Commercial Litigation

• Solomon  v. Siemens Industry, Inc. (E.D.N.Y. 2011). Defend Siemens against $10 million lawsuit by electrical contracting consultant to former Siemens business partner, asserting causes of action for tortious interference, unjust enrichment and other claims. Matter pending.
• United States ex rel. John D. King v. DSE, Inc. (M.D. Fla. filed 2008, unsealed 2010).  Defend manufacturers and suppliers of 40 mm grenades and components to U.S. Military against former employee suit under False Claims Act. Successfully obtained judgment for defendants.
• Kunik v. Euronet Payments & Remittance, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2009). Represented plaintiffs, sellers of a half-billion dollar worldwide electronic payment business, in foreign tax indemnification dispute against buyers. Successfully defeated motion to dismiss.
• DDR Construction Services, Inc. v. Siemens Industry, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2009). Represented Siemens and several individual defendants against civil RICO and numerous common law claims in connection with hundreds of millions of dollars in New York City government construction contracts. Claims against all clients dismissed.  
• Commissioner of the Department of Social Services v. Nunez (Civ. Ct. N.Y. 2011). Represented medicaid managed care plan and successfully moved to dismiss third-party indemnification claims in action by New York State to recover medicaid reimbursements.
• 24/7 Records, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. Represented defendants in breach of contract and tortious interference action arising from client's distribution agreement with plaintiff record label.
• Flushing Hospital Medical Center v. Argo Partners, Inc. (Vt. Super. Ct. 2009). Represented hospitals in action to set aside assignment of insurance claims as contrary to public policy.
• Represented talent management company in action against a prominent music manager for breach of employment contract. Served as trial counsel at four-week arbitration. 
• Represent one of country's largest private investigative firms in series of civil lawsuits arising from investigation of firearms dealers on behalf of City of New York.

Real Estate and Land Disputes

• CPIII Rincon Towers, Inc. v. Cohen (S.D.N.Y 2010). Represent plaintiff in action to enforce conditional full recourse guaranty of $110 million commercial real estate loan.
• St. Regis Mohawk Tribe v. State of New York (N.D.N.Y. filed 1982, action remains pending). Represent New York Power Authority ("NYPA") in defense of 200-year-old Indian tribe claims to islands hosting hydroelectric power plant owned and operated by NYPA.
• Rincon EV Realty v. CP III Rincon Towers (Cal. Super. San Francisco 2010). Represented real estate investor and other defendants in bench trial, defending claims to set aside $83 million foreclosure purchase of 320-unit apartment building in downtown San Francisco. 
• Standard Parking Corporation v. New Roc Parcel 1A, LLC & Louis Cappelli, et al. (S.D.N.Y. 2009). Represented one of nation's largest parking lot operators in breach of contract and tortious interference action against real estate developer regarding several commercial properties.

Trademark, False Advertising & Unfair Competition

• Canadian Standards Association v. Compucase Corporation (C.D. Cal. 2011). Represented electronics manufacturer and importer in defense of trademark infringement and counterfeiting claims by safety certification organization.  Successfully defeated request for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction.  
• Miles Davis Properties, LLC v. Miles' Cafe Corporation  (S.D.N.Y. 2011). Represented estate of Miles Davis in prosecution of trademark infringement action against international nightclub owner/operator. Obtained stipulated permanent injunction in client's favor.     
• Summit Entertainment, LLC v. Zazzle.com, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2009). Represented producer of Twilight motion picture series in trademark and copyright infringement action against on-line merchandiser.
• Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. v. Procter & Gamble Co. (S.D.N.Y. 2008). Litigated preliminary injunction motion on behalf of Kimberly-Clark in false advertising action against Procter & Gamble regarding children's disposable undergarment products. 
• Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. v. LifeStation, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2008). Represented Life Alert in Lanham Act trademark infringement action for competitor's use of Life Alert's trademarks as keywords in Internet search advertising. 
• Dyson Technology Ltd. v. Maytag Corp. (D. Del. 2005).  Represented vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson in Lanham Act false advertising litigation against Hoover. Case settled on the eve of trial.
• Schick Manufacturing, Inc. v. The Gillette Company (D. Conn. 2005). Represented razor manufacturer Schick in Lanham Act false advertising litigation against Gillette.
• Conducted review of potential false advertising actions for numerous clients involving medical devices, food products, personal care products, insecticides and home and gardening products, among others.
• Represented clients in consumer investigations and enforcement actions by the FTC, the New York Attorney General, and other regulators.
• Represented clients in cancellation and opposition proceedings before the PTO's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).