Venezuelan Warrant Recovery. Phil is currently litigation counsel for several hedge fund clients of the firm which are pressing claims under warrants attached to bonds issued in connection with the South American debt restructuring of the 1980s and 90s known as Venezuelan Oil Obligations currently valued in excess of $25,000,000. {See, e.g., Ellington v. HSBC, USDC, SDNY, Dkt. No.1:06-cv-2353}

Wireless Warranty Settlement. Phil was lead trial counsel in a major retailer’s multi-million dollar dispute with a wireless phone warranty provider. His and the firm’s efforts were instrumental in a confidential settlement of the case the day before jury selection in federal court. {VAC Services, Inc v. Car Toys, Inc., USDC, SDNY, Dkt. No. 7:04-cv-03162}

Antitrust. Phil obtained summary judgment dismissing Price Fixing, Group Boycott and Buiness Tort claims against multiple clients, with the exception of a breach of fiduciary duty claim against one client. Plaintiff sought dismissal of that claim subject to reinstatement if plaintiff were successful on appeal. Phil convinced the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that it had no jurisdiction over such a non-final dismissal. Plaintiff was left with no right to appeal or reinstate any claim. {Wine Markets International, Inc. et al. v. Bass, et al., USDC, NDCA, Dkt. No. 3:98-cv-03807}

Employment Law. Appearing after an adverse mid-six digit verdict of race discrimination against one of his clients, Phil had the verdict reversed on appeal and proceeded through two weeks of the retrial before a jury in Brooklyn, when the plaintiff settled for merely 20% of the original verdict.

Catastrophic Personal Injury Defense. In addition to other defense verdicts and pre-verdict settlements, Phil obtained a defense verdict in a notable catastrophic injury case. Testimony from defense witnesses shown to be admissible under the excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule, expert testimony that the mechanism of injury was inconsistent with plaintiff’s and another eye witness’s account, and Phil’s arguments were all credited by the jury. Pre-closing demand $1,500,000. {Kassim v. NYCTA, NYSup.Ct., Queens, Index No. 18874/93 - NY Jury Verdict Reporter XIX/35-18, March 4, 2002}