Dave is managing partner of the firm’s Syracuse office. He focuses on commercial litigation and complex financial restructuring litigation, and litigates contract and construction cases. He has conducted numerous jury trials, bench trials and hearings in New York state and federal courts, including the United States Bankruptcy Court.
- Represents municipality and agency holding multi-million dollar tax claims in a complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of a significant indoor shopping mall.
- Lead litigation attorney in several multi-million dollar cases alleging engineering and design defects in the design and construction of municipally owned water treatment facilities.
- Represents an international engineering company and obtained multiple favorable summary judgment decisions and resolutions of cases on behalf of the client.
- Lead attorney in various complex commercial collection litigation matters for various firm clients ranging from small family owned businesses to multi-million dollar companies.
- Representation of multiple municipalities in multi-billion dollar chapter 11 bankruptcies of mega pharmaceutical companies for claims of damages related to the opioid crisis.
- Represents various lending institutions in commercial workouts involving multi-million dollar loans.
- Represents one of the largest hotels and resorts in the Thousand Islands region of New York.
- Represented owners of several hydroelectric facilities in New York in Chapter 11 bankruptcy with parallel federal litigation against the manager/operator of the facilities, and against a security trustee for mismanagement of the facilities.
- Represented a major municipality in litigation in federal court against a multi-million dollar lawsuit alleging various breaches of contract for the sale of tax liens.
- Represented a manufacturer of assembly lines and systems in federal court litigation alleging breach of warranty, product liability, and design defect that allegedly caused severe personal injury.