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Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers
Full spectrum litigation
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.
Glenn A. Klinger
Senior Counsel
Chicago, IL
Jason M. Pannu
Partner
Nashville, TN
Ashley Boyes Hetzel
Associate
Columbus, OH
Luke B. Zavoli
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Sean Andrés Rapela
Associate
Boston, MA
Mark R. Bittner
Associate
Newark, NJ
Nick O’Brien-Kovari
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
Allan L. Isbell
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
Jordan Meeks
Associate
Nashville, TN
Matthew Jones
Associate
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Speros G. Mantas
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Colleen Foster
Associate
Chicago, IL
Richard C. Seltzer
Senior Counsel
Houston, TX
P. Michael Freed
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Tim Soefje
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Robin Foret
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Robert Chadwick
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Patrick Cosgrove
Partner
Philadelphia, PA | Cherry Hill, NJ
Travis A. Knobbe
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Katherine A. Mastrobuoni
Senior Counsel
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Gaia T. Linehan
Associate
San Diego, CA
Edward Solensky Jr.
Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ
Nicholas J. Hubner
Associate
Philadelphia, PA | New York City, NY | Cherry Hill, NJ
Daniel G. DaSilva
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
Sharlynne M. Mate
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Bryce W. Newell
Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
R. Victoria Fuller
Partner
Boston, MA
Mandy D. Hexom
Partner
San Diego, CA
John M. Badagliacca
Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Leo G. Kogan
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Heather C. McFeeley
Associate
Philadelphia, PA
Jennawe M. Hughes
Associate
Boston, MA
Eileen P. Darroll
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Downtown, CA
Lee D. Whatling
Associate
Atlanta, GA
John S. Moot
Senior Counsel
San Diego, CA
Paul Piantino
Partner
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Craig A. Tomlins
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Christopher G. Donnelly
Associate
Newark, NJ
Shawn Bingham
Partner
Atlanta, GA
William W. Cheney
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ
William C. Mead
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ | Newark, NJ
John D. Shea
Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ | Philadelphia, PA | Boston, MA
Matthew F. Boyer
Partner
Atlanta, GA
John D. Bennett
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Robert E. Buckley
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Eric Retter
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Barry M. Miller
Partner
Lexington, KY
Curt M. Graham
Partner
Lexington, KY
David C. Chang
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
William H. Catto
Partner
Philadelphia, PA
Kenneth G. Menendez
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Sean R. Riley
Partner
Philadelphia, PA | Pittsburgh, PA
Thomas K. McCraw
Partner
Boston, MA
David A. Slocum
Partner
Boston, MA
Ben N. Dunlap
Partner
Boston, MA
A. Neil Hartzell
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
Janet R. Barringer
Partner
Boston, MA
Paul G. Boylan
Partner
Boston, MA
Kevin G. Kenneally
Partner
Boston, MA
Warren D. Hutchison
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
Nancy M. Reimer
Partner
Boston, MA
Jill R. Dunn
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Dana K. Maine
General Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Michael J. Athans
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Courtney K. Mazzio
Associate
Philadelphia, PA | Cherry Hill, NJ
Melissa A. Santalone
Partner
Tampa, FL
Edwin A. Treese
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Michael W. Lord
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Michael P. Bruyere
Of Counsel
Tampa, FL | Atlanta, GA
Wayne S. Melnick
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Tampa, FL
Matthew N. Foree
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Joyce M. Mocek
Partner
Atlanta, GA
A. Ali Sabzevari
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Forest Park, GA
M. Michelle Youngblood
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Benton J. Mathis, Jr.
Managing Partner
Atlanta, GA
Tara A. Sheldon
Associate
Hartford, CT
Megan P. Gable
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Jacob McClendon
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Joseph Gonnella
Associate
San Diego, CA
Jessica Farrelly
Partner
Tampa, FL
Nicolas Bohorquez
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Richard L. Nahigian
Partner
Boston, MA
Brian Goldberg
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Dave Cecil
Associate
Lexington, KY
L. David McCollum
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Jessica Gray Kelly
Partner
Boston, MA
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