We believe effective trial advocacy is the key to winning; the subject matter can always be learned. The wide array of cases we have successfully handled proves our philosophy.

Class Actions
We have defended class actions brought against companies in the insurance, health care, energy and telecommunications industries.

Commercial (General)
We have represented plaintiffs and defendants in contract and tort actions involving partnership agreements, insurance and indemnity agreements, employment agreements, purchase and sale agreements, buy-out rights, net profit interests, letters of credit, letters of intent and software design agreements.

Construction
We have represented plaintiffs and defendants in actions involving defects in the design, engineering and construction of refineries, hospitals, copper mining facilities, power plants, offshore oil and gas production facilities, hotels and office buildings.

Corporate and Securities
We have represented plaintiffs and defendants in disputes between and among shareholders, officers and directors.

Energy
We have represented plaintiffs and defendants in disputes over concessions and licenses issued by developing countries to foreign investors, farm-out agreements, joint operating agreements, seismic exploration agreements, preferential rights agreements, electric energy conversion agreements, crude oil trading and hedging, and down-hole drilling failures.

Fiduciaries
We have represented plaintiffs and defendants in disputes between beneficiaries and trustees and executors of estates.

Domestic and International Arbitration
We have handled ICC, LCIA, AAA, UNCITRAL, JAMS, and ICSID arbitrations involving disputes arising in the United States, Argentina, China, the Former Soviet Union, India, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Turkey and the substantive laws, among others, of numerous U.S. states, Argentina, England, Mexico, Russia, Trinidad and Turkey, and principles of international law.

Products Liability
We have represented plaintiffs and defendants in products liability actions involving automobiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, farm equipment, and medical devices, among others.

Professional Liability
We have represented plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving negligence and breach of fiduciary duty claims against accountants, architects and engineers.

Real Estate
We have represented plaintiffs and defendants in disputes over boundaries, real estate development agreements, and valuations.

Toxic Torts
We have represented a major oil company in nationwide mass tort litigation involving groundwater contamination and personal injuries allegedly caused by pesticides.

Trade Secrets
We have represented plaintiffs and defendants in disputes over trade secrets and covenants not to compete.