General Litigation

• Obtained a federal jury verdict in favor of client alleging violations of his First Amendment rights.
• Obtained verdict in favor of clients who had been victims of fraud and sought early termination of a trust for their benefit.
• Obtained verdict in favor of nonprofit client awarding it 95% of a cy pres fund.
• Obtained summary judgment in federal court on behalf of a hospital system accused of racial discrimination and retaliation by a former employee.
• Obtained summary judgment for a local affiliate of a national television network in a lawsuit alleging that an investigative news report broadcast by the affiliate defamed plaintiff.

Financial Services Litigation

• Obtained a complete victory at trial on behalf of a national bank in a suit alleging breach of fiduciary duty.
• Represented a national bank at trial in a suit alleging fraud in a real estate transaction.
• Represented group of internet-based businesses in a series of class actions alleging violations of New Jersey’s consumer protection laws, all of which were voluntarily dismissed after briefing on motions to dismiss.
• Represent national banks and financial institutions in an action alleging illegal liquidation of shares of stock securing a line of credit and the commercially unreasonable sale of those shares.
• In a matter of first impression under Pennsylvania law, obtained dismissal of check warranty claims brought under Articles 3 and 4 of the UCC against a banking client.
• Represented a national bank in numerous actions alleging fraud and implicating Articles 3 and 4 of the UCC in connection with personal, business and nonprofit accounts and real estate transactions.
• Represented a national bank in numerous actions alleging breaches of fiduciary duties in its role as trustee of testamentary and revocable trusts.
• Represented a national bank in a dispute with a large commercial customer concerning custody accounts and funds that had escheated to the state.
• Obtained dismissals in the federal district court and state trial court on behalf of an energy company in a matter brought under federal and New Jersey state false claims acts, 
• Represented a financial services company alleging theft of trade secrets by a competitor.
• Obtained dismissal of claims against a Chilean seafood distributor on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction.
• Obtained dismissal in a California state court of a defamation case brought against a media client and its employees.
• Obtained voluntary dismissal of defamation action against web-based company.
• Performed pre- and post-publication review of books, blogs and other publications on behalf of clients to avoid liability.
• Represented a group of amici before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the regulation of indecent language on live television.

Appellate Practice

• Successfully defended, on appeal, the trial court’s verdict that a national bank did not breach its fiduciary duty in an argument before the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
• Argued before the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, on behalf of the ACLU of New Jersey, successfully challenging a school district’s 24/7 discipline policy.
• Represented before the en banc Pennsylvania Superior Court beneficiaries and trustees asserting that the perpetuities period had not run on a testamentary trust created in the 1930s and succeeded in reversing adverse panel and trial court decisions.
• Represented an energy company in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, which affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss a claim brought under the federal False Claims Act.

Railroad Litigation

• Represented a railroad in Pennsylvania’s intermediate appellate court in an important issue concerning general jurisdiction over foreign companies.
• Represented a railroad in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in a large real estate dispute that resulted in a large financial settlement and the remediation of the property by the tenant.
• Represented railroads as appellate counsel at trial on issues concerning the production of proprietary software.
• Worked on damages issues concerning a severe injury case involving injuries caused by electrified railcars.

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.