REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Successfully obtained a complete dismissal with prejudice in a putative class action for violations of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, and both state and federal RICO claims.
- Served as counsel for plaintiff, a medical products distributor, in Clinical Technology, Inc. v. NeuroTherm, Inc., Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas, case no. CV 12 789859.
- Represented a former officer and director of a bankrupt steel manufacturer in a $150 million D&O lawsuit.
- Represented a senior executive of a global advertising agency in a breach of contract claim.
- Represented a consortium of nonprofit voter registration organizations in successfully obtaining an injunction in federal court in Florida finding a state voter registration law unconstitutional.
- Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company in successfully obtaining injunctions against counterfeit drug manufacturers around the world pursuant to the Lanham Act.
- Represented the directors of a large public corporation in a stock options backdating shareholder derivative and class action lawsuit.
- Represented credit card processors and issuing banks in a variety of litigation, including putative class actions and false advertising matters.
- Represented banks and investment firms in investment fraud litigation, Ponzi-scheme litigation, and state and federal receiverships.
- Represented a national fitness club chain in defense of a nationwide consumer class action to the club’s membership cancellation policies.
- Represented a company in a multimillion dollar claim for breach of contract, improper application of liquidated damages, loss of efficiency, and added scope on a multi-story urban tower.
- Obtained a favorable settlement for a large national bank in defense of a consumer class action lawsuit relating to interest rates charged on retail loans.