USA
Practice Areas
A nationally-renowned trial lawyer specializing in securities, shareholder, insurance, complex commercial, and false advertising disputes. Representations include: Travelers in a trial victory related to Johnson & Johnson’s massive talc-related bankruptcy proceedings, which involved over $9 billion in proposed trust funding; TD Bank in historic litigation related to Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme; Pfizer in Cerevel securities litigation, Viatris securities litigation, and numerous indemnity disputes; Bayer in a false advertising dispute challenging promotional claims regarding J&J and Janssen Biotech’s prostate cancer drug ERLEADA®; Lloyd’s and RSA in three-week jury trial in connection with a business interruption and property damage claim; Frontdoor in securing a preliminary injunction after a full evidentiary hearing enforcing a nationwide non-compete in expedited proceedings; Olon S.p.A. in breach of contract and fraud dispute against Perfect Day concerning a cross-border manufacturing and investment arrangement; Chubb, Axa XL, and Swiss Re in multi-jurisdiction aviation insurance litigation related to numerous airplanes allegedly grounded in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine; TD Bank in Ponzi scheme cases involving TelexFree in Massachusetts and National Realty Investment Advisors in New Jersey; Helen Frankenthaler Foundation in obtaining precedent-setting dismissal of dispute brought by former director; co-executors of estate of former CEO of Scholastic Inc. in various trust and probate matters; Hovnanian in landmark securities case regarding credit default swaps; Travelers in centi-million-dollar pollution coverage action; Bayer in emergency court proceeding that ended competitor’s advertising campaign in two weeks; Weight Watchers in large securities class action and related derivative suits; Bayer in advertising challenges regarding Claritin, Aleve and Maty’s Healthy Products; Ziegler Family businesses in shareholder disputes; and multiple confidential international and U.S. arbitrations. Devotes significant pro bono counsel to U.S. veterans, including work on historic ruling allowing veterans to bring class actions in Veterans Court and winning a 20-year dispute to secure disability benefits for a veteran following a VA appeal.
Career
Global Co-Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Department; Previously served as Co-Administrative Partner, on Executive Committee and as Co-Chair of Business Development, Recruiting, and Diversity Committees.
Professional Memberships
Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers; Chair of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society; Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America; Chair of the Board of Trustees of Practising Law Institute; Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Best Practices of the Commercial Division Advisory Council; Steering Committee of Lawyers Committee of Inner-City Scholarship Fund; Former Chair of Board of Yale Law School Alumni Fund, Former Chair of New York City Bar Executive Committee.
Personal
Yale Law School; Williams College; Law clerk for Judge Walker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge Sarokin of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Publications
Co-author of Chapter on Directors and Officers Coverage in PLI’s Treatise on Securities Litigation; Co-author of Chapter on Crisis Management in leading Treatise on Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts; Co-authored regular column on Highlight Decisions from the New York Court of Appeals for the New York Law Journal.
