Kamal Sleiman

Kamal is frequently called on to lead high-stakes, bet-the-company disputes, and is known as a go-to problem solver who can step into urgent, complex matters regardless of jurisdiction, industry, or procedural posture. He delivers practical, risk-focused advice that helps clients avoid unnecessary exposure and make smart, cost-effective decisions, aligning legal strategy with business objectives so that clients can move forward with confidence. He has successfully first-chaired or co-chaired jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations, accounting determinations, and evidentiary hearings in a wide range of forums.

See less

• Won dismissal with prejudice of putative class action where the plaintiffs alleged that the defendant hospital failed to disclose emergency room fees
• Won dismissal with prejudice of breach of contract and fraud claims brought by an internet marketing company against behavioral health platform
• Won dismissal with prejudice of tortious interference and unfair competition suit brought by competitor and former business partner against multibillion dollar healthcare business
• Won dismissal with prejudice of complex fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract suit brought against tech company and its CEO
• Won dismissal with prejudice of $62 million termination fee claim for healthcare provider in arbitration dispute brought by former business partner
• Won dismissal with prejudice of claims regarding ownership of and purchase rights relating to hospital property valued over $100 million
• Won multimillion dollar earn-out accounting arbitration for private equity firm against claims by sellers of healthcare business
• Won substantial monetary award for a private equity-sponsored pain management platform following expedited arbitration regarding purchase price adjustments and earnout consideration
• Won multimillion dollar purchase price adjustment arbitration for private equity firm against claims by sellers of national retail business
• Obtained favorable pre-arbitration settlement for seller of logistics business against buyer in earnout dispute
• Co-lead counsel for a private equity-backed healthcare portfolio company in a bet-the-business M&A and employment dispute against the former physician owners of its acquired practice
• Leveraged litigation to force closing of $200+ million cross-border transaction
• Defeated motion for preliminary injunction brought by former physician-employee of physician practice that had been acquired by private-equity sponsored ophthalmology platform
• Defeated motion for preliminary injunction seeking to enforce restrictive covenants against a substance abuse and mental health provider client and two of its employees, with the decision affirmed on appeal
• Represented PE-sponsored national anesthesia practice in a series of contract and antitrust disputes with one of the country’s largest healthcare insurers
• Represented management of PE-sponsored primary care business in connection with negotiation and closing of multi-billion dollar SPAC offering and public listing
• Defended national accounting firm in related actions brought by multiple banks following the collapse of the firm’s former audit client
• Represented private-equity backed medical office building (MOB) platform in complex, multi-forum dispute with a minority owner/manager
• Co-lead counsel to a major healthcare system in a business divorce AHLA arbitration against its ambulatory surgery center joint venture partner
• Represented former directors of a NASDAQ-traded SPAC in defense of putative shareholder class action and derivative claims, defeating multiple motions for class certification and negotiating a favorable resolution of the remaining claims
• Represented former shareholders of the nation’s largest, privately-held chain of yoga studios in connection with defense of indemnification claims brought by private equity sponsor
• Defended publicly-traded health care entities in government investigations under the False Claims Act

See less