Served as National Coordinating Counsel for technology platform, leading litigation on issues of first impression across the country involving status of platform users and enforcement of online terms and conditions, including compelling arbitration.
Served as National Coordinating Counsel for Fortune 50 transportation company defending against tort-based claims attacking independent contractor business model.
Represent banking institutions in complex statutory and fraud cases in federal district court and appellate courts throughout the country.
First-chaired and won six-day federal trial that invalidated law under the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution and resulted in a six-figure damages award and a six-figure attorneys’ fees’ recovery for client.
Argued and briefed constitutional issue of first impression in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals resulting in a split decision on the issue.
Defended pharmaceutical company in dispute over the right to sell and market drug under the Lanham Act, securing dismissal in federal court.
Defended international client in a contract dispute with former employee for interest in a multimillion-dollar business, securing dismissal in federal court. Ruling was unanimously affirmed by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in published opinion.
Argued, briefed, and won judgment invalidating significant criminal fine levied against client as violative of the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution
Argued, briefed and won takings claim on behalf of corporate client under the U.S. Constitution
Represented of financial institution related to high-profile data security breach
Argued, briefed and won novel zoning case involving nonprofit large breed dog rescue on appeal in published opinion from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in matter that garnered wide-spread publicity, including articles in the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and the front page of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
First-chaired and won judgment in favor of nonprofit in first case proceeding under new recovery statute in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
