New York Partners Mark Anesh and Philip Furia were recently successful on appeal before the New York Appellate Division, First Department in a legal malpractice case, after previously obtaining an important adverse inference ruling in the Supreme Court, New York County concerning highly relevant documents that the plaintiff claimed to have lost. 

Denver Partners Ian R. Walsworth and Craig W. Mueller recently secured an enhanced damages award on behalf of their client in the Western District of Tennessee, bringing the total judgment to over $4.6 million.

Boston Partners Kenneth B. Walton and Courtney Longo and Associate Oliver J. Vega obtained a favorable decision from the Massachusetts Appeals Court on behalf of a design professional in a suit arising out of defective work. 

A cross-office team led by Los Angeles Partners Alexis Crump and Steven G. Gatley, Tampa Partner Steven Holtzman, and Los Angeles Associate Christopher Babadjanian recently closed a $22mm refinancing and new construction loan for a 240+-unit apartment complex in Fontana, California.

Dallas Partner Katherine Compton recently obtained a permanent injunction in Nueces County District Court on behalf of a limited liability company in the business of cleaning out the rotating tanks of cement trucks throughout the United States.

A national team of Lewis Brisbois attorneys led by Las Vegas Partner Michael E. Kearney recently represented a group of gaming investors in their acquisition of the Kentucky Downs racetrack and racino, located in Franklin County, Kentucky.

Fort Lauderdale Corporate Partner John Heber recently assisted Tampa-based software company ConnectWise in a $1.2 billion transaction that has created over 70 new millionaires. The company was acquired by Thoma Bravo, a San Francisco private equity firm.

In Anderson v. State Farm, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 6954 (decided 3-8-19), Seattle Partners Greg Worden and Donna Chamberlin established an insurer-favorable precedent in the Ninth Circuit in a published decision regarding the time an insurer has to remove a case to federal court. Ms. Chamberlin and Mr. Worden collaborated on the briefing, and Mr. Worden presented oral argument before the court.

Cleveland Managing Partner Thomas P. Mannion, Indianapolis Associate Benjamin C. Hoffman, and Cleveland Associate Daniel A. Leister, in a collaborative effort, obtained trial and appellate victories in favor of our client MHR Solutions, a company that provides wellness services across all 50 states. The plaintiff had brought suit against MHR Solutions after suffering an injury as a result of a collapsing massage chair.

On September 28, 2018, a cross-office team led by Atlanta Partners Jonathan Goins and Leron Rogers obtained a successful result in a high-profile music case, after a federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of our client, William Leonard Roberts (known professionally as Rick Ross), in a suit brought by Curtis James Jackson III (known professionally as 50 Cent). The court's ruling was a case of first impression in the Second Circuit, and likely strengthens permissible uses of copyrightable works in the music and entertainment industry against claims for right of publicity.