Areas of Practice

 

Business Litigation

A representative sampling of our recent engagements:

  • Defended a national accounting firm against $25 million claims arising from alleged negligent auditing services.
  • Pursued post-acquisition earn-out payments in excess of $10 million due seller of business.
  • Defended a global communications company in multimillion dollar breach of contract and unjust enrichment action involving the development of a statewide fiber-optic network.
  • Prosecuted breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets action on behalf of a national software company against a competitor that had failed to pay licensing fees and improperly used and distributed a proprietary programming code.
  • Obtained dismissal of a shareholder suit against former directors of a telecommunications company alleging fraud and breach of fiduciary duties.
  • Enjoined unfair competition by former employees who misappropriated our client’s valuable business opportunities.
  • Defended telecommunications company in multimillion dollar fraud and breach of contract action.
  • Won dismissal on summary judgment of several business defamation cases.
  • Successfully prosecuted breach of fiduciary duty and related claims in dispute among shareholders of closely-held corporation.
  • Obtained dismissal of claims brought by student loan recipient against various lending institutions alleging, among other things, violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.