Experience

• • Pernod Ricard, in litigation involving the US trademark for its Havana Club rum brand.
  • The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in amicus briefs submitted to various district courts, circuit courts, and the US Supreme Court, in litigation involving emergency medical treatment and medication abortion.
  • The City of Columbus, Ohio, the City of Madison, Wisconsin, and Doctors for America as intervenor-defendants in four federal court cases challenging the validity of a 2024 rule regarding reproductive health records, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
  • An investment management firm in responding to a Civil Investigative Demand from the Department of Justice relating to one of its portfolio companies and compliance with the federal Anti-Kickback Statute.
  • Former directors and officers of High Ridge Brands in post-bankruptcy litigation trustee litigation, asserting alleged claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and avoidance actions arising out of a pre-bankruptcy Notes offering.
  • Albertsons in the FTC’s, Colorado Attorney General’s, and Washington Attorney General’s challenges to its merger with Kroger.
  • Warrior Holdings, an entity owned by funds managed by Carlyle, in litigation in Delaware Chancery Court brought by a stockholder representative, arising from its merger agreement with Saama Technologies, Inc.
  • Five public company directors in a derivative litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery challenging a stock for stock merger and seeking over $100 million in potential damages, resulting in an early settlement on favorable terms.
  • Redwood Services, a nationwide platform in the essential home services industry, in a significant equity investment from Altas Partners.
  • James River Group Holdings in a putative securities class action alleging that James River misrepresented the sufficiency of its reserves related to its underwriting of insurance covering Rasier LLC, a subsidiary of the ride-sharing company Uber Technologies.
  • A major U.S. hospital network in defending multiple class action complaints filed in several states alleging wrongful billing practices.
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in reviewing and advising on conflicts-of-interest matters.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, its Fund VIII, and certain CD&R partners as defendants in shareholder litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery challenging the multibillion dollar stock-for-stock merger of Ply Gem with NCI Building Systems.
  • The Ohio State University in an investigation into alleged mishandling of reports of domestic violence by Urban Meyer, the school’s football coach.
  • Carlyle in its strategic partnership with Orsini, an independent specialty pharmacy focused on rare diseases, gene therapies and complex conditions.