About David F. Adler
Practice Areas
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
- Corporate Law
- Business Law
- Financial
- Securities
Education
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, 1986J.D.
- University of Michigan, 1983B.A.
Representative Cases
- American Greetings defends against breach of contract lawsuit resulting from debt securities acquisition (2010)
- Bridgestone/Firestone prosecutes multimillion dollar suit against consultant after business process re-engineering project fails (2009)
- Colt's defends public nuisance lawsuit filed by the City of Cleveland (2009)
- Domtar obtains summary judgment in litigation involving breach of tax sharing agreement (2009)
- Financial institutions win Sixth Circuit appeal dismissing novel public nuisance suit filed by City of Cleveland (2009)
- FirstMerit Bank obtains reversal of class certification in Ponzi scheme case
- FirstMerit defends against putative class action regarding debit transaction posting practices (2012)
- IMG Worldwide favorably settles breach of contract case involving sponsorship of nationwide home and garden shows (2009)
- IMG Worldwide obtains favorable settlement in case involving breach of celebrity-based Internet content contract (2009)
- Jefferies Finance provides credit facilities to GPO and healthcare services company (2009)
- Jefferies refinances existing senior debt for Securus Technologies
- Laidlaw resolves action related to tax losses transferred from foreign subsidiaries (2009)
- Lincoln Electric successfully defends products liability and fraud class action involving welding electrodes used in certain buildings damaged by Northridge earthquake (2009)
- Lucent defends against Winstar bankruptcy proceeding claims concerning value of telecommunications network (2009)
- Lycoming Engines prevails in arbitration brought by aircraft manufacturer arising from engine crankshaft recalls (2009)
- Merrill Lynch prevails in complex breach of trading agreement litigation (2009)
- National Century Financial Enterprises litigates chapter 11 issues (2009)
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance defends against shareholder class action alleging breach of fiduciary duty from buy-out (2009)
- RBS Citizens and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania defend against three putative class actions (2012)
- RBS successfully defends fraud claims brought by RZB Bank
- Rite Aid obtains directed verdict in criminal trial (2009)
- Roadway Express wins dismissal of litigation claiming breach of joint venture agreement (2009)
- Royal Bank of Scotland defends action arising out of collapse of Enron (2009)
- Royal Bank of Scotland defends proceeding brought by Enron estate (2009)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Ohio
Office Info
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