Ryan J. Mittauer

Defended trustees of employee stock ownership plan against $30 million breach of fiduciary duty claims resulting in favorable settlement for clients. Represented former owner of The Jacksonville Landing in connection with breach of lease agreement with the City of Jacksonville resulting in successful buy-out of the lease. Obtained $3.5 million final judgment on behalf of the former owner of The Jacksonville Landing in a recission action seeking to rescind a 7-year-old purchase and sale agreement entered into with the City of Jacksonville for the parking lot servicing The Jacksonville Landing. Represented client in connection with breach of a 30-year-old oral agreement involving phantom stock interest in a large grain distribution company that defendants claimed was extinguished by a general release executed in connection with clients severance from the company. Representation included successfully obtaining a punitive damages assertion against defendants based on evidence the general release was procured through defendants fraudulent misrepresentations resulting in a seven-figure settlement for client. Represented member in connection with a breach of fiduciary duty claim against manager of a limited liability company for managers unlawful adoption of a self-interested management agreement designed to divert 90 percent of companys revenue to manager at clients expense. Client obtained a seven-figure settlement. Obtained permanent injunction on behalf of an industrial client enjoining adjacent property owner from disseminating known carcinogen onto clients facility. Represented class of victims of a Ponzi-scheme perpetrated by 1031-intermediary exchange agent.