Commercial & Environmental Litigation

• Public electric and gas utility – Defense of one of the largest energy holding companies in suit by local government alleging tort-based causes of action arising from climate change
• Energy and Petrochemical companies – Defense of four energy companies in multiple climate change suits nationwide brought by states and local governments alleging tort-based and consumer fraud causes of action arising from impacts of climate change
• Fortune 500 medical supply company – Defense against class action alleging violations of Lanham Act and state consumer protection act, tortious interference, and defamation, and related crossclaims
• Shulman v. Kaplan – Represented plaintiffs in civil action alleging eight counts of fraud, breach of contract, and tortious interference in Los Angeles Superior Court, and defended against counterclaims, resulting in a favorable jury verdict of $43 million
• Satellite communications company – Defense against $30 million civil action alleging breach of contract and tortious interference in Fairfax Circuit Court, Virginia, resulting in a favorable take nothing jury verdict
• Irizarry v. Orlando Utilities Comm’n et. al – Defense against class action alleging discharge of coal ash pollution and claims of inverse condemnation
• Avista v. Washington Dept. of Ecology – Represented local natural gas distribution companies in case challenging Washington Department of Ecology's authority to engage in multi-sector climate regulation
• Electric generating company – Defense of challenge to air permit for new liquified natural gas facility before state environmental hearing board
• Association of oil and gas companies – Represented regional oil and gas association in cases challenging California's authority to mandate electric vehicles and trucks
• International chemical manufacturer – Defense against environmental citizen suit claims brought under the Clean Water Act
• Sierra Club et al. v. PPL Montana LLC et al. – Defense of six co-owners of the Colstrip power plant against citizen suit New Source Review claims brought under the Clean Air Act
• Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC, et. al., v. EPA – Represented electric utilities in action to stop production of confidential business information to environmental group pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act
• United States v. Louisiana Generating LLC – Defense of power producer against government enforcement action under the Clean Air Act
• New Jersey v. RRI Energy Mid-Atlantic Holdings – Defense of power producers against citizen suit New Source Review claims brought under the Clean Air Act
• Freeman v. Grain Processing Corporation – Defense of corn processing facility against class action toxic tort and contaminated property damage claims
• Auto Parts Manufacturer – Defended Japanese auto parts manufacturer and various wholly-owned subsidiaries in multiple class actions in multi-district litigation against allegations of price fixing in violation of the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act and various state statutes

Criminal Defense & Corporate Investigations

• Fortune 500 medical supply company – Defense against criminal investigation by U.S. Attorney's Office relating to sales of restricted pharmaceutical products and related practices
• Fortune 500 global technology company – Conducted internal investigations of payment irregularities (including bribes, kickbacks, financial misappropriation and bidding improprieties) in Latin America and Europe
• Global telecommunications company – Conducted internal investigation of alleged regulatory violations in the U.S. and Europe
• Public local education agency – Conducted internal investigations and defense against criminal investigation by U.S. Attorney's Office related to criminal violations of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
• U.S. chemical company – Conducted internal investigation and review of corporate compliance in response to whistleblower allegations of mishandling of waste and violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
• Social services non-profit – Conducted internal investigation and review of corporate compliance for federal government contractor
• International real estate company – Conducted internal investigations into potential FCPA violations in Brazil
• International oil company – Conducted internal investigations into potential FCPA violations in Brazil
• Auto Parts Manufacturer – Counsel for Japanese auto parts manufacturer and its North American subsidiary in simultaneous criminal investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, the Japanese Fair Trade Commission, the Canadian Competition Bureau, and other jurisdictions into alleged bid rigging, price fixing, and other anticompetitive conduct
• Foreign exchange traders – Defended individual foreign exchange traders against allegations of price fixing and other anticompetitive conduct in the U.S. and Brazil

Corporate Political Activity & Government Ethics

• Public ridesharing company – Advice regarding compliance with federal and state election laws
• U.S. trade association – Multiple matters, including investigations by the FEC, advice regarding PAC governance, and compliance with the Federal Election Campaign Act, and Congressional and Executive Branch ethics rules
• Independent electric transmission company – Provide advice regarding compliance with federal and state campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics rules
• Multinational professional services company – Provide advice regarding policies regarding corporate political activity and lobbying, and compliance with federal law
• Public and private companies – Advice regarding corporate political activity, including compliance with Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, Lobbying Disclosure Act, and the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)