Astor Heaven

Complex Commercial Litigation

• Obtained a decisive victory (as well as dismissal of parallel U.S. district court and state court actions) defending an aerospace and defense company in an ICC arbitration. The Tribunal rejected all of Claimant’s claims and ruled in our client’s favor on its counterclaim, ordering Claimant to pay our client more than $37 million in damages, attorneys’ fees, and administrative costs.
• Representing an insurance broker in an employee mobility matter involving claims of breach of contract, tortious interference of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.
• Representing a communications client in a matter involving allegations of breach of a lease agreement.
• Representing a technology entity in a class action involving claims of fraud, fraudulent concealment, and violations of various state consumer protections and unfair competitions statutes.
• Representing a government contractor in litigation involving the breach of a lease agreement.
• Representing a defense contractor in an international arbitration regarding an offset transaction associated with a foreign military sale transaction.
• Representing a defense contractor in litigation regarding an offset transaction associated with a foreign military sale transaction.
• Representing a government contractor in AAA arbitration pertaining to the breach of a non-solicitation agreement.
• Representing a defense contractor in an international arbitration pertaining to a commercial dispute with a subcontractor.
• Representing a device manufacturer as a plaintiff in a copyright infringement lawsuit regarding an automotive performance programmer.

Trade Secrets

• Representing Lenovo in a trade secrets misappropriation matter pertaining to software code used on a community website.
• Representing a defense contractor in a trade secret misappropriation matter pertaining to the design and testing of certain U.S. Navy ships.
• Representing a probiotics manufacturer in a matter involving claims of trade secret misappropriation, false advertising, and breach of contract.
• Representing plaintiff E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in a trade secret misappropriation matter regarding its Kevlar® technology.

Antitrust

• Representing corporate clients in actions to recover damages resulting from a price-fixing conspiracy regarding Cathode Ray Tubes.
• Representing corporate clients in actions to recover damages resulting from a price-fixing cartel regarding LCD panels.
• Representing Humana in litigation against the U.S. Department of Justice in the DOJ’s attempt to enjoin the acquisition of the company by Aetna.
• Representing a major U.S. airline in defense of Sherman Act Section 1 and Section 2 claims brought by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding slots at Newark Liberty International Airport.
• Representing AT&T in defense of a nationwide antitrust class action relating to the iPhone.