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Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers
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FMG's Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers Section works with clients of all sizes covering the full spectrum of large and sophisticated commercial litigation.
Reach & Depth
FMG’s Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers Section handles disputes involving complex business or financial transactions, multi-jurisdictional claims and numerous plaintiffs and defendants. Our team includes attorneys from all of our offices who provide specialized defense for private, public and non-profit organizations.
Successes
Chris Donnelly and Paul Piantino secured injunctive relief in federal court in New Jersey on behalf of a large commercial client, converting a temporary restraining order into a one-year preliminary injunction against our client’s former subcontractor. Our client, along with the now enjoined subcontractor, previously performed IT work for the United States Department of Agriculture. Unbeknownst to our client at the time, the subcontractor also began working with our client’s direct competitor to solicit business from the USDA. Mr. Donnelly and Mr. Piantino alleged that this solicitation was a breach of the agreement between our client and its subcontractor. After presenting their case, the District Court found: (1) that Mr. Donnelly and Mr. Piantino demonstrated reasonable success on the merits of various breach of contract claims arising out of the subcontractor’s solicitation of the USDA; (2) the record demonstrated they were reasonably likely to establish damages resulting from the breach; (3) they had demonstrated irreparable harm and that any harm to the defendant subcontractor was self-inflicted; (4) and that the public interest was served by enforcing the restrictive covenant.
Lauren K. Adjieff
Associate
San Diego, CA
Scott Anderson
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Brett F. Asa
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
Michael J. Athans
Retired Partner
Atlanta, GA
John M. Badagliacca
Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Janet R. Barringer
Partner
Boston, MA
John D. Bennett
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Shawn Bingham
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Nicolas Bohorquez
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Matthew F. Boyer
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Paul G. Boylan
Partner
Boston, MA
Robert E. Buckley
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Jody N. Cappello
Partner
Hartford, CT
William H. Catto
Partner
Philadelphia, PA
Dave Cecil
Partner
Lexington, KY
Robert Chadwick
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
David C. Chang
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
William W. Cheney
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ
Yee S. Cheung
Associate
Houston, TX
Jonathan D. Crumly, Sr.
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Daniel G. DaSilva
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
Christopher G. Donnelly
Associate
Newark, NJ
Nicole T. DuGan
Associate
Philadelphia, PA
Ben N. Dunlap
Partner
Boston, MA
Jill R. Dunn
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Donald Patrick Eckler
Partner
Chicago, IL
Michael Edwards
Partner
Las Vegas, NV | Phoenix, AZ
Justin P. England
Partner
Dallas, TX
Jessica Farrelly
Partner
Tampa, FL
Steven J. Forbes
Partner
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
Matthew N. Foree
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
P. Michael Freed
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Megan C. Gallagher
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Alexander S. Gebert
Associate
Dallas, TX | Albuquerque, NM
Brian Goldberg
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Joseph Gonnella
Associate
San Diego, CA
Curt M. Graham
Partner
Lexington, KY
Lucas Ryan Harrison
Associate
Lexington, KY
A. Neil Hartzell
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
David M. Hawkins
Associate
Newark, NJ
Ashley Boyes Hetzel
Associate
Columbus, OH
Mandy D. Hexom
Partner
San Diego, CA
Nicholas J. Hubner
Associate
Philadelphia, PA | New York City, NY | Cherry Hill, NJ
Jennawe M. Hughes
Associate
Boston, MA
Warren D. Hutchison
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
Andrew D. Iles
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles – Orange County, CA
Matthew Jones
Associate
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Julie B. Karron
Partner
Tampa, FL
Arielle E. Katz
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Jessica Gray Kelly
Partner
Boston, MA
Kevin G. Kenneally
Partner
Boston, MA
Glenn A. Klinger
Senior Counsel
Chicago, IL
Travis A. Knobbe
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Brian C. Koeppen
Associate
Houston, TX
Leo G. Kogan
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Gaia T. Linehan
Associate
San Diego, CA
Michael W. Lord
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Katherine A. Mastrobuoni
Senior Counsel
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Sharlynne M. Mate
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Benton J. Mathis, Jr.
Managing Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Joanne Matousek
Senior Counsel
Chicago, IL
L. David McCollum
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Thomas K. McCraw
Partner
Boston, MA
William C. Mead
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ | Newark, NJ
Wayne S. Melnick
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Tampa, FL
Kenneth G. Menendez
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Barry M. Miller
Partner
Lexington, KY
Joyce M. Mocek
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
John S. Moot
Senior Counsel
San Diego, CA
Richard L. Nahigian
Partner
Boston, MA
Bryce W. Newell
Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Nick O’Brien-Kovari
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
Jason M. Pannu
Partner
Nashville, TN
Paul Piantino
Partner
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Sean Andrés Rapela
Associate
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
Nancy M. Reimer
Partner
Boston, MA
Sean R. Riley
Partner
Philadelphia, PA | Pittsburgh, PA
Craig J. Rolfe
Senior Counsel
Sacramento, CA
A. Ali Sabzevari
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Forest Park, GA | Savannah, GA
Matthew Salazar
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Melissa A. Santalone
Partner
Tampa, FL
Alexander Schindler
Associate
San Diego, CA
Richard C. Seltzer
Senior Counsel
Houston, TX
John D. Shea
Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ | Philadelphia, PA | Boston, MA
Tara A. Sheldon
Associate
Hartford, CT
David A. Slocum
Partner
Boston, MA
Tim Soefje
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Edward Solensky Jr.
Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ
P. Betty Su
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
Craig A. Tomlins
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Edwin A. Treese
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Zachary H. Waldrop
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Lee D. Whatling
Associate
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
M. Michelle Youngblood
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Luke B. Zavoli
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Jill R. Dunn
Partner
Atlanta, GA
A. Neil Hartzell
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
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