Representative Cases

• Represented insurer in subrogation against Big-4 accounting firms for malpractice in broker-dealer/asset management firm audits: Vigilant Ins. Co. v. Deloitte & Touche, LLP, and Vigilant Ins. Co. v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, and (Conn. 2011)


• Defended Travelers/St. Paul in $18 million loan loss investigations and multidistrict coverage litigation: United Bankshares, Inc., et al. v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co., et al. (S.D. W.Va.);  St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co. v. United Bank (E.D.Va. 2010)


• Represented South African investors in action to recover license fees paid to U.S. tech company for data compression software:  Hentiq 3343 (Pty) Ltd., et al. v. Qbit,LLC, et al. (D.C. 2009)   


• Represented U.S. company and Chinese joint venture in suit under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for improper funds transfers


• Represented pedestrian in personal injury action against motorist (D. Md. 2007)

Prior Related Experience

• Represented BP subsidiary in action against Pakistani national for fraud and breach of contract: BP Products N. Am., Inc. v. Owais Dagra, 236 F.R.D. 270 (E.D.Va. 2006)


• Defended former employee against claims of trade secret theft and breach of confidentiality under employment agreement: James Bell Associates, Inc. v. Ensign (Va. 2006)


• Represented internet services provider in tax refund claim: PSINet, Inc. v. Virginia Dep’t of Taxation (Va. 2006)


• Defended software company against competitor in action involving claims of unfair trade practices, fraud, patent infringement, and violations of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act and Copyright Act: Securelnfo  Corp. v.Telos Corp. (E.D.Va. 2005)


• Defended Sears and Electrolux against personal injury claims: Hess v. Sears Roebuck & Co. et al. (Va. 2005)


• Represented BP subsidiary in claims against gasoline station chain in bankruptcy through appeal. BP Products N. Am., Inc. v. Fas Mart Convenience Stores, Inc. (4th Cir. 2004)


• Represented software company in breach-of-contract case involving marketing of software to the federal government: Export Management Services,ltc. v. !SERA Group, LLC  (E.D.Va. 2004)


• Represented Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation in efforts to preserve employee pension funding in airline bankruptcy: In re US Airways, Inc. (Bankr. E.D.Va. 2004)


• Represented satellite communications company in fraud and breach-of-partnership agreements action against General Dynamics, leading to jury verdict for $120 million: Final Analysis Comm. Corp. v. General Dynamics Corp. (D. Md. 2003)  


• Defended Digex in contract suit over obligation to pay commissions, obtaining summary judgment: Live Entertainment, Inc. v. Digex, Inc., 300 F. Supp. 2d 1273 (S.D. Fla. 2003)  


• Represented Spacenet in action to enforce non-compete and confidentiality provisions of former executive's employment contract: Spacenet, lnc. v. Biederbeck (E.D. Va. 2003)


• Defended U.S. Steel Corp. in product liability suit alleging benzene exposure: Rideout v. SafetyKleen Corp. (E.D. Va. 2003)  


• Represented a competitive Local Exchange Carrier in arbitration against BellSouth, involving antitrust and Federal Communications Act violations: Supra Telecommunications & Information Systems, Inc. v. BellSouth Telecom., Inc.  (2003)

Selected Professional Awards and Associations

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Malware and Fraudulent EFTs, Association of Corporate Counsel, Financial Services Committee (Jan. 2011)


• Malware and Fraudulent Electronic Funds Transfers: Who Bears the Loss?, 16 Fidelity L.J. 101 (2010)


• Contributor, Litigation & Regulatory Report


• In-house client seminars on cyber crime