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: Current; Rolls Royce v. Woodward - Represented Rolls Royce in arbitration defeated claims for over $100 million alleging fraud and breach of contract and prevailed on counterclaim. Tiffany v. eBay- Represented eBay in landmark trademark case against Tiffany Corp. Complete defense verdict for eBay after bench trial. XM Satellite Radio- Represented XM in rate court proceeding versus record industry to determine fees paid by XM for rights to use music. Achieved victory for XM after several week bench trial. PAI Partners Arbitration - Lead counsel for French private equity firm. Prevailed in arbitration, multi-million dollar breach of contract claim. Duquesne Light and Power v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation - part of trial team representing Westinghouse in several hundred million dollar product liability, fraud, RICO and breach of contract case involving sale of nuclear power plant equipment. Case resulted in complete defense verdict after three-month jury trial. Furnas Centrais Eletricas v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation - part of trial team representing Westinghouse in several hundred million dollar product liability, fraud, RICO and breach of contract international arbitration before International Chamber of Commerce. Case resulted in defense verdict after six-week arbitration. Vivendi v. EchoStar - obtained mandatory preliminary injunction as lead counsel for Vivendi in breach of contract action against EchoStar involving billion-dollar contract and satellite telecasting rights. Heilig-Meyers v. Prudential - lead counsel for Prudential in three-week trial arising from bankruptcy preference action. Achieved complete defense verdict in $70 million case. Gillette v. Schick - Co-lead counsel for Gillette in arbitration against leading competitor Natural Answers v. SmithKlineBeecham - lead counsel for GlaxoSmithKline in action alleging theft of trade secrets, trademark violations and false advertising. Successfully defeated request for preliminary injunction after evidentiary hearing and then obtained summary judgment dismissing all claims. McNeil v. National Football League - represented class of NFL players in antitrust suit against NFL. Case resulted in favorable verdict after three-month jury trial. Colgate-Palmolive v. Procter & Gamble - part of trial team representing P&G in false advertising case seeking $90 million in damages. Complete defense verdict after three-week jury trial. Crown Holdings v. Financiere Duanou- lead counsel for defendant, a company owned by French private equity group, PAI Partners. Achieved complete defense verdict in arbitration. Mylan Pharmaceuticals v. Procter & Gamble- counsel for P&G in false advertising case involving heartburn medication. Case resulted in favorable settlement. Houston Lighting and Power v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation - case resulted in favorable settlement after six-month jury trial in Texas state court. Life Reassurance v. Aurora Insurance Co. - co-lead counsel for major reinsurer Life Re in arbitration. Case resulted in plaintiffs’ verdict after several-week arbitration. Buena Vista Television v. iN Demand LLC - lead counsel for BVT division of Disney in breach of contract action against leading Pay Per View television distributor. Resulted in favorable settlement. PF.Net v. Lucent - lead counsel for telecommunications company in $100 million breach of contract action against Lucent involving sales of fiber optic cable. Case resulted in favorable settlement. NFLPA Trading Card Class Actions - lead counsel for NFL Players Association in series of class action lawsuits alleging violations of RICO and consumer fraud statutes in connection with sale and licensing of trading cards. Resulted in favorable settlement. Swietlicki v. Disney - lead counsel for Disney in music copyright infringement case. Case resulted in favorable settlement. ABC/ESPN v. Big East Conference - represented ABC and ESPN in arbitration involving television rights to Big East Conference football games. Resulted in favorable settlement. SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare v. Watson Pharmaceuticals - represented SmithKline in copyright action resulting in granting of preliminary injunction. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare v. Pharmacia Corp. - co-lead counsel for GSK in false advertising litigations involving over the counter smoking cessation products. Resulted in favorable rulings on requests for preliminary injunction. Gridiron v. National Football League Players Ass’n - lead counsel for NFLPA as declaratory judgment defendant/counterclaim plaintiff in right of publicity/licensing case based on activities of Internet website. Summary judgment granted for client NFLPA. National Football League Players Ass’n v. Athlete Direct - lead counsel for NFLPA as plaintiff in right of publicity/licensing case based on activities of Internet website. Case resulted in favorable settlement. NFLPA v. CDM, Inc. - lead counsel for NFLPA as plaintiff in right of publicity/licensing case based on activities of Internet website. Sony Pictures v. M.A.P.I. - represented Sony Pictures in dispute concerning movie "Ali." Resulted in favorable settlement. Carolina Power & Light v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation - represented Westinghouse in several hundred million dollar product liability, fraud, RICO and breach of contract case. Case resulted in favorable settlement. Glover v. Detroit Lions - won multi-million dollar arbitration award as lead counsel for NFL player in breach of contract suit. NBA Arbitrations (Chris Dudley) - lead counsel for NBA player in series of successful and ground-breaking arbitrations against NBA involving free agency rights. NBA Arbitrations (Dino Radja) - lead counsel for NBA player in series of successful arbitrations against NBA and Boston Celtics. Belkin v. Levenson - represented owners of Atlanta Hawks basketball team and defeated request for preliminary injunction brought by minority owner. Bankruptcy confirmation hearings - lead litigation counsel in numerous successful contested bankruptcy hearings, including for AMF, Loral Aerospace, Grove Crane, and Bruno’s Supermarkets.

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