Representative Matters

Business Commercial
• • Mediated high-stakes breach of contract matters, including:
    • A business breakup between siblings involving ownership and control of an automobile dealership
    • Claims for breach of contract by a staffing agency against a business that had created COVID-19 testing centers during the pandemic
    • A lawsuit seeking millions of dollars in damages for breach of fiduciary duty and conversion arising from the allegedly filing of false K-1 statements and unauthorized transfer of real property
    • Claims for tortious interference and breach of fiduciary duty involving a third-party administrator of ERISA retirement plans
    • A dispute between an artist and an art dealer seeking the return of artwork allegedly misappropriated by the dealer
    • A dispute between a purchaser and seller of a horse seeking damages for injuries allegedly sustained during transport
  • Arbitrated numerous negligence and breach of contract claims
  • As an advocate, led trials in contractual, trust and estate, and restrictive covenant cases, and successfully represented clients and negotiated favorable outcomes in myriad other civil disputes
Construction
• • Mediated multiparty construction defect claims seeking seven-figure damages arising from alleged defects discovered during the renovation of a community pool
  • Mediated breach of contract and defect claims pertaining to the construction of a multimillion-dollar residence
Employment Law
• • Mediated a matter involving an advertising company’s claims seeking nearly $2 million in alleged lost profits against a former employee for purported violations of restrictive covenants related to competition, solicitation and confidential information
  • Mediated a matter involving a medical assistant’s claims alleging pregnancy discrimination and retaliation for reporting discrimination and opposing alleged improper disposal of hazardous waste without a permit
  • As an advocate, successfully defended former sales representatives in a noncompete dispute, resulting in a dismissal of claims and early release from restrictive covenants
Estate Probate Trusts
• • Mediated claims alleging breach of fiduciary duty and conversion involving closely held business interests and real property transfers
  • Mediated myriad objections to a discharge petition filed in a multimillion-dollar probate estate
  • Mediated claims against a trustee after the settlor, an attorney, allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from a client to fund the trust
Personal Injury
• • Mediated a matter involving claims for dram shop liability where an intoxicated individual drove the wrong way down the highway and crashed into another vehicle, tragically killing one individual and injuring another
  • Mediated a matter involving claims for negligent supervision against a gymnastics studio for injuries to a child participant who broke her arm during play
  • Mediated numerous auto negligence and premises liability cases
Professional Liability
• • Mediated a matter involving claims against an accounting firm arising from the alleged mishandling of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications
  • Mediated claims against attorneys for malicious prosecution arising from charges allegedly brought as part of an immigration-related scheme
  • As an advocate, defended an international law firm in a professional liability matter involving accounting and corporate governance issues
  • As an advocate, resolved contentious pre-suit malpractice claims for clients involved in multimillion-dollar land-banking transactions, avoiding protracted litigation
Real Property
• • Mediated a matter surrounding a real estate broker’s claims for nearly $1 million in allegedly unpaid commissions under a procuring cause theory following the sale of multiple gas stations in South Florida
  • Mediated lessor/lessee claims seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages pertaining to the rental of a home on Palm Beach Island
  • Mediated land use disputes between residential neighbors
  • Mediated commercial and residential real property partition actions