Domestic & International Contracts & Business Counseling
- General counsel for global hospitality and membership club business
- General counsel for Scottish whisky brand in U.S.
- General counsel for Russian media company in the U.S.
- General counsel for medical device manufacturer in connection with distribution agreement in the U.S.
- Drafting and negotiations over operating, investment and profit sharing agreement for mining project business venture in Brazil.
- Represent investor in connection with investment strategies, due diligence on prospective deals and company formation.
- Drafting of software implementation agreement for New Jersey distributor.
- Supply agreement negotiations with Chinese purchaser of client’s former supplier of complex battery technology.
- Consulting agreement negotiations for U.S. national with Hong Kong based conglomerate.
- Advise entrepreneur on consulting and licensing agreement with French software company.
- Assist New Jersey company in negotiating distribution agreement for product in Asia.
- Formation of new online business involving consumer product manufacturing in U.K. and U.S.
- Currently working on exploring new business opportunities with 3D printing in different industries.
- Assisted entrepreneur in joint venture discussions in the oil and gas industry.
- Advise entrepreneur-scientist on business development and R&D agreement options in defense industry.
- Due diligence review for bidder of assets of hospital in bankruptcy proceedings.
- Due diligence review in acquisition of security software company.
- Pre-litigation due diligence review of adverse events for major drug manufacturer and assessment of risks of product liability exposure.
Business Litigation & Investigations
- Counsel for Switzerland family office helping to recover million dollar investment in Florida, obtained judgment against debtor in SDNY
- Three year litigation in Los Angeles federal court over R&D and supply contracts, involving over $100 million in alleged damages, resulting in settlement after expert discovery and e-discovery, summary judgment and court ordered mediation.
- Defended fraud and conspiracy claims against a private equity corporation in connection with real estate and business acquisition (responsible for discovery, depositions and summary judgment resulting in dismissal) in NJ Superior Court.
- Counseled creditor in high-profile chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware bankruptcy court resulting in settlement over multi-million dollar claim.
- Represented foreign representative of multi-billion dollar Brazilian producer in chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings in New York bankruptcy court; obtained orders granting injunction.
- Co-counsel on brief before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals resulting in multi-million dollar tax refund to the trust.
- Settled claims involving environmental spill and homeowner’s claims for diminution of real estate property value in NJ Superior Court.
- Member of trial team in multi-million dollar litigation involving trading and market timing in Northern District of New York.
- Handled e-discovery and responding subpoena in NJ District Court for major international bank in connection with commercial litigation over insurance coverage.
- Defense and settlement of breach of contract and fraud case over sale of medical practice in New York Supreme Court after briefing and filing motion to dismiss.
- Defense of healthcare provider in litigation in New Jersey Superior Court involving data breach claims.
- TRO in NJ District Court (Camden) on behalf of healthcare facility facing termination of provider agreement and negotiations with government.
- Handled dispute over medical billing practices in coordination with leading investigation firm and obtained pre-litigation settlement in vendor dispute.
- Investigation and related litigation involving pirated domain name of large Latin American company in coordination with cybersecurity experts and investigators.
- Risk analysis for international defense company and assist management with negotiations over multi million development agreements in the aerospace industry.
- Assist senior management in pre-litigation negotiation and mediation proceedings over multi-million license agreement involving nanotechnology product and engineering matters, dispute between U.S. and European companies.
- Investigation and litigation claims assessment involving alleged multi-year history of intentional infliction of emotional distress in rural community against individual.