Financial Services

  • Prosecution and defense of several success fee claims by investment banks in federal and state courts, obtaining summary judgments totaling $19 million
  • Representation of financial institution in connection with government investigations of failure of regional bank
  • Representation of hotel investors in connection with disputes involving mezzanine lender and co-investors
  • Defense of senior management of a failed community bank against breach of fiduciary duty claims asserted by FDIC and resolved in mediation
  • Defense of a commercial mortgage lending joint venture between a global investment management firm and a Canadian bank on a state court claim arising out of the termination of an airport hotel franchise and an associated mortgage default
  • Recovery of a foreign investor’s $45 million securities account tied up in a bankruptcy case
  • Prosecution of an investor’s arbitration claim against a wealth management firm charged with disregarding client instructions, resulting in substantial FINRA award