ATTORNEYS

Media, Entertainment, and Intellectual Property Litigation

• Secured a settlement and resolution on behalf of CAA in a major lawsuit filed by Writers Guild of America (WGA) and seven individual writers, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud, and violations of the Unfair Competition Law related to the use of agency packaging fees and the corresponding lawsuit filed by CAA against the WGA for antitrust violations.
• Secured settlements and a verdict for clients Regency Entertainment Inc. and Monarchy Enterprises S.A.R.L. in an $18 million breach of contract lawsuit they filed against a group of film financiers who failed to fulfill their promise to repay certain expenses for Warren Beatty’s Rules Don’t Apply box-office flop.
• Secured dismissal for all defendants in a complaint alleging injuries on the set of a television series.
• Successfully secured a favorable settlement on behalf of a production company in a confidential arbitration brought against a studio for failure to make payments owed pursuant to a contract related to a highly successful television show.
• Representing a talent agency as lead trial counsel in a $55 million lawsuit brought by producers and film financiers of motion picture projects alleging misrepresentations, fraud, and breaches of fiduciary duty.
• Secured a settlement on behalf of a major fashion company in a lawsuit brought against a “fast fashion” company related to alleged copyright, trademark, and trade dress infringement.
• Secured settlement for a production company in a lawsuit brought against a sales agent relating to the critically acclaimed television series Das Boot.
• Successfully defended a major motion picture studio in trial and appeal in connection with alleged securities fraud concerning a film’s financing.
• Secured dismissal for a TV rating company in a lawsuit brought by an Indian broadcasting company that alleged there was corruption in the provision of TV ratings in India.
• Representing Wasserman Media Group and Laundry Service in a lawsuit brought by the founder of Papa John’s alleging breaches of contract, tortious interference, and prima facie tort related to the public reporting of his use of racially offensive language.

Banks and Financial Institutions

• Representing former executive of a major asset management company in a federal securities and common law fraud case concerning a merger and restructuring transaction.
• Representing a broker-dealer in a lawsuit brought by investors in DC Solar related to allegations that DC Solar was a Ponzi scheme.
• Represented administrators and the custodian in a securities class action brought by investors in the largest feeder fund into Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities.
• Represented a global financial institution in a common law fraud and negligent misrepresentation case regarding investments made by Norwegian municipalities.
• Represented a global financial institution in a common law fraud case concerning a rogue trader’s foreign exchange activities.
• Represented a global financial institution in a class action lawsuit arising out of a $50 billion merger that occurred during the financial crisis.

Government Investigations and Regulatory Matters

• Successfully secured a no action letter on behalf of an individual related to an insider trading investigation by the SEC.
• Represented an executive in investigation and numerous litigations concerning the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
• Represented an executive in connection with an international investigation concerning foreign bribery allegations.
• Represented a company in connection with an investigation concerning revenue recognition conducted by the SEC.
• Represented a major pharmaceutical company in a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into alleged off-label marketing.
• Represented a global financial institution in connection with allegations of insider trading by one of its employees.

Pro Bono

• Successfully secured a favorable settlement on behalf of a transgender woman inmate in a lawsuit brought against the state of Arizona, state officials, and an individual corrections officer arising out of the inmate’s housing in an all-male facility in which she alleges she was sexually assaulted by a corrections officer.