Areas of Practice

• Extensive experience representing and counseling businesses and individuals concerning general commercial litigation matters in state and Federal courts and alternative dispute forums throughout the United States in a variety of areas, including breach of contract, fraud, theft of trade secrets, non-competition agreements and other restrictive covenants, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition and other business torts, shareholder agreement and joint venture disputes, fraudulent conveyances, recovery of embezzled funds and RICO claims.

Recent Representations

• After two-week bench trial in Nevada federal court, obtained multi-million dollar judgment on affirmative claims and defense verdict on counterclaims for motor manufacturer in breach of contract and fraud action
• After two-week jury trial in New York federal court, obtained defense verdict on behalf of foreign copper wire manufacturer in a lawsuit by competitor alleging multi-million dollar theft of trade secret and unfair competition claims
• Prosecuted $100 million breach of contract claim on behalf of major publisher against Rosie O’Donnell in a nationally reported joint venture dispute that ended with two-week bench trial in New York state court
• On eve of jury trial in Ohio state court, obtained summary judgment on behalf of Panasonic against $40 million breach of contract and implied warranty claims
• On morning of trial in New York federal bankruptcy court, obtained on behalf of debtor a multi-million dollar settlement against private international bank in fraudulent conveyance action
• Secured favorable settlement for Panasonic after obtaining orders in Texas state court excluding plaintiff’s economics expert and entering summary judgment against $5 million lost profits claim
• On eve of jury trial in New York state court, secured favorable settlement for hedge fund client in action brought by former trader for breach of contract/quantum meruit as part of bonus dispute
• Conducted internal investigations resulting in the recovery of millions of dollars by coordinating with law enforcement, defending administrative law claims, and prosecuting civil actions against insurance companies, outside accountants, and former employees on behalf of corporate victims of fraud and thefts
• After administrative bench trial, obtained decision on behalf of Boar’s Head that employee of 36 years was discharged for misconduct, overruling initial determination of eligibility for unemployment benefits; decision affirmed on appeal by Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board
• Successfully defended consulting firm against age discrimination, retaliation and contract claims filed by former high-level executive
• Successfully resolved contract, DTPA, and fraud claims by and against manufacturers arising from disputes with distributors and consumers
• Represented Exxon Mobil Corp. before FTC in connection with antitrust and patent claims arising out of regulatory standards adopted by state commission

Bar Admissions

• New York, Texas

Legal Career

• Associate, O’Sullivan, LLP (New York office of private equity boutique, since merged with O’Melveny & Myers); Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld (Dallas office); Jones Day (Dallas office)
• Law Clerk, The Honorable Deborah G. Hankinson and the Honorable John Cornyn of the Supreme Court of Texas (1997-1998)
• Legal Extern, The Honorable Ricardo M. Urbina of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the Honorable John Rainey of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1996)

Author/Speaker

• “The Deductibility of Policyholder Dividends: UNUM Corp. v. United States,” 50 The Tax Lawyer 265 (1996)

Professional Activities & Associations

• Member, Committee on State Courts, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (2002-2004)
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Education

• J. D., cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center (1997), Staff Editor, The Tax Lawyer; Legal Research and Writing Fellow, (“Law Fellow”) (1995-1996)
• B. A., with honors, University of Texas at Austin (1994), Texas Achievement Award, College Scholar
• University of Seville, Seville, Spain (1992-1993)