Business and Commercial Disputes

Technology Licensing: $30 million recovery for MIT in a suit to enforce a technology and royalty sharing agreement for audio technology in high-definition television.

Purchase of Forged Securities: Secured a multi-million dollar settlement for major health maintenance organization that had been sold counterfeit certificates of deposit by a securities dealer.

Failed Hospital Merger: Successfully defended Holyoke Hospital at trial in a suit to enforce a health care system merger.

Fraud in a Close Corporation: Secured a multi-million dollar settlement for shareholder and former employee of close corporation on claims for security fraud and breach of fiduciary duty arising out of company's undisclosed plans for an IPO.

Limited Partnership Breach of Fiduciary Duty: Obtained multi-million dollar settlement in lawsuit against general partner of a limited partnership for breach of fiduciary duty and usurpation of business opportunity.

Intra-corporate Dispute in an LLC: Defended member of a limited liability company against claims by the other member; obtained summary judgment dismissing plaintiff's claims and secured a declaratory judgment requiring that plaintiff's entire interest in the company be assigned to defendant.

Close Corporation Shareholder Dispute: Represented founder of software company in dispute over 1.9 million unvested shares of the company in a matter that went to the Supreme Judicial Court.

Performance Bond: Recovered all proceeds from a $5,000,000 performance bond on behalf of ISO New England.

RICO Defense: Defended UK corporation against RICO and civil rights claims arising out of failed development project in the Dominican Republic; obtained dismissal of all claims and an award of sanctions and costs against plaintiffs and their counsel.

Business Interference and RICO: Won dismissal of all claims and award of attorney's fees for Sipex Corporation in lawsuit in federal court involving business interference and RICO claims.

Stock Option Vesting Dispute: Defended software manufacturer Ariba against claims by former sales rep seeking millions of dollars in damages based upon alleged failure to accelerate vesting of stock options upon termination; settled case for a small fraction of the plaintiff's demand at a court-sponsored mediation.

Class Action - Securities Fraud: Defended Rockwell International in a class action in federal court over alleged false registration statement.

Class Action -- Real Estate Values: Defended major Boston bank in federal court against an allegation of understatement of real estate values. Matter was successfully dismissed.

Civil Rights - Tortious Interference: Successfully defended the Boston Symphony Orchestra in federal court against claims by actress Vanessa Redgrave in matter alleging violation of Massachusetts Civil Rights Act.