Manufacturing

Rule 144A initial offerings, and subsequent registered exchange offerings, of senior subordinated notes for Interface Inc.

Represented Interface Inc. in connection with several other offerings of debt securities, each of which involved a Rule 144A initial offering and a more

Claims of negligence and unfair and deceptive trade practices against leading heavy truck and engine manufacturer

Represents leading heavy truck and engine manufacturer against French and German companies involving contract, warranty, negligence, negligent more

Automotive product liability litigation *

Served as regional defense counsel for automobile manufacturers in dozens of federal and state court cases across the Southeast alleging personal more

MicroCapital Investors Inc. v. Broyhill Furniture Industries Inc.

Defended Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc. (Broyhill) in breach of contract claim arising from allegations that our more

Overturned $14 Million Jury Verdict on Appeal

Eureka Water Co. v. Nestle Waters North America, Inc., 690 F.3d 1139 (10th Cir. 2012) – Represented Nestlé Waters in overturning on appeal a  more

Multifaceted debt refinancing transaction for Interface Inc.

Represented Interface Inc., a worldwide leader in the design, production and sales of modular carpet, in its approximately $300 million public debt more

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, et al. v. BASF Plant Science GmbH, et al.

Represented DuPont in patent dispute with BASF involving technology related to herbicide-resistant genetically modified corn. Litigation resulted in more

Sandvik Intellectual Property AB v. Kennametal Inc.

Representation of Kennametal Inc., a $2 billion per year NYSE company, in a patent litigation action that its biggest global competitor filed in the more

Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR) in complex business litigation action. In 2009, Lorillard and RJR signed a settlement agreement to more

Mohawk Industries Inc. and Shaw Industries Inc. v. Interface Inc.

Represented Interface Inc. in a suit filed by two competitors alleging that Interface had "falsely marked" certain carpet tiles and thus was subject more