Litigation Partner

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OUTCOME:

REPRESENTATIVE LITIGATION MATTERS First-Chair Complex Commercial Litigation  Defended Ar ... izona assistive-device manufacturer in breach-of-contract litigation and arbitration, and obtained dismissal of all claims and award of attorneys’ fees and costs.  Defended Arizona manufacturer in breach-of-contract and breach-of-warranty litigation in California state court, and successfully compelled arbitration and obtained favorable settlement.  Defended medical professional in California state court against allegations of elder abuse, breach of fiduciary duty, and other tort-based claims.  Defended California LLC in civil-forfeiture proceedings.  Represented Australian subsidiary in commercial litigation against New Jersey parent corporation in contemporaneous suits filed in New Jersey and California federal courts and obtained favorable settlement. First-Chair Labor/Employment and Other Litigation  Represented Arizona law-enforcement officer in appeal of officer’s termination and obtained reinstatement and back-pay award against municipality.  Represented Arizona law-enforcement officer in appeal of officer’s suspension and demotion in rank, and obtained settlement and full reinstatement to former position.  Defended Arizona employer in federal wage-claim litigation and obtained dismissal of case.  Represented Arizona manufacturer in unearned-commission litigation and obtained judgment for full amount of debt and costs and attorneys’ fees.  Represented Italian medical-device manufacturer and it’s Arizona distributor in FDA regulatory matter regarding alleged non-compliance with the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the corresponding provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations.  Represented Arizona manufacturer in appeal of adverse ruling from the National Labor Relations Board before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Case resulted in the National Labor Relations Board withdrawing unfair-labor-practice claims.  Defended Mexican mother and seven-year-old daughter in international-child-abduction matter in Arizona federal court.  Defended US-born mother in international-child-abduction matter in Arizona federal court, resulting in settlement agreement more favorable than prevailing at trial. Second-Chair Complex Commercial Litigation  Represented California financial institution in commercial-real-estate litigation in Arizona state court against former tenant and obtained favorable settlement.  Represented Texas corporation in commercial-real-estate litigation in Arizona state court against former tenant and obtained favorable settlement.  Defended Arizona business in finance-lease litigation in Pennsylvania federal court and obtained favorable settlement.  Represented California business in security-agreement litigation, and obtained favorable settlement. Second-Chair Labor/Employment and Other Litigation  Represented large Arizona property developer in state-court zoning matter and federal-court tort matter initiated against.  Defended multinational trampoline-component manufacturer in product-liability and wrongful-death action in Arizona state court and obtained favorable settlement.  Defended trustee in high-value breach-of-trust litigation and obtained favorable settlement.  Represented Arizona homeowners in HOA litigation and obtained favorable judgment after two-week jury trial.  Defended local Arizona manufacturer in unfair-labor-practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, including two-week trial before an administrative law judge.  Represented trust beneficiaries in breach-of-trust action against corporate trustee, and obtained favorable settlement including payment of attorneys’ fees.