Complex commercial
litigation and arbitration

We represented a licensee of digital publishing channels in a dispute with the licensor over channel operations where we prepared detailed preliminary injunction papers that prompted expedited negotiations, ultimately securing an amendment to the licensing agreement that protected our client’s operations.

We represented two non-U.S. companies and their U.S.-based parent against civil RICO and related claims arising from trade finance contracts in Singapore and India. Navigating multiple removals, remands, and rounds of discovery across New York state and federal courts, we resolved the case favorably on the eve of a jurisdictional hearing.

We represented an individual who sold his company and subsequently faced securities fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims in Delaware and the Southern District of New York. When the company filed for bankruptcy, we resolved all claims against our client and secured payment for a portion of his ownership interest through the bankruptcy plan.

Defending a global manufacturing and engineering company in a dispute with an investment bank over a financial advisory fee, we secured dismissal of the breach of contract claim in the First Department and won a complete victory on the remaining unjust enrichment claim following a full trial in New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division.

Representing a financial services company against a corporate customer claiming millions in damages relating to fraudulent charges, we secured dismissal of all six counts following a full merits hearing in JAMS arbitration, defeating claims brought under the Fair Credit Billing Act, Truth in Lending Act, and common law theories.

We successfully defended a corporate client in AAA arbitration against claims of breach of a software license agreement, securing a complete victory on the grounds that the operative agreement was unenforceable under New York law. The arbitration panel decided the case on the briefing alone, without an evidentiary hearing.