Shane P. Simon

Shane P. Simon
Primary Office
Experience

Hospitality

Select representations include:

  • A Pennsylvania hotel in securing a favorable settlement in a case arising from the purported cancellation of a major conference under a contractual force majeure provision related to COVID-19.
  • A California resort in securing a complete victory and monetary judgment before the American Arbitration Association arising out of a vendor’s breach of a significant services contract.
  • A luxury resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands in a dispute arising out of a group sales agreement.
  • A prominent third-party hospitality management company in a contractual dispute with a hotel owner arising from performance of a hotel management agreement.

Energy and Utilities Regulatory Work

Select representations include:

  • A Delaware water company in a litigated base rate proceeding.
  • A Pennsylvania electric company in an energy efficiency proceeding.
  • A New Jersey water company in a regulatory proceeding to secure approval for an innovative proposal to replace customer-owned lead-service lines.
  • A Pennsylvania natural gas company in a regulatory proceeding for an increase in base rates.
  • An offshore wind developer in an appeal from a regulatory agency to an appellate court.
  • A New Jersey electric company in a regulatory proceeding concerning a proposal for the implementation of a plug-in electric vehicle pilot program.
  • A New Jersey utility in a federal court action challenging a state regulatory agency’s order against a subsidiary.
     

Higher Education

Select representations include:

  • An internationally prominent university in securing a complete dismissal of a lawsuit for lack of personal jurisdiction under New Jersey’s Child Sexual Abuse Act.
  • A national university in a federal court case concluding with a dismissal of claims brought by a student alleging breach of contract and discrimination relating to scholarship monies.
  • A national university in securing a victory in a court-ordered arbitration against claims that the university breached its contractual obligations to a former student and violated the former student’s due process rights in the manner of his dismissal from the university.