Litigation and Arbitrations

• Defending managed care organization in multiple cases brought by out-of-network medical providers alleging RICO conspiracy and state-law causes of action
• Defending a customer care company in multiple State AG investigations and litigations concerning employee/independent contractor classification issues
• Representing a financial services company in ERISA litigation that challenges the inclusion of proprietary investment options in the company’s 401(k) plan
• Represented the founder and former CEO of a Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business in a wrongful termination, shareholder oppression, and dissolution action
• Represented a REIT and its directors and officers in a shareholder derivative action to enjoin a proposed merger
• Represented investment advisors in connection with FINRA arbitrations in fraud and forgery claims
• Represented a medical technology company in an anti-trust and patent dispute concerning pulse oximetry devices
• Represented an IT company in a breach-of-contract dispute in U.S.D.C. for the SDNY
• Represented a telecommunications company before the SEC, DOJ, and EU regarding due-diligence review of an acquired company’s worldwide operations
• Represented a telecommunications company in a lengthy arbitration concerning the $2 billion sale of its internet business unit
• Represented a Department of Defense employee in a credit-card fraud matter
• Represented an eyeglass manufacturer in a patent-infringement matter
• Represented a pharmaceutical company in a patent-infringement matter concerning glucosamine-based products
• Represented Baltimore police officers in numerous trials for alleged violations of an individual’s constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
• Represented Baltimore police officers in wrongful death trials (bench and jury trials)
• Represented an international hotel company in various negligence and breach-of-duty claims
• Assisted the Public Justice Center in landlord-tenant disputes, including cases involving properties owned by a notorious drug kingpin in Baltimore
• Represented an international consulting company in numerous arbitrations concerning its client agreements

Internal and Government-Initiated Investigations

• Representing a professional services company in multiple OIG and internal investigations
• Representing a trade association in an internal investigation regarding possible hostile workplace environment claims
• Represented a senior sales executive in a fraud investigation by the DOJ Criminal Division into sales and accounting activities in the apparel industry
• Represented a medical device company in an investigation of alleged accounting fraud in its offices in England, France, and the US
• Conducted an FCPA investigation in China and the U.S. for a Fortune 500 apparel manufacturer
• Conducted a confidential investigation for a Fortune 100 global science and technology company regarding potential patent-infringement litigation involving its dental business
• Represented a government contractor in an IRS investigation regarding tax evasion and embezzlement; following an extensive investigation, the USAO and IRS declined to proceed with criminal charges against the company
• Represented a trade association in an internal investigation regarding possible age-discrimination claims and termination of its CFO
• Represented a government contractor in a False Claims Act investigation of bills submitted to the government for transportation services
• Secured a declination of prosecution from the DOJ for a hospice facility in a healthcare-fraud investigation
• Secured a declination of prosecution from the DOJ for a government contractor in a False Claims Act matter
• Represented an automobile-parts supplier in a cartel investigation in the U.S. and Japan concerning its wire harness products
• Represented an educationtesting company in an internal investigation involving potential FCPA violations in India
• Represented an international pharmaceutical company in an internal investigation into potential FCPA violations in Singapore and the Philippines
• Managed a global FCPA compliance review of a company’s operations in more than 15 countries, including subsidiaries in Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and Russia
• Represented an international medical technology company in an investigation into whether products offered under a Department of Veteran Affairs program complied with the Trade Agreement Act’s country-of-origin requirements
• Represented a medical technology company in an internal False Claims Act investigation into potential improper billing practices in California, Louisiana, and Texas

Sports

• Defending a boxing promoter in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the estate of a boxer critically injured during a fight
• Representing the owner and Chairman of the Baltimore Orioles in a trust and estates dispute regarding ownership of the Club
• Represented a private University in connection with a high-profile investigation into its women’s basketball program
• Counseled and advised NFL franchise on various sensitive and confidential investigations
• Counseled and advised NFL franchise on various racial and social justice issues
• Represented NFL franchise in various disputes involving stadium operations, sponsorship and licensing agreements, television and media contracts, and ticketing and suite issues
• Counseled and advised NFL franchise on social media, document retention and data-privacy policies
• Headed investigation into the alleged use of steroids and other performance-enhancing substances in Major League Baseball
• Represented the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour in EEOC proceedings regarding discrimination claims

Compliance and Counseling

• Counseled a financial services company on PPP loan eligibility
• Counseled clients on developing internal compliance programs and provided compliance counseling on a host of issues, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, False Claims Act, and fraud detection
• Represented executives of a ballistics-testing company in a False Claims Act matter concerning the use of zylon fibers in the manufacture of bullet-resistant vests
• Counseled a private-equity company on business issues in Cuba
• Counseled a Virginia-based company on compliance issues related to the sale of regulated tobacco products in Maryland
• Represented an international tobacco company in disputes brought by every state’s Attorney General’s office concerning the Master Settlement Agreement

Class Actions

• Representing a consumer products company in multiple class actions involving privacy issues
• Representing one of the nation’s largest banks in a putative class action alleging violations of California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Uniform Competition Law
• Represented a telecommunications company in nationwide consumer class actions in which customers alleged that the company had deceptively and fraudulently overcharged them
• Represented an insurance company in consumer class actions claiming the insurer had deceptively and fraudulently marketed “vanishing premium” policies
• Represented numerous retailers and consumer-goods manufacturers in nationwide class actions
• Represented an international hotel company in consumer class actions alleging that the company had fraudulently overcharged for posted exchange rates