Litigation
First and foremost at Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss we are lawyers whose reputation as trial lawyers rests on a foundation of solid success. Among our most notable litigation successes are obtaining and sustaining on appeal a $1 billion judgment in a fraud and RICO case, one of the largest such judgments in U.S. history, winning a defense verdict for an insurer in a nine-figure insurance coverage jury case, and forging a string of victories in a series of product liability cases for a manufacturer who admitted a defect in the product, where we litigated complex scientific issues.
We pride ourselves on making the right strategic choices, building the best teams, using the latest technology, and controlling costs. For our clients that means exceptional litigation expertise at a reasonable price.
Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss lawyers litigate in state and federal courts throughout the United States, at the trial and appellate levels. Areas of special litigation expertise include:
- domestic and international fraud, racketeering, and asset tracing matters
- contract and other commercial disputes
- complex insurance and reinsurance coverage matters
- securities fraud
- intellectual property disputes
- business torts and product liability claims
- defending defamation claims
- employment and other civil rights cases
- professional malpractice claims
While we are not reluctant to go to court and press cases to verdict, we do so only when in our client’s best interests, keeping your long-term goals as our focus. As part of our litigation expertise, we are also skilled in settlement and alternative dispute resolution, and can often use those skills to achieve a favorable result without the delay, expense, and uncertainty of going to trial.
In the News
- Judge allows journalist to challenge claimed inclusion on U.S. drone ‘kill list’
“We are gratified that the court recognized that, as a U.S. citizen, Mr. Kareem has the right to be heard in court before his government can decide to kill him, and we look forward to these proceedings continuing to a final resolution,” said Tara J. Plochocki, partner with the Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss law firm.
Washington Post, June 13, 2018 - The Wall Street Journal, March 9, 2016
- October 23, 2015
- Law360, October 1, 2015
- Law360, August 8, 2014
- Law360, September 25, 2012
- Shareholder lawsuit against Barclays could become template for other legal actionsInsurance Day, August 16, 2012
- Insurance Day, June 21, 2012
- Insurance Day, June 7, 2012
- The lawyer behind a $1 billion cross-border suit against Goldman Sachs following the sub-prime mortgage crisis praises the merits of bringing major commercial cases in the United States.February 3, 2012
- Washington lawyer Eric Lewis, who is acting for hedge fund Basis Capital in its $1 billion court action against Goldman Sachs over collateralised debt obligation deals in 2007, is used to playing a long game.The Australian, February 2, 2012
- Saudi Firms Continue Multi-Billion Dollar Global Legal BattleMiddle East Economic Survey, October 31, 2011
- Huffington Post, October 28, 2011
- Saudi Arabia’s most high profile legal battle indicates just how dangerous the world’s capital markets remain a decade after Sept. 11, 2001.Trends Magazine, September 11, 2011
- The Australian Financial Review, June 11, 2010
- Reuters, June 10, 2010
- An Australian hedge fund has launched a billion dollar lawsuit alleging Goldman Sachs knowingly sold it dud investments.ABC News, June 10, 2010
- Huffington Post, June 9, 2010
- Goldman Faces $1 Billion SuitBasis Capital Cites 'False Representations' in Collapsed CDO; Abacus Factor?Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2010
Publications, Presentations & Events
- August 16, 2012
- Annual Review - Financier WorldwideApril 2012
- February 29, 2012
- "The El Paso Ruling and its Effect on the Use of §1782 in Private International Arbitration Proceedings"September 2009
Practice Contacts
Professionals
- Ronald Abramson
- Martin Baach
- Aisha Bembry
- Jason Berland
- Jessica Buckwalter
- Anthony Capozzolo
- James Davenport
- Mirella deRose
- Cristián Francos
- Jack Gordon
- Bruce Grace
- E. Gryskiewicz
- Kurt Hirsch
- Ari Jaffess
- Adam Kaufmann
- Sumayya Khatib
- Mark Leimkuhler
- Erika Levin
- M. Michael Lewis
- Arthur Middlemiss
- Waleed Nassar
- Alex Patchen
- Tara Plochocki
- Jeffrey Robinson
- Rebecca Rothkopf
- Joseph Ruby
- Chiara Spector-Naranjo
- Karima Tawfik
- A. Katherine Toomey
- Manuel Varela
- Elizabeth Vélez
- Aaron Wolfson
- Benjamin Zelenko