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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.
Michael J. Athans
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
Shawn Bingham
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Mark R. Bittner
Associate
Newark, NJ
Nicolas Bohorquez
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Matthew F. Boyer
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Paul G. Boylan
Partner
Boston, MA
Michael P. Bruyere
Of Counsel
Tampa, FL | Atlanta, GA
Robert E. Buckley
Partner
Atlanta, GA
William H. Catto
Partner
Philadelphia, PA
Dave Cecil
Associate
Lexington, KY
Robert Chadwick
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
David C. Chang
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
William W. Cheney
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ
Patrick Cosgrove
Partner
Philadelphia, PA | Cherry Hill, NJ
Eileen P. Darroll
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Downtown, CA
Daniel G. DaSilva
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
Christopher G. Donnelly
Associate
Newark, NJ
Ben N. Dunlap
Partner
Boston, MA
Jill R. Dunn
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Jessica Farrelly
Partner
Tampa, FL
Matthew N. Foree
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Robin Foret
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Colleen Foster
Associate
Chicago, IL
P. Michael Freed
Partner
Atlanta, GA
R. Victoria Fuller
Partner
Boston, MA
Megan P. Gable
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Brian Goldberg
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Joseph Gonnella
Associate
San Diego, CA
Curt M. Graham
Partner
Lexington, KY
A. Neil Hartzell
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
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
Allan L. Isbell
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
Matthew Jones
Associate
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
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
Leo G. Kogan
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Gaia T. Linehan
Associate
San Diego, CA
Michael W. Lord
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Dana K. Maine
General Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Speros G. Mantas
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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
Courtney K. Mazzio
Associate
Philadelphia, PA | Cherry Hill, NJ
Jacob McClendon
Associate
Atlanta, GA
L. David McCollum
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Thomas K. McCraw
Partner
Boston, MA
Heather C. McFeeley
Associate
Philadelphia, PA
William C. Mead
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ | Newark, NJ
Jordan Meeks
Associate
Nashville, TN
Wayne S. Melnick
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Tampa, FL
Kenneth G. Menendez
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Barry M. Miller
Partner
Lexington, KY
Joyce M. Mocek
Partner
Atlanta, 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
Nancy M. Reimer
Partner
Boston, MA
Eric Retter
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Sean R. Riley
Partner
Philadelphia, PA | Pittsburgh, PA
A. Ali Sabzevari
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Forest Park, GA
Melissa A. Santalone
Partner
Tampa, FL
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
Craig A. Tomlins
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Edwin A. Treese
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Lee D. Whatling
Associate
Atlanta, GA
M. Michelle Youngblood
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Luke B. Zavoli
Associate
Atlanta, GA
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