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825 Eighth Avenue, Suite 2900, New York, NY 10019
Commercial Litigation
- We represented a Barron’s Top 100 Financial Advisor against a bank in connection with the advisor’s claims for unpaid deferred compensation. After 30 days of trial, we successfully negotiated an eight-figure settlement in favor of our client.
- In a hard-fought and months-long arbitration, we obtained a multimillion-dollar award on behalf of a public biotech company asserting claims against its former contract research organization in connection with a clinical drug trial.
- We successfully argued, before both trial and appellate courts, for dismissal of a nine-count complaint seeking millions of dollars in damages for the alleged breach of a partnership operating agreement. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal of the suit, holding that the plaintiff’s separation agreement barred the claims asserted against the defendant.
- We secured summary judgment for several million dollars in favor of a large New York City bank against delinquent borrowers in a case that involved issues under the law of New York, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain.
- We argued a case before the United States Supreme Court that established the boundaries for trade dress protection under the Lanham Act.
- On behalf of a public biotechnology company, we obtained a favorable settlement as defense counsel in a multimillion-dollar federal action. The action was filed by more than a dozen hedge fund plaintiffs alleging breach of securities purchase agreements concerning the hedge funds’ anti-dilution and participation rights for future company offerings.
- We currently represent a Bankruptcy Trustee in investigating and bringing to trial in U.S. Bankruptcy Court a $40 million fraud in the jewelry industry.
- We successfully defended a large industrial company at trial and obtained a federal court ruling rejecting allegations that the company engaged in racial discrimination.
- We successfully represented the minority owners of the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL team in disputes arising from the league-supervised sale of the team.
- We represented the developer of Chelsea Market (Manhattan) in acquiring the debt, and subsequently the market property, through bankruptcy and foreclosure. We later supervised the leasing of the property.
- We represented an international energy company in litigation against a bondholder that attempted, unsuccessfully, to force the energy company into bankruptcy based on certain bonds issued by our clients.
- We obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of a real estate management company in a dispute with a tenant concerning the operation of a boutique hotel in New York City.
- We represented a limited partner seeking to protect its interests against a general partner and other parties attempting to force the dispossession of its interest in the partnership for far less than its fair value. We successfully prevented the loss of the interest.
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