Representative Matters

• Served as lead trial counsel for Connecticut’s largest municipality in a four-month, multi-defendant jury trial. A real estate developer had brought a $100 million breach of contract case in connection with a $1 billion waterfront development. The jury returned a verdict in favor of our client on all counts.
• Served as co-counsel for a Fortune 50 company in $6 billion patent infringement action relating to jet engine fan blade technology. Our client prevailed on summary judgment.
• Served as lead trial counsel for the nation’s largest direct mail advertising company in a trial in the United States Tax Court. The case involved a significant issue of first impression under the Section 199 Domestic Product Tax Deduction.
• Represented medical product company in multidistrict federal litigation against international defendants involving trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and unfair trade practices. Secured permanent injunctions against multiple defendants to protect the client against trademark violations related to a patented life-saving medical product.
• Served as lead trial counsel in seven-month jury trial concerning unfair trade, breach of contract and theft of trade secrets claims arising out of development of supermarket frequent shopper programs.
• Successfully defended major cable provider against claims of antitrust, unfair trade and breach of contract. Obtained dismissal of class action and antitrust claims and obtained a very favorable settlement of all other claims.
• Obtained summary judgment for major religious organization in case involving claims of repeated sexual abuse and a $26 million demand.
• Served as national counsel for general aviation aircraft sales network. Coordinated settlement of nationwide product liability claims against an engine manufacturer.
• Defended Fortune 50 company against contract, tort, and trade practice claims by an Argentine sales representative arising from contract termination. Our client asserted the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) as a defense. A five-week trial to a federal jury resulted in a highly favorable verdict for our client.
• Served as lead trial counsel to manufacturer of commercial printing devices in three-week federal jury trial involving claims of antitrust, patent infringement, trade secret theft, computer crimes, fraud, and unfair trade.
• Led privilege review for Fortune 50 company in the Department of Justice’s antitrust review of the largest-ever aerospace merger.
• Successfully represented a prominent personal injury attorney in a dispute with major television personality involving claims of Lanham Act violations, slander and unfair trade practices.
• Served as lead trial counsel on behalf of gasoline terminal in trials alleging monopolization of Connecticut retail gasoline market.
• Represented subcontractor designing and manufacturing a weapons bay door system for a F-22 Raptor project in connection with contract breach by its subcontractor. Simultaneously obtained dismissal of subcontractor’s federal action, and defended dismissal on appeal, while prosecuting breach of contract and business tort claims in state court in a different jurisdiction. Negotiated advantageous settlement for client that enabled it to meet its contract obligations to the project.
• Prosecuted and defended patent infringement action in the Eastern District of Texas for a worldwide supplier of gas generation systems regarding multiple patents in the coal mine firefighting industry.
• Obtained dismissal of antitrust claims in federal action alleging geographic allocation of supermarket industry.
• Prosecuted patent infringement action for a major wholesaler/integrated supplier in relation to our client’s Internet procurement method patent.
• Served as lead trial counsel for a significant regional convenience store/gas station chain in trial concerning numerous commercial lease disputes.
• Served as national counsel defending workers’ compensation insurance carrier in series of nationwide and state class actions arising out of claims of alleged price fixing of workers’ compensation rates.