JAFFÉ v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

No. 12-1802.

737 F.3d 14 (2013)

Michael JAFFÉ, Insolvency Administrator, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LIMITED; Infineon Technologies AG; International Business Machines Corporation; Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.; Intel Corporation; Nanya Technology Corporation; Micron Technology, Defendants-Appellees. United States of America, Amicus Curiae, Verband Insolvenzverwalter Deutschlands E.V., Amicus Supporting Appellant, The Federation of German Industries, a/k/a Bundesverband Der Deutschen Industrie; Intellectual Property Owners Association; Semiconductor Industry Association; Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; National Association of Manufacturers; Business Software Alliance, Amici Supporting Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jeffrey A. Lamken , Mololamken LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. William H. Pratt , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, New York, for Appellees. Mark R. Freeman , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae the United States of America. ON BRIEF: Robert K. Kry , MOLOLAMKEN LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Jennifer M. Selendy , John P. Del Monaco , New York, New York, Timothy Muris , Daniel A. Bress , Washington, D.C., William E. Devitt , Dennis J. Abdelnour , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois; Stephen E. Leach , Leach Travell Britt, P.C., Tysons Corner, Virginia, for Appellees Infineon Technologies AG, Samsung Electronics Company, Limited, and International Business Machines Corporation. Lawrence A. Katz , Leach Travell Britt, P.C., Tysons Corner, Virginia; Theodore G. Brown, III , Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Menlo Park, California, for Appellee Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. Joseph E. Mais, Timothy J. Franks, Phoenix, Arizona, John K. Roche, Washington, D.C., Alan D. Smith, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, Washington, for Appellee Intel Corporation. Marc Palay , Geneva, Switzerland, Jonathan Cohn, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellee Nanya Technology Corporation. Maurice Horwitz , New York, New York, M. Jarrad Wright , Adam P. Strochak , Washington, D.C., Alfredo R. Perez , Houston, Texas, Jared Bobrow , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Redwood Shores, California, for Appellee Micron Technology. Christopher J. Wright , Timothy J. Simeone , Wiltshire & Grannis, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Verband Insolvenzverwalter Deutsch-Iands E.V. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia; Stuart F. Delery , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Robert M. Loeb , Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae the United States of America. Richard F. Phillips , Kevin H. Rhodes , Intellectual Property Owners Association, Washington, D.C.; Jeffrey K. Sherwood , Gary M. Hoffman , Megan S. Woodworth , Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Intellectual Property Owners Association. Timothy J. Coleman , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Federation of German Industries. David Isaacs , Semiconductor Industry Association, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Semiconductor Industry Association; Paul D. Clement , D. Zachary Hudson , Bancroft PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Amici Semiconductor Industry Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Association of Manufacturers, and Business Software Alliance; Robin S. Conrad , National Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; Quentin Riegel , National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D.C., for Amicus National Association of Manufacturers; Timothy A. Molino , BSA/The Software Alliance, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Business Software Alliance.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge FLOYD joined. Judge WYNN wrote a separate opinion concurring in Parts I, II, and III and the judgment.


NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the significant question under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code of how to mediate between the United States' interests in recognizing and cooperating with a foreign insolvency proceeding and its interests in protecting creditors of the foreign debtor with respect to U.S. assets, as provided in 11 U.S.C. §§ 1521 and 1522.

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