Supply Chain

• Serve as counsel in state and federal court representing clients in just-in-time supply chain litigation, including by obtaining and opposing temporary restraining orders to prevent shut downs.
• Counsel automotive clients on strength and weaknesses of contracting documents, including revising key contract documents such as purchase orders, terms and conditions of sale and supplier manuals.
• Served as lead counsel in state court for national concrete precast company prosecuting claims of breach of contract and other warranties arising out of supplier’s defective shipments of product, obtaining summary disposition as to liability against supplier that was leveraged into a favorable settlement for client.
• Served as lead counsel for automotive supplier that stop-shipped, defeating customer’s emergency request for temporary restraining order.

Patent Litigation

• Defending manufacturing client against claims of willful patent infringement relating to teeth whitening technology, leveraging the customer-suit exception to stay patent infringement case against manufacturer client’s customer.
• Defended automotive client against claims of willful patent infringement relating to oil pump valve technology.
• Asserted claims of patent infringement against multi-billion dollar industry competitor for fastening technology.
• Assisted clients with all aspects of pre-litigation enforcement and resolution, including responding to and issuance of demand letters pertaining to allegations of patent infringement.

Other Business Litigation

• Served as lead counsel in state court prosecuting claims of complex business fraud arising out of executive’s alleged embezzlement and breach of fiduciary duties, obtaining a favorable settlement for client.
• Served as lead counsel in federal court defending against claims of complex business fraud arising out of alleged kick-back scheme, obtaining a favorable settlement for client.
• Served as lead counsel in state court and expeditiously settled allegations of a wrongful vehicle repossession on very favorable terms prior to filing a responsive pleading.
• Served as lead counsel in federal court and resolved claims against real estate client facing allegations of violations of the American with Disabilities Act, obtaining a greatly reduced statutory attorney fee award, which was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in a published decision.
• Served as lead counsel in federal court on a pro bono basis representing a prisoner in connection with his claims arising under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against the Michigan Department of Corrections, obtaining a favorable settlement on the eve of trial.
• Serve as counsel in state court defending against claims of breach of contract pertaining to negotiated earnout payments in asset purchase agreement.
• Serve as counsel in state court proceeding representing SEC-registered investment advisor firm defending against claim of breach of contract, which was strategically removed to federal court.
• Serve as counsel in state court representing multi-billion dollar financial technology and insurance company against allegations of breach of contract stemming from termination of director’s employment contract.
• Serve as counsel in state court representing automotive company against allegations of wrongful termination of property management agreement.
• Served as counsel in state court prosecuting claims of fraud and embezzlement against former CEO of nonprofit organization.
• Served as counsel in state court and obtained summary disposition resulting in dismissal of all claims against bank client facing putative class action lawsuit alleging various state law claims, including breach of contract and violations of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act.
• Served as counsel in federal court and obtained summary disposition resulting in dismissal of all claims against healthcare client facing putative class action lawsuit alleging various state law claims, including breach of contract and violations of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act.
• Served as counsel in state court defending cannabis client against a putative class action complaint alleging breach of contract and implied warranties, obtaining a favorable settlement for client.
• Served as counsel in state court and obtained summary disposition resulting in dismissal of all claims against national retail client in connection with several lawsuits filed by plaintiff, which included an award of sanctions in client’s favor, all of which was successfully defended on appeal to the Michigan Court of Appeals.
• Served as counsel in state court and settled breach of contract and declaratory judgment action, alleging wrongful termination of an agricultural lease.
• Served as counsel in state court and settled personal injury suit arising from an automobile accident involving client’s employee, successfully leveraging issues relating to the legal theory of respondeat superior.
• Serve as counsel representing multi-billion dollar financial technology and insurance company in connection with responding to hundreds of nationwide nonparty subpoenas for both documents and testimony issued by the Department of Justice, State Attorney General Offices, other federal and state agencies and civil litigants from across the nation.