McDermott Will & Schulte, a global law firm

• Achieved dismissal with prejudice of putative class action where the plaintiffs alleged that the defendant hospital failed to disclose emergency room fees.
• Obtained a substantial monetary award for private-equity sponsored pain management platform following expedited arbitration regarding purchase price adjustments and earnout consideration.
• Defeated motion for preliminary injunction that sought to enforce restrictive covenants against substance abuse and mental health provider client and two of the client’s employees.  Decision affirmed on appeal.
• Obtained favorable settlement for lead investor asserting breach of fiduciary duty and related claims against directors of medical device company.
• 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.
• Obtained multiple, favorable declaratory statements on unsettled regulatory issues from Florida agencies, including Board of Medicine and Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA).
• Assisted private equity-sponsored assisted living facility platform in navigating defense and settlement of competitor’s claims and contemporaneous sale of portfolio companies to strategic acquirer.
• Represented publicly-traded health care entities in government investigations under the False Claims Act.
• Defeated motion for preliminary injunction brought by former physician-employee of physician practice that had been acquired by private-equity sponsored ophthalmology platform.
• Secured dismissal of breach of contract and fraud claims brought by internet marketing company against behavioral health platform.
• Counsel to NASDAQ-traded operator of surgical facilities and ancillary services in connection with defense of civil subpoenas and protection of trade secret and confidential information.
• Obtained favorable resolution of post-acquisition earnout dispute arising from sale of family-owned clinical laboratory to publicly-traded company.
• Obtained substantial monetary verdict for Chilean client in connection with claims for breach of a letter agreement*
• Represented a hospital client in the appeal of an arbitration award before the Florida Supreme Court*
• Obtained $13.5M settlement in arbitration for a minority member of a closely-held limited liability company following attempted “squeeze out” by majority members*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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