Cases
Representative Matters: Obtained Political Asylum for a pro bono client
his family, allowing them to remain safely in the United States
avoid continued persecution by a government-sanctioned paramilitary group in Venezuela.
Obtained an order from the Southern District of New York granting discovery pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1782 in favor of a Brazilian client, which is critical to anticipated litigation regarding the ownership of a multi-million dollar building located in Manhattan.
Obtained partial dismissal of claims against a producer
supplier of fruit juice beverages in a class action civil litigation pending in the Eastern District of New York.
Obtained a dismissal of claims against a premier exhibition production
distribution business headquartered in Singapore, in civil litigation pending in New York.
Obtained a dismissal of all claims alleged against the firm's clients in a contentious
lengthy dispute in New York State Supreme Court, Nassau County relating to the ownership of numerous lucrative dental practices.
Represented a restaurant franchise in the dismissal of collective
class action claims under the Fair Labor St
ards Act
New York Labor Law.
Represented Lockheed Martin Corporation in the dismissal of a lawsuit by Senior Judge Thomas McAvoy from the Northern District of New York, concerning an accident that occurred at McMurdo Station, Pegasus Ice Runway, Antarctica.
Successfully petitioned the District Court in Washington, D.C. to grant an application for discovery against a U.S. based company pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1782 (U.S. Discovery in Aid of Foreign Proceeding). The order will benefit significant litigations pending in East Africa.
Successfully vacated the drug related criminal convictions of a pro bono client that were the result of her trafficking, giving the client her best opportunity to avoid deportation
remain in the country with her children.
Obtained a dismissal for three Malaysian clients, who were sued in New York by plaintiffs seeking to enforce a multimillion-dollar foreign judgement.
Represented Global Asset Protection Services, LLC (a subsidiary of XL Group), in a multi-week, federal jury trial concerning an industrial plant explosion in which two workers died from burn injuries, while others spent months in hospitals
underwent multiple surgical procedures.
Assisted a pro bono client in securing the return of her son back to the Dominican Republic, after the boy was brought to the United States for a visit
retained there against the custodial parent's wishes.
Represented a Denmark-based activewear company in a dissolution proceeding in the Supreme Court of New York concerning the appropriateness of dismissal based on the voting provisions enumerated in the shareholders' agreement.
