C. Girolamo, on the brief), for appellee Bank of New Zealand.

Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York City (Mitchell A. Lowenthal, on the brief), for appellee Sumitomo Intern. Finance Australia Ltd.

Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City (Steven F. Goldstone, and Bradley J. Butwin, on the brief), for appellees Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Commonwealth Bank of Australia, State Bank of South Australia, and Westpac Banking Corp.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York City (Jed S. Rakoff, and John Sullivan, on the brief), for appellee Security Pacific Australia Ltd.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City (John J. Kerr, Michael J. Chepiga, and John C. Gustafsson, on the brief), for appellee Barclays Bank Australia Ltd.

Before: TIMBERS, KEARSE, and ALTIMARI, Circuit Judges.