Sambreel v. Facebook (S.D. Cal.) — Defeated preliminary injunction motion and won complete dismissal of antitrust complaint alleging that Facebook's policies and practices related to online advertisers constituted monopolization and attempted monopolization under the antitrust laws.
ClearOne v. UBS (FINRA) — Represented UBS in auction rate securities case.
Del Monte Antitrust Class Action (N.D. Cal.) — Lead counsel in briefing and arguing successful dismissal of Sherman Act bid rigging claim re acquisition of Del Monte. Defendants included Goldman Sachs; KKR; Vestar and Barclays.
In re Verifone Holdings, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Suit — Represented directors in derivative suit regarding restatements of financial results.
Kolton v. Gray et al (Del. Chancery Ct, Cir. Ct. Ill.) — Defended shareholder disclosure/breach of fiduciary duty suit challenging billion-dollar acquisition by Schwab of options trading company.
Maric Capital v. Plato Learning (Del. Chancery Ct.) — Defeated preliminary injunction seeking to block going private merger.
Friedman v. 24 Hour Fitness (C.D. Cal) — Represented client after taking over case subsequent to certification of nationwide RICO class re termination policies.
Sonicwall Shareholder Litigation (Cal. Super. Ct. San Jose) — Represented buyer in shareholder litigation re take-private acquisition.
In re Embarcadero Technologies (SEC) — Successfully represented client in SEC backdating investigation.
Shakib v. Discover (Cal. Super. Ct. SF) — Represented client in class action re use of client information for marketing purposes.
Lebrija v. FTVentures (AAA) — Won $20 million dollar contract fraud case.
Rosenwein v. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) — Won complete defense victory $150 million breach of contract, negligence case for Morgan Stanley.
Wu v. FTVentures (AAA) — Won $30 million breach of contract/fraud case.
Hanger v. Clifford Chance (Bankr. N.D. Cal.) — Won confirmation of contested bankruptcy settlement hearing regarding claims arising from the dissolution of the Brobeck firm.
Zacson v. Qwest Communications (N.D. Cal.) — Won breach of contract and fraud trial in Northern District of California regarding telecommunications services issues. Complete defense verdict and victory on resultant counterclaims.
Bach v. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) — Won securities arbitration on behalf regarding Worldcom stock options and activities of Morgan Stanley brokers and supervisors.
Kendrick v. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) — Won case brought against Morgan Stanley regarding alleged conflict of interest between research and investment banking departments.
CSX Transportation v. Qwest Communications (Cal. Super. Ct.) — Represented Qwest in a $400 million contract action regarding right-of-way contracts for telecommunications use in federal court in Florida. Case settled on favorable terms after picking of jury.
Morgan Stanley Microsoft Securities Litigation — Represented Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in a highly publicized series of securities claims brought by Microsoft executives against MSDW and its brokers in claims totaling over $50 million. Prevailed in two separate cases in Seattle spanning a month. The Wall Street Journal described the result as "a telling win for Morgan Stanley." Twelve remaining cases were subsequently settled or dismissed on very favorable terms.
Chiquita Brands v. Gannett (S.D. Oh.) — Represented Chiquita in case regarding hacking into company voice mail systems by reporters. Resulted in retraction and settlement by Gannett and Cincinnati Enquirer.
Hablett v. Siemens A.G. (S.D.N.Y.) — Represented Siemens A.G. and its American subsidiary Siemens Corporation in a negligence/products liability class action pending in the Southern District of New York regarding the ski train fire in Kaprun, Austria.
General Motors v. NBC (S.D. Ind.) — Represented GM in case alleging fraudulent rigging of crash tests conducted by NBC and aired on DATELINE NBC. Case resulted in complete retraction and apology by NBC.