Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy LLP

Firm Details:
Number of partners: 16
Number of lawyers: 27
Languages: English, Spanish

Firm Overview:
Ward Greenberg offers a client-driven, proactive approach to civil litigation and business counseling. Formed in 2010 with the merger of two established firms, the firm achieves practical solutions in sophisticated matters for businesses, institutions, and professionals, and serves as national and regional trial counsel for corporations across the country. Ward Greenberg’s talented attorneys have earned a solid reputation as strategic, skilled advocates with deep technical expertise and a sharp focus on client priorities.

Main Practice Areas:
Administrative & Regulatory Proceedings
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Business Litigation & Counseling
Construction
Education
Employee Benefits/ERISA
Gas & Electric Utilities
Government & Internal Investigations
Healthcare
Insurance Recovery & Counseling
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Mass Tort/Toxic Tort  
Medical Device & Pharmaceutical
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Tax Assessment & Eminent Domain
Tort Defense

Business Litigation & Counseling:
■ Successfully litigated breach of contract action arising out of a failed joint development agreement, which resulted in a $16.5 million verdict for multinational client
■ Defended multinational corporation from claims of business destruction in a contractual services dispute, which resulted in a multi-million dollar award for the client
■ Obtained $4.1 million arbitration award after arbitration in contractual services dispute for multinational client
Key Clients: General Electric, The Gleason Corporation, Wegmans Food Markets
Contact: Jeffrey Harradine
Tel: 585 454 0722
Email: [email protected]

Construction:
■ Defending multinational company in multi-party litigation involving alleged design and construction defects in a large wastewater treatment facility, as well as claims for breach of contract and breach of performance warranty
■ Resolve through mediation claims on behalf of mass transit signal equipment supplier
■ Resolving through mediation a claim arising from inadequate performance of air pollution control systems for addition to glass manufacturing facility
Key Clients: include a major hotel chain, a public utility, manufacturers, and universities, as well as construction managers, contractors, and design and engineering firms
Contact: Harold Kurland
Tel: 585 454 0717
Email: [email protected]

Healthcare:
■ Secured judgments invalidating Medicaid rate calculations on behalf of numerous nursing homes, resulting in global settlements totaling $12 million
■ Secured dismissal of federal antitrust action asserted against medical center and physician practice group
■ Obtained dismissal of defamation action against medical center and 14 individual clinicians and staff asserted by former medical staff member
■ Obtained dismissal of reimbursement-related qui tam claims under federal and state False Claims Acts
Key Clients: Catholic Health, Thompson Health System, United Hebrew Geriatric Center, UR Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Contact: Thomas D’Antonio
Tel: 585 454 0715
Email: [email protected]

Intellectual Property:
■ Represented multinational company in patent ownership and infringement dispute spread over several jurisdictions concerning digital camera technology
■ Established precedent in the Third Circuit that a holdover franchisee, who continued to use trade and service marks after termination, was a trademark counterfeiter under the Lanham Act
■ Represented Fortune 100 company in multijurisdictional claims alleging theft of trade secrets and violations of restrictive covenants
Key Clients: Eastman Kodak Company, Xerox Corporation
Contact: Eric Ward
Tel: 585 454 0714
Email: [email protected]

Labor & Employment:
■ Defend employers in judicial and administrative proceedings; representative cases resulted in dismissal of all claims against international manufacturer in multi-plaintiff race case, dismissal of all claims against major University in ethnic origin case, and successful representation of large healthcare client in wage/hour collective action
■ Conduct internal investigations and coordinate response to governmental investigations; representative matters include investigations into harassment claims against multinational corporation’s divisional president ; sexual misconduct allegations against corporate director; Title IX sexual violence claims; allegations of financial misconduct by corporate officer of major healthcare institution; and defense of qui tam claims against healthcare and educational institutions
■ Provide workplace conduct and managerial training, and advise on employment compliance matters
Key Clients: Alstom Transportation, Canisius College, Cornell University, EagleView Technology, Sarah Lawrence College, Syracuse University and The New School
Contact: Thomas D’Antonio
Tel: 585 454 0715
Email: [email protected]

Product Liability & Tort Defense:
■ Defend manufacturers, suppliers, and sellers against product liability claims involving a wide range of products, and represent clients in complex, multi-plaintiff mass tort and toxic tort cases
■ Successfully defend gas and electric utilities in personal injury, property damage, and wrongful death matters, including actions arising from natural gas explosions, electrocutions, stray voltage issues, and construction accidents
Key Clients: Bridgestone Americas, Inc., New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, United Conveyor Corporation
Contact: Thomas Reidy
Tel: 585 454 0726
Email: [email protected]