Representative Matters
Employment litigation and administrative actions:
- Successfully defended a client’s judgment in an Americans with Disabilities Act case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Sued ex-employees for theft of trade secrets in a California federal district court and a Florida federal district court, obtaining favorable settlements for employer clients.
- Defended executive ex-employees for claims of breach of restrictive covenants in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
- Obtained settlements for ex-employees in wage payment, discrimination, and other matters.
- Successfully moved to dismiss Title VII and other discrimination claims brought against employer clients in Delaware federal district court.
- Negotiated numerous settlements of discrimination charges before the EEOC and Delaware Human Relations Commission.
Education matters:
- Defended numerous students in disciplinary and Title IX hearings at universities nationwide.
- Defended a school district on an appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court.
- Obtained private placement for special education students at the state’s expense.
- Procured significant financial settlements to provide compensatory education to special education students.
- Obtained several graduate students’ restoration to Ph.D. programs.
