Representative Matters

CIVIL LITIGATION AND CRIMINAL DEFENSE

COMPLIANCE AND INVESTIGATIONS

ADVICE AND COUNSELING

    

Civil Litigation and Criminal Defense

  • Counsel for Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. in multimillion dollar construction and indemnity litigation. Transfield Servs. Americas, Inc. v. Louis Berger Nevada Inc. et al., Index No. 650962/2014 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., New York County); Commonwealth of Virginia ex rel. Von Moll v. VMS, Inc. et al., No. CL 09-638 (Va. Cir. Ct., Hanover County).

  • Lead counsel for health maintenance organization in contracting dispute with the District of Columbia; securing a $6 million verdict. Appeal of Advantage Healthplan Inc., No. D-1097 (D.C.C.A.B.).

  • Counsel for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. in numerous trademark enforcement matters and litigation regarding the Merrill Lynch name and famous bull mark. E.g., Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. v. The Merrill Companies LLC, No. 91180721 (T.T.A.B.).

  • Lead counsel for publicly-traded lottery technology company in commercial disputes and government contracting matters. GTECH Corporation v. New Tech Games, Inc. et al., No. 10-CA-2280 B (D.C. Super. Ct.).

  • Counsel for Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC in federal real estate litigation, prevailing on summary judgment. Nahigian et al. v. Juno-Loudoun, LLC et al., No. 09-cv-00725, 2010 WL 3418179 (E.D. Va.).

  • Lead counsel for patent licensee in litigation against major fragrance company. 141 Repellent, Inc. v. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., No. 12-cv-00054 (W.D. Va.).

  • Representation of privately-held healthcare company in regulatory matters before federal and state agencies.

  • Representation of law firms and law firm partners in departure and compensation disputes.

  • Representation of Marriott International, Inc. and Transamerican Hoteles, S.A. in international arbitration over Dominican Republic property interests.

  • Representation of privately-held engineering company in federal contracting and employee disputes.

  • Representation of technology company in executive departure dispute; Clarabridge Inc. v. Langseth et al., No. CL2012-14982 (Va. Cir. Ct., Fairfax County).

  • Representation of publicly-traded technology company in intellectual property litigation; Cvent, Inc. v. Eventbrite, Inc. et al., No. 10-cv-00481 (E.D. Va.).

  • Representation of assisted living company, Sunrise Senior Living LLC, in multimillion dollar indemnification dispute arising out of acquisition.

  • Representation of publicly-traded technology company, Opower, Inc., in various commercial, intellectual property, and employment disputes.

  • Representation of former head of SEC in expedited subpoena enforcement litigation. Fleischer et al. v. Spirit Fin. Capital Mgmt. LLC, et al., No. 10-CV-1474 (D.C.).

  • Lead counsel for senior executives of major privately-held manufacturing company in government contracting criminal investigation.

  • Counsel for banking executives in HSBC and Riggs Bank regulatory and criminal investigations.

  • Lead counsel for insurance broker executive in federal insurance fraud grand jury investigation.

  • Counsel for foreign-based casino executive in SEC investigation.

  • Representation of senior government official in public corruption prosecution.

Compliance and Investigations

    

  • Negotiation of executive compensation packages and severance agreements for senior executives of public and private companies.

  • Representation of directors and major shareholders of publicly-traded companies in corporate governance and shareholder disputes.

  • Claim evaluation and litigation strategy for and plaintiff- and defense-side in legal malpractice disputes.

  • Trademark clearance and prosecution for numerous companies in fields of finance, entertainment, technology, and manufacturing.

  • Litigation strategy and advice to privately-held real estate developer in L’Enfant Plaza development litigation.

  • Negotiation of commercial contracts, real estate leases, and oil and gas leases for private companies.

Advice and Counseling

    

  • Lead counsel in representation of private equity fund senior managers in SEC investigation.

  • Independent compliance monitor for African multinational company before the World Bank Group.

  • Outside counsel to multiple international financial institutions in dozens of anti-corruption and ethics investigations throughout Latin America.

  • Representation of head of federal agency in conflicts of interest investigation.

  • Representation of federal official in investigation before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee.

  • Representation of accounting firm executives in federal public corruption and campaign finance investigation.

  • Representation of a major law firm in a federal campaign finance investigation.

  • Representation of attorneys and medical doctors in disciplinary matters and licensure investigations.

  • Representation of student in university disciplinary investigation and outside litigation.