Legal Work Highlights

Obtained clean-sweep plaintiff verdict for oil & gas service company in lawsuit over customer’s breach of the parties’ agreement. Verdict included an award of $550,000 in fees and costs to client (Denver District Court)

Obtained summary ruling for client seeking recovery of misappropriated funds, including an award of triple damages and all attorney’s fees (Denver District Court)

Secured substantial settlement on behalf of client in litigation against work-over rig vendor in the Eagle Ford (S.D. Texas)

Secured four-figure settlement for cannabis client that was facing statewide class action for alleged TCPA violations (D. Colo.)

Defeated preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin construction of power generation plant (D. Colo.)

Obtained health insurance administrator’s complete dismissal from nationwide class action case involving RICO and ERISA allegations (D. Colo.)

Obtained seven-figure judgment for UK manufacturer against US buyer (E.D.N.Y.)

Successfully represented numerous plaintiffs and defendants in trademark/copyright infringement actions

Successfully sued oilfield vendor for multimillion-dollar fraud perpetrated on client in the Bakken Formation (Denver District Ct.)

Secured large settlement on behalf of oil & gas midstream company in hotly-contested litigation with seller of oilfield generators in the Permian Basin (Denver District Ct.)

Successful bench-trial verdict in favor of client in ownership dispute over closely-held business (Jefferson Co. District Ct. (Colo.))

Secured multimillion-dollar settlement on behalf of oilfield operator in litigation regarding PCAS dispute with buyer of $20 million in mineral leases (Harris Co. District Ct. (TX))

Secured successful settlement on behalf of oilfield operator regarding malfunctioning amine plant in the Eagle Ford (Montgomery Co. District Ct. (TX))

Secured favorable settlement for hemp grower in litigation with buyer over supply contract (Denver District Ct.)

Secured seven-figure settlement on behalf of EPC client in litigation against delinquent customer (Larimer Co. District Ct. (Colo.))

Successfully defended Colorado-based ski wear label in contract dispute with former sales representatives (Denver District Ct.)

Successfully moved to dismiss securities fraud and civil theft claims on behalf of Swiss client and secured award of attorneys’ fees (Colorado)

Defended international financial services company in nationwide class-action, resulting in very favorable settled resolution (Georgia, Minnesota)

Secured successful recovery on behalf of private jet owner in dispute with charter management company (Arapahoe Co. District Ct. (Colo.))

Assisted in defending global civil engineering firm in $84 million, 100-day jury trial that resulted in complete defense verdict (Missouri)

Represented a leading REIT in arbitration against heirs of the Howard Hughes estate over earn-out agreement involving a Las Vegas master-planned community, leading to complete win for the REIT (AAA)

Participated in representing Republic of Turkey in obtaining favorable ruling in ICC arbitration related to the Marmaray Project, €2.9 billion infrastructure project (ICC)

Represented ousted LLC member in arbitration against his former LLC partners, and obtained award of more than double the buyout amount offered by former partner and six-figure attorney’s fees award (JAMS)

Law School

Washington and Lee School of Law, J.D., with highest honors, 2003

Undergraduate School

University of the South, B.A., 1996

Job served as a clerk for the court(s) and judge(s) below:

Honorable Stanley F. Birch, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Job is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Colorado

New York

Texas

Job is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

U.S. District Court, N.D. Georgia

U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit