Represented private equity firm and portfolio company in litigation related to fraud and breach-of-contract claims against the company’s founders, and in connection with representation & warranty insurance claims. Achieved eight-figure recovery from founders and insurers.
Defense counsel for distribution company in connection with federal and state antitrust and tort claims related to alleged illegal boycott. Obtained dismissal on all claims.
Counsel for chemical company in litigation brought by two foreign subsidiaries against the operator and co-owner of a manufacturing facility in Alberta, Canada. Won eight-month trial resulting in a ten-figure damages award for the company.
Counsel for manufacturing company in putative nationwide class action alleging illegal supply restraints and price-fixing by major producers in the containerboard and corrugated packaging industries. Client settled on favorable terms prior to close of discovery.
Trial counsel for oil and gas exploration and production company in bankruptcy litigation before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in which unsecured creditors moved to assert fiduciary-breach, aiding and abetting, fraudulent transfer, and equitable subordination claims totaling over $2 billion. After a 15-day trial, the court denied the creditors’ motions to pursue the claims in their entirety.
Counsel for international manufacturer of electronic display components in connection with TFT-LCD and CRT price-fixing cases.
Represented fashion and specialty retailer and certain of its affiliates in Chapter 11 restructuring of over $800 million in funded debt in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Client operated approximately 1,200 stores across the 48 continental states upon filing for Chapter 11, and emerged from bankruptcy with a $125 million asset-based revolving credit facility and a $50 million term loan exit facility.
