Paul W. Shakespear

Practice Details

• Languages
  Spanish
• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Experience: Product Liability
  Catastrophic Injury Defense: Paul has represented manufacturers
  distributors of a wide range of products, including motor vehicles, ATVs, industrial equipment
  cleaning supplies, food
  other restaurant supplies, construction supplies,
  pharmaceuticals
  medical devices. He has h
  led asbestos
  toxic tort litigation for a variety of clients. Paul has also defended clients in catastrophic injury cases arising from premises liability
  other types of negligence.
  Real Estate
  Construction: Paul represents project owners
  developers in real estate
  construction disputes involving commercial lease rates, quality of construction,
  a 20-lot luxury home project. Paul has represented real estate agents
  brokerage companies, developers of luxury properties,
  owners involved in disputes with contractors.
  Natural Resources, Energy
  Utility Law: Paul has represented project owners
  developers in defending against challenges brought by NIMBY groups, demonstrating compliance with NEPA requirements
  conditional use permits for mining
  utility clients, in addition to working with clients on interconnection requests, regulatory matters,
  exp
  ing or maintaining easements
  leased rights of way.
  Contracts: Paul represents clients in all types of contract disputes, including software as a service licenses, partnership agreements, operating agreements, non-competition
  non-solicitation, insurance,
  real estate agreements, for clients from a wide variety of industries.
  Financial Services: Paul has represented several financial institutions when sued by customers
  non-customers for alleged involvement in wire
  other types of fraud, aiding
  abetting breaches of fiduciary duty, improper loan underwriting, breaches of loan agreements,
  wrongful foreclosure.
  Insurance: In addition to defending a variety of insureds under insurance policies for errors
  omissions, comprehensive general liability, property,
  title insurance, Paul also represents insurers in coverage disputes
  claims of bad faith liability.
  Corporate
  Partnership Control Disputes: For limited liability companies, partnerships
  intra-family disputes, Paul represents clients involved in struggles for control of assets, shares
  voting rights. This representation includes advancing or defending claims regarding fiduciary duties, operating
  partnership agreements,
  non-competition
  non-solicitation.