W. Hunter Winstead

Hunter is an experienced litigator who represents clients in commercial disputes, corporate bankruptcy and insolvency matters, and other complex litigation.  

Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation

Environmental remediation of allegedly contaminated industrial sites continues to be a focus of government regulators and a substantial source of potential liability for companies nationwide. Through our representation of a leading manufacturer of building products in multiple litigation proceedings, Gilbert spearheaded our client’s efforts to recover insurance proceeds for defense and remediation costs arising from […]

Successful Anti-trust Action Against Agribusiness Giant

One of our Firm’s partners successfully represented major food producers who purchased citric acid in a price-fixing antitrust action against a global cartel of chemical manufacturers.

Major Recovery from Manufacturers of Corrugated Materials

Our lawyers represented some of the leading household-brand consumer products companies and other large purchasers of corrugated material against linerboard manufacturers accused of participating in a conspiracy to restrict supply and increase prices of linerboard and corrugated products. While the client group was only 25% of the entire class of plaintiffs, total client recoveries of […]

Representation of Major Purchasers of Polyurethane Chemicals in Price-Fixing Litigation

All but one defendant settled pre-trial, and the remaining defendant settled five weeks into trial in New Jersey federal court.  Total client recoveries were approximately $500 million.

Recovery of More Than $2 Billion in Bulk Vitamins Price-Fixing Litigation

One of our Firm’s partners represented a client group of more than 125 large purchasers of bulk vitamins in a variety of industries in litigation against a global price-fixing cartel of vitamin manufacturers.  This representation resulted in recoveries of over $2 billion for the client group.

Multi-Million Dollar Recovery Following Two Appeals in Attorneys’ Fee Dispute

We won two appeals to the Fourth Circuit in a multi-million-dollar case in which a former client contended that their law firm, which they had discharged following a successful jury trial that resulted in an eight-figure verdict for the client, was entitled to only a fraction of its hourly fees in a quantum meruit (that is, the […]

Representation of Employer in Fair Labor Standard Act Litigation

In a matter of first impression before the United State District Court for Delaware, we successfully eliminated a plaintiff’s entitlement to damages in a wage-and-hour lawsuit, establishing that the plaintiff was judicially estopped because he had made inconsistent representations in a contemporaneous bankruptcy proceeding.  While the ruling permitted the bankruptcy trustee to recover in the […]

Defense of Public University in Civil Rights Actions

We successfully defended a public university in numerous employee lawsuits alleging that the university had violated the employees’ civil rights in employment-related decisions.  This work included representation before trial and appellate courts at the state and federal levels.

Mark A. Packman

Mark Packman’s practice focuses on complex litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He represents clients in federal and state courts and before arbitrators on a wide range of insurance issues.

Jason S. Rubinstein

Jason is an experienced litigator who represents companies, post-bankruptcy trustees, trustees and individuals in commercial disputes.

Alison Gaske

Alison's practice focuses on representing policyholders in complex civil litigation and dispute resolution.