Experience
Defense counsel for national, commercial banks since 2002
In 2019, secured a permanent injunction and substantial settlement for a major online lender in a trademark litigation
In 2017, obtained a defense judgment at trial for a national bank, found to have not processed unauthorized charges in breach of the plaintiff-cardholder’s credit card agreement in connection with a multi-million dollar hotel building project
In 2015, successfully overturned the largest, reported judgment ever awarded under New Jersey’s Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, in defending a national management company and its principal against a national insurance carrier concerning their advice on the formation of multi-disciplinary medical practices
In 2011, secured a substantial settlement for a prominent mobile website provider against a major media company in a breach-of-contract litigation
Between 2005 and 2007, represented Canadian holding company in $100 million-plus securities fraud action against its newly acquired U.S. subsidiary’s former board of directors, officers and auditor
From 2002 through 2006, represented former officers of international conglomerate over four years as witnesses at high-profile criminal trial and in related shareholder class action suits
In 2002, member of a three-person trial team counseling the former president of the world’s largest automobile battery manufacturer in a three-month federal criminal trial in East St. Louis, Illinois.
In 2001, named in the lead story of the New Jersey Law Journal reporting on his representation of a national consulting firm’s management of integrated medical practices in connection with an ongoing, 13-year insurance fraud litigation.
In 1999, successfully briefed and argued a contentious motion to dismiss in a New Jersey action based on the lack of personal jurisdiction for an ousted officer of a publicly-traded, Texas-based computer company. The success of this dismissal involved many weighty and then-novel issues, such as Internet contacts with the forum state.
From 1997 through 2002, represented a Fortune 100 securities firm in connection with criminal investigations commenced by the SEC and the U.S. Attorney’s and Manhattan District Attorney’s offices, in addition to representing the firm in related NASD arbitrations.