Primary Office
Litigation
- Successfully defended a commercial real estate developer against breach of contract and misrepresentation claims in a lengthy, bifurcated bench/jury trial.
- Reached a favorable settlement, covered by multiple media outlets, on behalf of a celebrated racecar driver for damage inflicted to his historic, speed-record-breaking vehicle while in the custody of a well-known Chicago museum.
- Obtained a judgment in favor of a defendant business in a lawsuit, covered by multiple media outlets, involving a vicious, random attack on a patron.
- Negotiated a favorable settlement on behalf of two first-time homebuyers for the seller’s failure to disclose impending construction of a rapid transit corridor immediately adjacent to their new home.
- Obtained a judgment and substantial monetary sanctions in favor of a defendant coffee shop in a lawsuit alleging serious slip-and-fall injuries.
- Litigated and reached a $5.6 million settlement for class members in a class action lawsuit alleging a bank’s surreptitious recording of telephone conversations with customers.
- Represented thousands of plaintiffs as a member of court-appointed leadership counsel in multi-district litigation and Judicial Council coordination proceeding against the manufacturer of defective metal-on-metal prosthetic hip devices.
- Represented the County of Santa Clara, California in an enforcement action against multiple manufacturers of opioid prescription painkillers for violations of California’s False Advertising and Unfair Competition Laws.