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UB Greensfelder Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 List
August 21, 2025
- Obtained a dismissal in favor of the operator of an electronic trading.
platform in a lawsuit brought by investors in an allegedly fraudulent hedge fund asserting claims under the Ohio Securities Act for aiding in the sale of unlawful securities. - Successfully defended a merchant payment processor in affirming an award of case-terminating sanctions against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for abuses of the discovery process in connection with a civil fraud action.
- Successfully defended a blood plasma broker in a pricing dispute arising from a blood plasma supply agreement with a blood center. Obtained a full defense verdict after coming in as new counsel only a month before bench trial and prevailed in an appeal before the Florida District Courts of Appeal.
- Defended a board member in an arbitration proceeding involving the dissolution of an insolvent medical device company and a challenge to the client’s successful purchase of the company’s assets in a public sale.
- Represented a plaintiff medical practice in a lawsuit involving breaches of restrictive covenants and misappropriation of trade secrets obtained during due diligence by a company in negotiations to acquire the practice, and negotiated a successful settlement of the dispute.
- Represented a tenant-automotive dealer in a landlord/tenant dispute following a change of ownership after a secured party took possession of the assets.
- Assisted a client in withdrawing from a two-person partnership that owned a downtown Cleveland office building through obtaining a sale of the building.
- Obtained dismissals of individual defendants and summary judgment in favor of a defendant entity in a lawsuit alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, and civil conspiracy.
- Obtained a temporary restraining order and favorable settlement on behalf of a chemical manufacturer in a lawsuit to enforce non-competition agreements and protect against misappropriation of trade secrets.
- Represented a distressed company in challenging a secured party sale of the company’s assets.
- Represented a former member of an investment banking firm in a dispute involving the member’s withdrawal and alleged breaches of restrictive covenants and misappropriations of corporate opportunities.
