LITIGATION EXPERIENCE

Thirty-five years of experience in commercial and complex litigation including international, securities, construction and antitrust litigation, world-wide investigation of overseas sales and business practices of a major American aircraft manufacturer, and arbitration and mediation of a variety of commercial disputes.

Representative Cases - Representation of Algerian National, residing in Geneva, arising out of his attachment of assets and bringing of criminal proceedings in Switzerland, claimed to be wrongful in a suit in California; claim by Swiss resident against London resident for fraud in connection with sale of land in Washington (negotiated in Europe); defense of action by foreign airline against American aircraft manufacturing company in connection with foreign sales and overseas payments, related litigation and grand jury investigation; representation of a utility in an action by trustee of bond holders to reallocate common construction costs in twin nuclear projects; suit by utility against manufacturer of nuclear reload fuel for breach of supply contract and fraud; defense of American League in suit by governmental authorities alleging wrongful transfer of baseball franchise; suit by utility owner of coal silo against silo designer arising out of collapse of silo; valuation of minority interest in closely held potato processing corporation; representation of oil company in dispute with State over shipment of oil in supertankers; suit against insurance company which denied property loss coverage following destruction of a power house at a dam; dispute over coal mine royalties and alleged breach of lease of coal lands; defense of minority shareholder's suit alleging oppressive conduct by majority and for an accounting; representation of a bank as trustee in suit by beneficiary claiming breaches of fiduciary duty; defense of proxy fight and takeover litigation; proceedings to partition and dissolve a real estate development partnership; representation of railroad in action to determine the meaning of mineral reservations in land deeds; defense of suit by State Attorney General claiming price fixing in violation of antitrust laws in bidding on procurement by state agency; representation of US government agency in litigation against a brokerage house trading in futures, options and GNMAs (settled by Mediation); representation of lessee in an arbitration to determine the rental of land leased at a County airport for aircraft manufacturing.