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Won an internal appeal reversing the forfeiture of a large restricted stock award by an employer who accused a former employee of violating a post-employment non-solicitation provision in his Managing Director agreement

Obtained several multi-million dollar arbitration awards for, among other claims, breach of fiduciary duty on behalf of investors in a Madoff feeder fund

Obtained hundreds of large settlements on behalf of employees who were the victims of work place discrimination, sexual harassment, and discriminatory discharges

Obtained summary judgment denying a bankrupt’s discharge on the ground that the underlying debt owed to my client was procured by fraud

Settled a large Sarbanes Oxley whistleblower case on behalf of a former employee against a Fortune 100 company after first successfully opposing its Motion to Dismiss

Negotiated and drafted hundreds of separation/severance agreements on behalf of terminated employees and employers

Won an internal appeal reversing the forfeiture of a large restricted stock award by an employer who accused a former employee of violating a post-employment non-solicitation provision in his Managing Director agreement

Obtained several judgments declaring post-employment restrictive covenants unenforceable because they were not properly limited in scope and duration

Successfully prosecuted an appeal that re-instated a multi-million claim against an excess line insurer who issued a key man salary protection insurance policy for an individual who ran a broker/dealer

Obtained a no liability jury verdict on behalf of an investment manager accused of breaching his fiduciary duty and failing properly to disclose the risks inherent in the investments that he managed

Obtained a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of a hedge fund who counterclaimed against a former employee for improperly taking the funds proprietary information and, thereafter, using it at his new employer

Obtained a multi-million dollar FINRA arbitration award for an investment banker who was not paid a bonus to which he was contractually entitled

Won an internal appeal reversing the forfeiture of a large restricted stock award by an employer who accused a former employee of violating a post-employment non-solicitation provision in his Managing Director agreement

Obtained several multi-million dollar arbitration awards for, among other claims, breach of fiduciary duty on behalf of investors in a Madoff feeder fund

Obtained hundreds of large settlements on behalf of employees who were the victims of work place discrimination, sexual harassment, and discriminatory discharges

Obtained summary judgment denying a bankrupt’s discharge on the ground that the underlying debt owed to my client was procured by fraud

Settled a large Sarbanes Oxley whistleblower case on behalf of a former employee against a Fortune 100 company after first successfully opposing its Motion to Dismiss

Negotiated and drafted hundreds of separation/severance agreements on behalf of terminated employees and employers

Won an internal appeal reversing the forfeiture of a large restricted stock award by an employer who accused a former employee of violating a post-employment non-solicitation provision in his Managing Director agreement

Obtained several judgments declaring post-employment restrictive covenants unenforceable because they were not properly limited in scope and duration

Successfully prosecuted an appeal that re-instated a multi-million claim against an excess line insurer who issued a key man salary protection insurance policy for an individual who ran a broker/dealer

Obtained a no liability jury verdict on behalf of an investment manager accused of breaching his fiduciary duty and failing properly to disclose the risks inherent in the investments that he managed

Obtained a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of a hedge fund who counterclaimed against a former employee for improperly taking the funds proprietary information and, thereafter, using it at his new employer

Obtained a multi-million dollar FINRA arbitration award for an investment banker who was not paid a bonus to which he was contractually entitled