Mr. Joseph Dominic Lipchitz

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Member

  Firm Name

  Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a high-profile hedge fund manager, who had been sued for securities fraud under the Massachusetts Uniform Securities Act as well as for unfair
  deceptive trade practices. After a two-week trial, the jury found that the client had made no misrepresentation in connection with the offering of interests in a hedge fund. Shortly thereafter, the presiding judge of the Business Litigation Session found that the client had not engaged in any unfair
  deceptive acts under the Massachusetts statute, which represented a complete vindication for the client.
  Obtained a multimillion-dollar settlement for a Massachusetts security software company that had brought an arbitration claim against a Fortune 100 company for breaching a complex software development agreement.
  Obtained over a million-dollar verdict on behalf of AstraZeneca against its former CEO for fraud, conversion,
  breach of fiduciary duty. While defeating the CEO's claims for defamation, Joe
  his partners obtained a favorable appellate decision before the Supreme Judicial Court, which has now resulted in an $18 million judgment in favor of AstraZeneca. This was a significant victory for AstraZeneca both at the trial
  appellate levels
  has been recognized by former Chief Justice Margaret Marshall as one of her notable decisions under the category of free speech.
  Successfully represented a group of individuals
  nonprofit entities who had been sued by the Islamic Society of Boston for defamation
  a conspiracy to defame arising from concerns about its leaders. After zealous discovery, the claims were dismissed for no consideration, no retractions,
  no apologies.
  Successfully defended a corporate president
  his company against fraud allegations in a six-week bench trial in the Massachusetts Business Litigation Session while obtaining a multimillion-dollar judgment on his clients' counterclaims for fraud
  breach of contract, which was recognized as one of the top bench verdicts for 2005 by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
  Obtained a multimillion-dollar settlement for a former CEO
  business owner who had sold his company to a publicly traded conglomerate that refused to pay certain post-closing price adjustments as required in the purchase
  sale agreement.