Appellate
- Represented a Fortune 5 health care company and major pharmacy benefit manager in appeal before the First Circuit. The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a local government’s lawsuit regarding prescription opioids as untimely.
- Represented a major pharmacy benefit manager before the Maryland Supreme Court on certified questions of law from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The Maryland Supreme Court ruled for our client, broadly rejecting product-based public-nuisance liability.
- Represented an interstate pipeline company before the U.S. Supreme Court, defeating a petition for writ of certiorari and solidifying victory before the Eighth Circuit that affirmed summary judgment on federal preemption issues.
- Counsel of record for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other industry organizations as amici curiae before the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts.
- Representing a Fortune 5 health care company and major pharmacy benefit manager in federal and state appellate proceedings across the country in litigation regarding prescription opioids.
Health Care Litigation
- Representing a Fortune 5 health care company and major pharmacy benefit manager in multidistrict litigation and related federal and state cases nationwide regarding prescription opioids.
- Representing a Fortune 5 health care company and major pharmacy benefit manager in multidistrict litigation, related cases, and government investigations involving drug pricing.
- Representing a Fortune 500 multinational health care company in complex business litigation regarding the acquisition of surgical center.
- Representing major health insurance company and pharmacy benefit manager in federal preemption litigation.
- Counseled a health care company in False Claims Act investigations related to Medicare Advantage issues, resulting in full declinations from the Department of Justice.
Commercial Litigation and Investigations
- Represented a nationwide specialty retailer as the second chair in a jury trial resulting in favorable verdict for the client. Successfully argued post-trial motions resulting in total defense judgment for the client.
- Representing an interstate pipeline company in federal and state litigation and permitting proceedings across a multi-state project footprint.
- Representing a Fortune 100 insurance company in coverage litigation regarding PFAS contamination litigation.
- Represented a private equity fund to conduct an internal investigation regarding a portfolio company.
- Represented a global investment bank and financial advisor to secure a multimillion-dollar judgment (including attorneys’ fees) on summary judgment.
- Counsel of record in the successful defense of a business defamation suit, including obtaining an emergency temporary stay and writ of supersedeas from the North Carolina Court of Appeals relating to an unconstitutional injunction as a prior restraint on speech as well as related civil and criminal contempt orders.
- Defended prominent recording artist in a class action lawsuit stemming from a highly publicized entertainment event.
- Participated in the successful defense of city council members in litigation concerning the removal of confederate statue in Virginia.