End user contract agreements for major software company

Represented major software company in drafting an End User License Agreement for licensed products and Terms of Service for hosted products. more

Strategic alliance negotiations between Internet hosting company and a leading telecommunications company

Represented Internet hosting company in negotiation of strategic alliance with a leading telecommunications company. more

Rail agreement between two public transportation systems

Representing a regional public transportation authority in what will be a rail agreement between two public transportation systems. more

Governance litigation for a health care services company

Represented a health care services company in wide-ranging disputes and litigation with a minority member who asserted a variety of breach of more

Cross border commercial and M&A transactions for Neusoft Corporation

Represented Neusoft Corporation, a Chinese public company and the largest IT outsourcing service provider and software developer in China, as global more

Acquisition counsel for Carolina Turkeys

The firm served as acquisition counsel to Carolina Turkeys, now Butterball LLC, in its acquisition of the Butterball brand and business, creating the  more

Employee benefits advice for one of the nation's largest providers of telephone and broadband services

Advised one of the nation's largest providers of telephone and broadband services with respect to compensation and employee benefit plan issues in a more

Global patent and trademark strategy for Porex Corporation

Advises Porex Corporation in developing and coordinating global patent strategy, preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the areas of more

In re Friedman’s, Inc.

Represented Friedman's Inc. and Crescent Jewelers Inc., a leading U.S. operator of jewelry stores, as lead debtors' counsel in their bankruptcy cases  more

Domestic and international franchise counseling for Nexcen Brands Inc.

Developed new forms of Franchise Disclosure Documents and franchise agreements to be used in various Nexcen Brands Inc. franchise systems, including more

Chapter 11 cases representing examiner for a subprime mortgage lender

Represented William F. Perkins, the examiner appointed in the Chapter 11 cases of HomeGold Financial Inc., HomeGold Inc. and Carolina Investors Inc.,  more

Trademark infringement case for health care related company

Represented a health care related company in litigation with a former marketing and sales consultant, who was also a minority shareholder. The more

Breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty for a large financial institution

The firm represented a large financial institution in defense of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by another major bank  more

Negotiated rights of way and siding agreements for one of the nation’s premier transportation companies

Negotiated rights of way and siding agreements for one of the nation’s premier transportation companies and others in connection with construction of  more

Regulatory and compliance matters for Waffle House

Assisted Waffle House with ongoing federal and state regulatory and compliance matters. more

Shareholders' agreement for California Industrial Fabrics

Advise California Industrial Fabrics, an S corporation, in establishment of its shareholders' agreement following the distribution of securities  more

Contracts and commercial agreements for Butterball LLC

Representing in negotiation of various contracts and commercial agreements. more

Breach of contract litigation for a Taiwanese solar product manufacturer

Represented a Taiwanese solar product manufacturer in a breach of contract action before California state court. more

Contract litigation for Taiwanese computer/NB manufacturer

Represented a Taiwanese computer/NB manufacturer in a contract related action before a U.S. District Court in California. more

Breach of contract litigation for solar product manufacturer

Represented a Taiwanese solar product manufacturer in a breach of contract action before California state court. more

Litigation for Mack Trucks

Represented Mack Trucks in commercial, product liability, warranty and unfair trade practice litigation. more

Printing and directory sales agreements for a business services company

Represented a business services company in printing and directory sales agreements. more

General corporate counsel for Rubio's Restaurants Inc. *

Represent Rubio’s Restaurants, Inc., a public-reporting company that owns and operates over 150 fast-casual Mexican restaurants, in general corporate  more

Olin Corp. v. P.H. Glatfelter Co.

Briefed and argued on behalf of the defendant in Olin Corp. v. P.H. Glatfelter Co., 369 Fed. App’x 430 (4th Cir. 2010). The case involves an alleged more

Breach of contract and fraud case for telecommunication company 

Serving as lead counsel for a large telecommunication company, the firm won a motion to dismiss claims alleging breach of rights of way agreement. more

Trade Secrets and Non-compete Cases

Serving as lead counsel for large public and private companies, the firm successfully enforced non-compete clauses and obtained court orders more

Negotiation master services agreement for leading tobacco company

Represented leading tobacco company in the negotiation and drafting of a master services agreement implementing a company-wide e-procurement and more

PACE bond programs advice for solar companies *

Advised several solar companies on the status and potential use of property assessed clean energy (PACE) bond programs. more

Federal incentives' applications for solar development and manufacturing companies *

Prepared and filed applications on behalf of solar development and manufacturing companies for various Federal incentive programs. more

Commercialization of products for a global pharmaceutical company

Represented global pharmaceutical company regarding licensing, distribution, and co-development and other ancillary agreements regarding more

Share acquisition for major retail company

Represented a major company within the storage industry in connection with a share acquisition. more

Negotiation of on-air talent clothing outfitting for apparel designer *

Represented men's apparel designer in negotiation of Olympics on-air talent clothing outfitting agreement. more

Co-generation agreement *

Negotiated steam purchase agreement between manufacturer and co-generation facility. more

Sale and lease back of biomass power plant

Represented an international investment bank on a sale and lease back transaction involving a biomass power plant in Sweden more

Franchise counseling services for a Georgia-based franchisor of real estate brokerage offices

Represented a Georgia-based franchisor of real estate brokerage offices in connection with the formation and implementation of their franchise more

Franchise counseling for Primrose Schools

Counseling Primrose Schools Franchising Company on federal and state franchise regulatory and compliance matters, including drafting Franchise more

Franchise agreement negotiations for music franchisor

Managed a successful negotiation for a background music franchisor with its franchisee association for the system-wide renewal of a significantly more

Format agreement for an online gaming company

Represented an online gaming company in connection with a format agreement for televised poker tournaments. more

License agreements for biomedical device company *

Represent a U.S. headquartered biomedical device company in international distribution and license agreements in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. more

Patent license agreement for a United States university

Represented a university spin-off in patent license agreement with international oil company covering two countries and the North Sea. more

License agreements for global technology company  *

Represent a global technology company in distributorship and license agreements in Costa Rica, the Dutch Antilles, Suriname and Costa Rica. Advise more

Clinical services agreements for oncology-focused biotechnology company

Represented an oncology-focused biotechnology company in intercompany clinical services agreements (with its major shareholder), IP and contract  more

Breach of contract and copyright infringement litigation for manufacturer of business intelligence software

Represent a manufacturer of business intelligence software, in breach of contract and copyright infringement litigation. The defendants are  more

Putative nationwide class action for national telecommunications company

Represented a national telecommunications company in a putative nationwide class action in which the plaintiff was represented by a leading Alabama more

Contracts for commercial transactions for a medical syringe technology manufacturer

Served as general counsel and advised developer and manufacturer of medical syringe technology and related products. more

Commercial contract negotiations and licensing issues

Represented a U.S. building products company in commercial contract negotiations and various licensing issues. more

Outsourcing IT for one of the world's leading providers of lighting fixtures

The firm served as lead counsel representing one of the world's leading providers of lighting fixtures and related products and services in more

Compliance work for international apparel brand owner *

Represented international apparel brand owner in charitable commercial co-venture, coordinating compliance with state law registration and filing more

Negotiation of the sale of area representative rights for a fast casual restaurant chain

Advised a fast casual restaurant chain on the negotiation of the sale of area representative rights and drafted related license agreements. more

Duval Wiedmann L.L.C. v. Inforocket.com Inc.

Briefed and argued on behalf of AT&T in Duval Wiedmann, L.L.C. v. Inforocket.com, Inc., 620 F.3d 496 (5th Cir. 2010). The case more

Premier Anesthesia v. Bethesda Memorial Hospital

Served as lead trial counsel in multimillion dollar healthcare dispute, involving breach of contract, fraud and tortuous interference. Case settled more

IT contract disputes for a regional telecommunications company *

Served as lead in-house counsel for a regional telecommunications company resolving performance disputes involving IT contracts. Settled for more

Bidder for music company in bankruptcy

Represented a bidder for assets in a Section 363 asset sale in the bankruptcy case of a music company pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the more

Commercial disputes litigation for health supplement manufacturer

Represented foreign health supplement marketer in numerous commercial disputes and cases following termination of long-term supply agreements after more

Power purchase agreement for industrial client *

Negotiated power purchase agreement for large industrial customer and host of two multi-megawatt photovoltaic solar facilities. more

Strategic disposition of yarn manufacturing facilities and negotiation of expanded yarn supply agreement by publicly held apparel manufacturer

Represented publicly held apparel manufacturer in its strategic supply chain management transactions, involving the disposition of certain yarn more

Complex business litigation and arbitration for Nestlé Waters North America Inc.

Briefed and argued on Nestlé Waters in Nestlé Waters North America, Inc. v. Bollman, 505 F.3d 498 (6th Cir. 2007). The case involved the more

Contracts and commercial agreements for electric power generation company *

Reviewed several turbine supply contracts, and other major component system contracts for a fleet of approximately 30 gas-fired combined cycle more

Implementation of national gift card program for HBH Limited Partnership

Represented HBH Limited Partnership in the development and implementation of a national gift card program, including the negotiation of agreements more

Intellectual property due diligence in multimillion dollar asset purchase for Dominion Enterprises

Provided due diligence on patents and related software systems and products for a multimillion dollar asset purchase by Dominion Enterprises, a more

Litigation services for a medical practice

Represented a medical professional and his practice in a wide range of issues including complex equitable distribution litigation, IRS audit more

Multiple services performed for global food and beverage company *

Represented a global food and beverage company in various matters, including among others, M&A, contractual matters, consumer product safety, more

Breach of contract litigation for Dash Crofts

Served as local counsel and lead trial counsel for Dash Crofts, of Seals & Crofts, a popular 1970s folk rock group, in a federal lawsuit raising more

Franchise regulatory and compliance advice for publicly-held specialty retailer

Assist a publicly-held specialty retailer of consumer electronics, computers, office furniture, household appliances and accessories with ongoing more

Represented a chemical company in a number of various contractual matters *

Represented subsidiary of Norwegian listed chemical company in a number of contractual matters. The contractual issues have covered sales and more

Negotiation of the sale of master franchise rights for Oporto Franchising

Represented Oporto Franchising, one of the top 50 fastest growing Australian fast food franchises, in the negotiation and sale of master franchise more

Business litigation for financial advisor

Represented a registered financial adviser and its principals in a lawsuit filed in Georgia state court by a dissatisfied advisee who claimed that more

General corporate counsel representation for a commercial cooking equipment company

Represented a company focused on commercial cooking equipment in a variety of legal areas including public offerings, employment contracts, more

Promotional contract negotiations for JA Apparel Corp.

Drafted the "Welcome Home Joe” licensing and promotional contract among our client JA Apparel Corp. and with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America  more

Thorn EMI North America Inc. v. Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd.

Represented Hyundai Electronics Industries, Co., Ltd., now known as Hynix Semiconductor, one of the world's largest semiconductor companies, in a more

Formation and implementation of franchise program for multiple clients

Represents multiple clients with the formation and implementation of their franchise program, including franchise registration and disclosure issues,  more

Negotiated international apparel company's sponsorship agreement

Negotiated international apparel company’s exclusivity multimillion primary sponsorship of a major racing series event including resolution of more

Ice Cream Distributors of Evansville v. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., et al.

Represented Dreyer's in a litigation alleging violations of the Sherman and Cartwright Acts, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (“RICO”)

 more

MB Technologies Inc. v. Oracle Corporation et al.

Represented Oracle Corporation (Oracle) against claims of copyright infringement of its technology to build user interfaces. The case involved more

Global License, Development and Commercialization agreement for Biotest AG

Served as lead counsel in representing Biotest AG (Biotest), a German publicly traded biotechnology company, in signing a global License, Development  more

Corporate and securities matters for an Ohio-based financial institution

Represented an Ohio-based financial institution on a wide variety of corporate and securities matters, beginning with the company's 1992 IPO and more

Litigation for a bond company

The firm served as co-counsel and represented a bond company in a lawsuit against the underwriter and an engineering firm involved in the financing more

Whether the former parent of a sold subsidiary must assume the post-divestiture obligations of the subsidiary to pay a $5 million per claim self-insured retention after the subsidiary declared bankruptcy

We represent the former parent of a bankrupt, former subsidiary, in connection with disputes with the former subsidiary's general liability insurance  more

Breach of contract and fiduciary duty claims against EZflow and Ring Corp.

Represented EZflow and Ring Corp. in defense of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by one of two siblings from whom more

Litigation for outdoor advertising company

The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of an outdoor advertising company in litigation brought by a shareholder who had sold his business to the more

Blue Springs LLC v. Nestlé Waters North America

We defended Nestlé in a breach of contract action that Blue Springs, LLC (Blue Springs) filed in Florida state court on October 13, 2009. The lawsuit  more

Represented networking technology company in patent pool project

Represented networking technology company in patent pool project. more

Corporate, commercial and business advice to Rainforest Productions, a motion pictures and feature films production company

Outside general counsel to Rainforest Productions and its affiliates engaged in the production and syndication of motion pictures and feature films. more

NASCAR sponsorship negotiation for drug manufacturer *

Represented over the counter drug manufacturer in negotiation of NASCAR sponsorship agreement. more

Taiwan distribution center for a market leader in semiconductor manufacturing

Advised market leader in semiconductor manufacturing in connection with its establishment of a distribution center out of Taiwan.
 more

Formation and implementation of franchise program for O'Charley's

Represents O’Charley’s, Inc. in connection with the formation and implementation of its franchise program handling ongoing federal and state more