Served as second chair counsel for a complex construction arbitration (through the American Arbitration Association) between a Pennsylvania municipality and a large engineering firm involving claims regarding the municipality’s wastewater treatment facility.
Served as first chair trial counsel for a contractor against customers regarding a residential construction dispute in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Obtained a verdict in the client’s favor following a bench trial.
Served as first chair trial counsel for homeowners against a roofing contractor in Berks County, Pennsylvania, obtaining a favorable jury verdict. In a subsequent bench trial phase, the court awarded our client treble damages and attorneys’ fees under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices Consumer Protection Law.
Negotiated a favorable pre-litigation resolution for a minority owner and executive of a family-owned, Pennsylvania-based fire equipment supplier related to the sale of the company to a third party. The dispute, with other family members regarding the ownership and management of the company, involved claims of excessive compensation and breach of fiduciary duty.
Negotiated favorable pre-litigation settlement for stockholders in a benefits consulting company that was acquired by a leading global benefits advisory company. The stockholders disputed the acquiring company’s earnout calculations.
Obtained a favorable outcome for the 50% owners of a company in the particle sizing industry involving the redemption of the clients’ stock following an arbitration proceeding. Asserted claims of shareholder oppression and breach of fiduciary duty on the client’s behalf in connection with the other owners’ management and control of the company.
Helped clients achieve a court-ordered stock sale that allowed them to recoup more than $1 million invested in medical technology companies controlled by an individual who was later charged with running a Ponzi scheme. Initially negotiated a favorable settlement agreement that was breached, leading to execution proceedings involving the court-ordered sale of the debtor’s stock in a third-party company in Delaware.
Represent an employee who left a family-owned HVAC business to start a competing business and was sued by his prior employer for theft of trade secrets and breach of fiduciary duty. Negotiated a favorable settlement involving stipulated restrictive covenants. A dispute regarding compliance with the settlement agreement is ongoing.
Negotiated a favorable settlement for the stockholders of a medical transcription company that was acquired by a competitor. The stockholders of the acquired company filed suit for breach of the merger agreement —bringing claims related to post-merger payments owed to the stockholders.
Obtained a jury verdict in Berks County, Pennsylvania in favor of homeowners in a construction-related dispute with a home improvement contractor.
Obtained a favorable settlement in arbitration for the owners of a business that was sold to a larger corporation. The clients faced claims that they violated certain warranty provisions in the asset purchase agreement.
Assisted in negotiating a favorable settlement for beneficiaries of a life insurance trust in a federal court action against institutional trustees who failed to appropriately monitor the trust, leading to a termination of the life insurance policy.
