Representative Matters

• Lead appellate counsel for a regional automobile dealership in a consumer class action. Obtained reversal of the trial court's denial of a motion to enforce a contractual class action waiver, terminating potential multi-million dollar class exposure and compelling individual resolution.
• Lead counsel for a subcontractor on a Manhattan high-rise development project asserting wrongful termination and damages claims against the general contractor. Obtained a seven-figure settlement.
• Represented five surety companies with hundreds of millions of dollars in bond exposure in connection with the bankruptcies and associated litigation of two of the largest offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico. Managed complex multi-party negotiations and settlements across both matters.
• Represented the owner of a nine-figure mixed-use development project in Florida in claims against the developer and general contractor for fraud, theft of project funds, conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty, and related causes of action.
• Lead trial counsel for a law firm partner sued by a general contractor over a $1.1 million home renovation. Defeated all of the contractor's claims at trial and obtained a $332,000 judgment on the client's counterclaim.
• Represented a surety on a nine-figure development project in California that spawned multiple lawsuits in state and federal court, including a matter currently pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Lead trial counsel for the owner of one of the largest malls in the country in a lawsuit brought by a general contractor seeking seven figures in alleged construction damages.