Matthew D’Annunzio

• Served as national coordinating counsel for a conglomerate of manufacturing companies concerning commercial litigation and toxic tort claims.

• Defeated two causes of action by SunEdison in its bankruptcy, claiming $12m for fraudulent conveyance and preferences filed against a New Jersey-based solar energy company and a California solar construction contractor.

• Advised a world-renowned architecture firm regarding all aspects of their business, including contract, litigation, employment, and partnership issues.

• Served as outside general counsel for My Wine Guide, a Silicon Valley startup on corporate, patent, and trademark issues.

• Represented solar construction company in claims and counterclaims arising from a public solar project in New York.

• Defended action against a utility for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty involving a joint venture in a natural gas/steam co-gen plant involving a $500m damage claim.

• Represented Penn State University’s Head Football Trainer in various matters arising out of the death of a student at a fraternity house.

• Obtained dismissal of action asserting claims for indemnification under asset purchase agreement for the sale of a manufacturing division with respect to 20,000 toxic tort claims filed against the purchaser.

• Obtained summary dismissal of multiple actions in bankruptcy and state courts asserting $6m in fraud claims against an investor taking an assignment of a mortgage and confessed judgments on guarantees.

• Defended load control ultrasonic technology company against minority shareholders’ claims concerning corporate actions.

• Advised concerning litigation, indemnification, and insurance implications of the sale of a manufacturing division engaged in the production of industrial chemical mixers.

• Obtained injunction on behalf of a software company against key employee seeking to work for competitor.

• Represented chemical company in trade secret action against former employee and foreign competitor in action for misappropriation of a formula for acid inhibitor used in steel manufacturing, with cross-border litigation.

• Compelled Instagram to take down an imposter website disparaging a company and portraying it in a false light.

• Represented family asserting wrongful death and survival act claims due to the death of seven-year-old Joshua Foster in a fire caused by a defective floor fan and for injuries and emotional distress suffered by his mother and sister, resulting in a jury verdict of $13.5M. Loretta Foster Thompson et al. v. Lasko Products Inc. (April Term 2007, No. 000391, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County). Jury Reaches $13.5 Mil. Verdict in Products Case.

• Represented parents and their infant in medical malpractice action for obstetrical negligence resulting in brain injuries causing cerebral palsy resolved by a multimillion-dollar settlement at trial.

• Prevailed in Orphans’ Court trial in defending an estate against a multimillion-dollar claim.

• Obtained Federal Court order dismissing claims of successor liability against a manufacturing company under a “product-line exception” for historic products distributed by the company from whom it purchased assets.

• Obtained a multimillion-dollar recovery for parents’ loss of a child in a drowning.

• Advised conglomerate of companies as to all aspects of pandemic-related insurance and liability issues.

• Represent manufacturing companies in maintaining primary coverage and $300m levels of excess coverage for nationwide toxic tort claims.