Phoenix Network Technologies v. NEON Systems, Inc.
Obtained affirmance of a judgment dismissing a software company that had been sued based on a forum selection clause in a contract between Plaintiff and another Defendant.
Swank v. Sverdlin
Hired as counsel for an outside director of Automated Marine Propulsion Systems, Inc., after the entry of a $75 million jury verdict against him. Obtained reduction in the judgment to $5 million in post-trial proceedings. Obtained reversal of the judgment in its entirety on appeal.
Cohen v. Arthur Andersen, LLP
Obtained summary judgment in the trial court for Defendant accounting firm on claims for breach of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, fraud, and negligence asserted by trust beneficiaries. Obtained affirmance of the summary judgment on appeal.
Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap As v. HeereMac Vof
Obtained affirmance of dismissal of antitrust claims by a Norwegian oil corporation against an Italian corporation for alleged anticompetitive conspiracy that supposedly inflated the price of heavy lift barge services in the North Sea.
Port Authority v. Arcadian Corp.
Obtained dismissal of a fertilizer manufacturer in a suit brought on behalf of the Port Authority for several hundred million dollars in property damages stemming from the 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center. Obtained affirmance of the dismissal on appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Krim v. First City Bancorporation
Obtained dismissal of former outside directors of a bank in an alleged securities fraud class action suit. Obtained affirmance of the dismissal on appeal to the Fifth Circuit.