McDermott Will & Schulte, a global law firm

• Counseled a beneficiary of trustee in trust dispute with familial trust dispute
• Served as counsel to an NFT fund in a case filed by Celsius for the return of CryptoPunk NFTs
• Defended a major auditing and accounting firm in actions involving employee raiding, client poaching, and theft of trade secrets
• Advised an executive of international private equity firm investigated for participating in broad scheme to mismark valuation of illiquid securities
• Defended a major accounting and advisory firm in action involving defamation in the context of an anonymous, online social media campaign, including preparing expert report on forensic computer analysis
• Represented a national organization of pharmaceutical distributors challenging the constitutionality of New York State statute, including drafting dispositive briefs and preparing expert reports
• Advised a biodiesel processor accused of violating the Renewable Fuel Standard by the Environmental Protection Agency in civil enforcement action
• Defended a chief executive accused of violating fiduciary duties in derivative shareholder action, including draft dispositive briefs, and manage large team in cross-border discovery matters
• Counseled a global pharmaceutical company in an investigation for alleged False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback violations
• Represented a former executive of foreign oil company in international investigation of alleged fraud in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Advised a chief executive officer of a bank in a criminal investigation of alleged Bank Secrecy Act violations
• Defended a corporate executive in an insider trading investigation brought by Securities and Exchange Commission
• Represented bank executives investigated for fraud arising from subprime mortgage crisis
• Counseled a private equity firm in the drafting of subscription agreement for investments in various funds, and negotiation of language with individual investors
• Represented a former waitress in judgment enforcement action against former employer that failed to pay minimum wage and spread of hours pay
• Counseled an indigent woman denied access to any monies over the course of her 25-year marriage in divorce action
• Represented a Honduran woman and her children seeking asylum in the United States
• Represented a broker-dealer in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) insider trading investigation
• Represented owners of a fitness company in a dispute concerning a stock purchase and sale agreement
• Handled a defamation dispute involving an internet service provider
• Obtained a favorable settlement for a litigation trustee against the judgment debtor in multiple fraudulent conveyance actions in New York state and federal courts
• Obtained a favorable settlement for a prominent New York City hotel in a private nuisance action against a neighboring property developer
• Handled the successful petition to the New York State Supreme Court on behalf of a residential cooperative for an order direction recertification of election results

See Less