General Commercial Litigation
Paul manages in-court proceedings at every stage for clients across the country and is go-to litigation counsel for multiple publicly traded companies. Paul serves as lead counsel for trial teams, both on the plaintiff’s and defendant’s side, and has prevailed for his clients through pre-litigation negotiation, TRO and preliminary injunction proceedings, early in-court dismissals, summary judgment, and trial. He brings quick-thinking and poise to oral arguments and careful preparation and incisive examinations to trials and hearings.
Paul’s general litigation practice focuses on contract, business tort, and intellectual property claims and runs the gamut from simple six-figure contract disputes to multi-year, nine-figure financial fraud litigation. For simple contract cases, Paul has developed an efficient framework that gives clients legal-fee certainty and quick recoveries through aggressive pre-litigation and in-court action and swift use of state and federal post-judgment enforcement tools. For complex litigation, Paul manages teams of lawyers, experts, and paralegals and ensures that, at each incremental step, he adds value for his clients and advances them toward their ultimate goals.
Antitrust
Paul advises clients about risks and best practices associated with pricing, market control, commercial restrictions, competitor collaborations, and other complex, competitively-sensitive business practices. Paul develops strategies to align business models with antitrust law and avoid legal exposure from anticompetitive conduct. He has crafted antitrust compliance programs for multiple clients and conducts trainings for executives and other personnel to ensure compliance and avoid regulatory and private-suit exposure. In litigation, Paul has developed innovative approaches to monopolization theories and has presented, published, and been cited by business media on antitrust issues.
Appeals
Paul has briefed and argued appeals in state and federal courts around the country. His nimble advocacy and exhaustive understanding of the record aid appellate judges in fully understanding his client’s position, and Paul relishes the opportunity to navigate cross-examination from a panel of judges. Paul has successfully defended judgments for breach of contract, fraud, human trafficking, and wage violations and has won reversals of multimillion-dollar judgments predicated on legal error.