Brand Protection & Social Media

• Advise sports equipment manufacturer on comparative advertising claims
• Represented national footwear manufacturer in trademark infringement action against competitor
• Represented national lawn and garden manufacturer in false advertising action against competitor
• Represented national lawn and garden manufacturer in trade dress infringement action against competitor
• Represented automobile manufacturer in action against former contractor who anonymously posted trade secret information on social media sites
• Defended online retailer in trademark infringement action
• Defended Internet search engine company in trademark infringement action involving keyword advertising
• Represented trademark owner in counterfeiting action that resulted in permanent injunction and money judgment
• Defended social media company in copyright infringement action
• Assisted in preparation of social media influencer agreement
• Assisted in preparation of terms of use and privacy policy for fitness app
• Negotiated transfer of domain names and electronic customer data for client in contract dispute with former technology services provider

Banking and Financial Services

• Represented bank and won in Ohio Supreme Court on UCC issue of first impression that resulted in denial of class certification in case involving trust indenture
• Obtained summary judgment for bank on claims arising from trust indenture
• Defended banks in multiple cases brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
• Defended banks in multiple cases arising under Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code, including check cases involving embezzled funds and forged endorsements
• Obtained injunction for national bank in trade secret action against former employee
• Obtained injunctive relief for equity research firm in state court and FINRA proceedings against a group of former employees who formed a competing firm
• Defended national bank against breach of contract claims brought by former mutual fund wholesaler for fees allegedly owed
• Represented financial services technology provider in breach of contract action regarding telephone and Internet bill payment services
• Defended national bank and its employees in non-solicitation and trade secret action regarding asset management services
• Defended national bank in trade secret action regarding electronic payment processing services
• Obtained contempt ruling and permanent injunction on behalf of national bank against individuals attempting to use fraudulent companies to convert $18 million in assets
• Representing bank in putative class action alleging violations of Ohio’s mortgage satisfaction statute

Corporate Dissolution, Shareholder & Post-Acquisition Disputes

• Representing sellers in post-acquisition dispute involving scope of excluded liabilities
• Represented technology service provider in member dispute that resulted in dissolution of limited liability company and formation of new competing companies
• Represented health care professional in member dispute that resulted in negotiated buyout of an ownership interest in limited liability company
• Advised seller in post-acquisition dispute involving breach of warranty claims
• Represented majority shareholder in breach of fiduciary action brought by minority shareholder
• Defended health care company in breach of contract action and successfully argued against temporary restraining order that would have prohibited buy out of physician-owner
• Represented business broker in dispute with business partner over intellectual property ownership rights

Trade Secret & Covenants Not to Compete

• Defended software developer at trial in trade secret action brought by former employer
• Represented national insurance company in non-solicitation and trade secret action and obtained a preliminary injunction against a group of former employees who formed a competing firm
• Defended health care company in covenant not to compete and trade secret action and successfully argued against issuance of temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction
• Obtained temporary restraining order against former employee requiring the return of confidential business information that he threatened to disclose publicly
• Defended high level executive in trade secret and covenant not to compete action involving forensic investigations of Apple mobile devices and iCloud accounts
• Represented health care company in covenant not to compete dispute with two physicians formerly employed by surgery center
• Represented wireless telephone retailer in covenant not to compete action against former sales representatives and managers
• Represented scholastic memorabilia manufacturer in covenant not to compete action against former sales representative

Other Technology, Intellectual Property & Business Disputes

• Tried and won AAA arbitration on behalf of international consumer electronic company in multi-million dollar contract dispute with supplier
• Obtained dismissal of putative class action against national telemarketing company in federal court
• Argued and won Sixth Circuit appeal involving claims arising from biomedical research study after obtaining summary judgment in the trial court
• Tried and won AAA arbitration on behalf of automotive component supplier in sales contract dispute with sub-supplier
• Represented automotive component supplier in multi-million dollar sales contract dispute before the International Centre for Dispute Resolution
• Represented online retailer in dispute with software consultant over development of new e-commerce platform
• Obtained summary judgment for manufacturer of figurines and collectibles in copyright ownership action
• Defended trucking software companies in multi-district patent infringement litigation
• Represented national lawn and garden manufacturer in dispute with former contractor over patent rights