Christopher H. Smith

Lead counsel managing a commercial dispute spanning six parallel lawsuits. Lead counsel for a company in successfully protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights. Lead counsel to corporation in defending claims of false advertising. Lead trial counsel for insurance company in dispute with North Carolina Department of Revenue regarding renewable energy tax credits. Lead counsel in trademark infringement dispute against worldwide vendor. Lead counsel and management of multi-venue contract dispute involving lawsuit, arbitration and public utility commission proceedings arising out of contracts addressing clients business in 27 states. Lead counsel for nationwide risk management project for telecommunications infrastructure company involving multiple parties and lawsuits in state and federal court and regulatory proceedings in various state public utilities commissions. Co-lead counsel for client who successfully sued to have a poison pill adopted by a bank declared unlawful. Lead counsel for client who successfully defended against a preliminary injunction in a trademark infringement case for a new subsidiary business. Lead counsel in large trade secrets and unfair and deceptive trade practices claim for plaintiff corporation resulting in verdict at trial for plaintiff client. Lead counsel for defendant client in $50 million+ arbitration regarding earn-out provisions of an asset purchase and sale agreement resulting in favorable verdict for defendant client. Lead counsel in multi-million-dollar dispute involving claims against client to pierce the corporate veil resulting in favorable pre-trial rulings and settlement. Lead counsel at trial in multi-million-dollar dispute involving claims of software malpractice on clients counterclaim resulting in successful settlement for client during trial. Risk management of pre-litigation disputes of a broad range of matters including complex contract disputes, pharmaceutical development and licensing agreements, non-compete and trade secrets issues, and environmental contamination matters. Management and primary counsel on $100 million+ pharmaceutical development dispute for defendant client resulting in partial summary judgment for client followed by a favorable settlement. Trial counsel in multi-million-dollar brain injury case where jury verdict was obtained on behalf of our plaintiff client. Lead counsel and management of complex environmental Superfund cost recovery action for client in an action involving more than 100 defendants. Represented an electric aerospace company in dispute with prototype airframe supplier that claimed exclusive rights to participate in aircraft development and manufacturing program and sought hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. We filed counterclaims, obtained a temporary restraining order requiring return of our clients intellectual property, and obtained a declaratory judgment establishing that our client properly terminated the underlying contract and the supplier had no further right to participate in the program. The matter was ultimately resolved without any payment by our client. Defended a global technology company against competitors claims of trade secret misappropriation and interference with contract. Lead counsel in multi-million-dollar arbitration involving breach of contract claim resulting in award of full damages with pre- and post-judgment interest and attorneys fees and costs for claimant client.