Cases
Representative Experience: Corporate: Represented a Fortune 500 publicly held gaming company in a shareholder derivative lawsuit involving Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Rule 23.1
Represented one of the country's largest retailers in a rights of publicity
common law trademark rights case involving a national sports celebrity
Represented one of the country's largest technology companies in a trade secret
copyright infringement action
Represented one of the largest global gaming companies in a class action lawsuit involving the Fair
Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA)
Represented beneficiaries in the investigation
enforcement of a no-contest clause for a trust greater than 1 billion dollars in assets.
Financial Services: Represented a large privately held U.S. corporation in 20-plus matters involving multi-jurisdictional
Nevada FCPA issues related to several mortgage foreclosures in the Southwest U.S.
Represented multiple Fortune 500 financial institutions in several U.S. Court of Appeals cases involving jurisdictional issues related to a large group of loans which had fallen into default
Represented a title company in a multi-year receivership case alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligence
violation of RICO Statute 18, among other claims, which was further complicated by a parallel federal mail fraud prosecution case
Represented national mortgage companies, loan servicers
financial institutions in multi-district litigation
claims involving numerous mortgage foreclosures as part of the numerous cases consolidated by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation
Represented the mortgage company of a leading global bank involving multiple loans
their servicers
Represented a Nevada mortgage company in litigation with regard to mortgage foreclosures
foreclosure proceedings
Represented a Fortune 250 financial institution involving numerous filings in a Pro Hac Vice case
Represented one of the largest condominium towers in Las Vegas in several lengthy arbitration cases involving efforts to invalidate purchase agreements
Professional Liability: Represented a leading manufacturer of personal computers in a $40 million lawsuit involving an alleged breach of contract agreement in one of the most highly publicized cases during the dot.com collapse
Government: Represented the appellant involving a cross-border environmental dispute, before the court en banc, at the Supreme Court of Nevada on the basis of forum non conveniens
Pat Byrne's practice is concentrated in commercial
business dispute resolution, with emphasis in real estate, title insurance, escrow practices, lending,
foreclosures.
