Represented a transportation company and achieved a significant result in a wage and hour case brought as a collective action against the company. The plaintiffs in the case claimed that their working time had not been adequately tracked and that they were not completely relieved while on meal breaks. As a result, they claimed they worked additional overtime hours but were not adequately compensated for their time. After investigating the claims and obtaining multiple statements from other employees supporting the company's position, we filed a detailed opposition to plaintiffs' motion for certification as a collective action. Shortly after filing the response, the parties initiated settlement discussions, and the matter was resolved with the named plaintiffs on favorable terms to our client. The motion for collective action, which, if granted, could have expanded the action to include potentially hundreds of other current and former employees, was withdrawn. This result was particularly important because the plaintiffs were challenging fundamental aspects of the way that the company pays its employees, and we were able to keep the result localized and avoid the time, expense, and potential risk of greater damages associated with defending a broader collective suit.

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National counsel and local trial counsel for an international engineering and construction firm
The firm served as national counsel and local trial counsel (including 5 trials) for an international engineering and construction firm in asbestos more
Patent prosecution for TransGenRx, Inc.
Represents TransGenRx, Inc. and coordinates their international patent strategy. The firm has prepared and prosecuted patent applications involving more
Worldwide recordation project for Caesars Entertainment Inc.
Conducted a worldwide recordation project for Caesars Entertainment Inc. to reflect a change of name. more
Sale of subsidiary's assets for Blount International Inc.
Represented Blount International Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer of lawn and garden equipment, in the sale of substantially all of the assets of more