Experience Highlights

• Columbia Technology Corporation in securing favorable bench trial verdict in a breach of contract and duty of loyalty matter in New York Supreme Court.

• Sotheby's in defeating all claims in a three-week jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The alleged fraud had been considered one of the largest art frauds in history, valued at up to $1 billion.

• U.S. citizens injured in terrorist attacks in winning ​​​​​​a $655.5 million treble damages jury verdict after a seven-week trial under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Argued and won appeal from the verdict in the U.S. Supreme Court.

• Daher Aerospace in commercial dispute in the Commercial Division of New York Supreme Court relating to breach of indemnity and fraud claims against seller arising from purchase of manufacturing facility.

• Nike in obtaining a favorable jury verdict in the Southern District of New York for Nike in a lawsuit involving multiple patents related to footwear technology.

• Owner and insurers of the M/V Alnic MC as lead counsel, securing resolution of all 50+ injury and wrongful death claims before trial arising from the highly publicized collision between defendant's oil tanker and missile destroyer, after prevailing on several key procedural motions. 

• New York-based financial institution in defending claims that it failed to prevent a customer’s scam that led a business owner to transfer millions to the scammer’s account, with the case addressing banks’ obligations under federal and state law to protect noncustomers from fraud.

• Perrigo in a $33.5 million breach of contract dispute with Teva Pharmaceuticals over a profit-share agreement for the purchase and sale of generic antihistamine Fexofenadine, securing dismissal of over $9 million in claimed damages and a successful settlement.

• CHU de Québec-Université Laval, the largest university hospital network in Québec, in securing summary judgment over a breached PPE supply contract, with the court finding the defendants liable for breach of contract, conversion, and theft. 

• Global tobacco and consumer products company in achieving a favorable settlement after 7+ hours of mediation of an NY-based commercial arbitration involving a contract dispute between business partners.