Counseling a major development-round investor in protecting/enforcing ownership rights with regard to a blockchain technology company's contentious restructuring transaction and related public offering.

Representing oil and gas executives in defending enforcement investigation into alleged violations of state securities act.

Representing accounting firm and sales entrepreneur in defending enforcement investigation into alleged violations of state securities act. Representing accounting firm and sales entrepreneur in defending enforcement investigation into alleged violations of state securities act. 

Defended (co-counsel) municipal funds and former trustees in seven consolidated securities class actions alleging securities fraud and seeking damages in excess of $1 billion.

Obtained a termination/no action letter in defending the co-founder/CEO of a digital asset issuer in an SEC investigation alleging violations of the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the Advisors Act.

Obtained a termination/no action letter in defending a registered investment advisor in an enforcement proceeding alleging suitability violations.

Obtained a termination/no action letter in defending a mutual fund's former independent trustees in an SEC investigation alleging violations of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Obtained a termination/no action letter in defending day-trader in an SEC investigation alleging market manipulation.

Obtained a favorable settlement and dismissal for a real estate development company and its principal in an enforcement action and parallel receivership actions alleging Ponzi scheme.

Obtained a favorable settlement and administrative order in defending a mutual fund's management team and an interested trustee in an SEC proceeding alleging violations of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Obtained a favorable settlement and an administrative order for a registered investment advisor and its president in an SEC enforcement proceeding alleging violations of the anti-fraud provisions of the Advisors Act.

Obtained a favorable settlement and an administrative order for a venture capital fund's founder, C-Suite executive, and management company in an SEC investigation claiming violations of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the Advisors Act.

Won judgment on behalf of a defrauded equity investor for the full investment amount plus attorneys' fees in a securities fraud action against a former business partner in the health supplements- industry venture.

Won judgment on behalf of a defrauded equity investor for the full investment amount plus attorneys' fees in a securities fraud action against former business partner in travel and leisure-industry venture.

Obtained a favorable settlement and dismissal for a business consulting and credit repair enterprise and its founder/CEO in an enforcement action alleging a Ponzi scheme.

Representing co-founder/officer of workforce housing and disaster relief conglomerate in prosecuting claims for fraud, embezzlement, corporate governance, and fiduciary violations against business partners in connection with highly contentious business divorce proceedings.

Represented special committee of board of directors of a closely-held corporation in conducting internal investigation of company-to-executive lending activity and related corporate governance and controls. Negotiated favorable terms of repayment and established robust compliance processes on moving forward basis.

Won full dismissals of a putative class action and parallel dissenter's rights actions for a manufacturing company, C-Suite executives, and directors in shareholder litigation seeking to unwind a complex merger transaction and damages.

Defending a construction industry founder/officer in a highly contentious shareholders' derivative action seeking to unwind a purchase transaction, dissolution, and damages.

Defended founders/C-Suite executives of a national technology company in a shareholders' derivative action claiming minority oppression and seeking dissolution and damages. Obtained dismissal of four claims and favorable settlement of the remaining two claims.

Defending a founder/CEO of an architecture, design, and development conglomerate in highly contentious business divorce litigation involving intellectual property and tortious interference claims

Prosecuted business tort claims for a registered investment advisor against former partners in a FINRA industry dispute, and obtained a favorable settlement on the eve of arbitration.

Won full dismissal after the first week of trial in defending seller of business against claims brought by a potential purchaser and in prosecuting counterclaims and cross-claims against multiple parties.

Won full defense verdict for a local nonprofit entity and its executive director in defending against a wrongful termination action filed by a former employee.

Won jury verdict for a regional business in the nutraceutical industry in defending against claims and in prosecuting counterclaims in a commercial contract dispute.

Won summary judgment in defending a publicly traded communications company against wrongful termination and age discrimination claims asserted by a former employee.

Won summary judgment, dismissal of subsequent appeal, and denial of subsequent petition for a writ of certiorari in defending a regional vocational college against Title VII racial discrimination claims asserted by a former employee.