A Track Record of Wins, Solutions and Results.
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Client References:
Contact us and we will be happy to provide you with names of client
representatives and general counsel with whom we work on a regular basis.
2006
- California and Mexico - For a Fortune 500 packaging
company, and without litigation, we recovered several hundred thousand
dollars from a Mexican debtor in a matter of weeks.
2005
- Pennsylvania - On behalf of a rising political figure, and again without litigation, we blocked the airing of a potentially defamatory news
feature on a major television network.
2005
- Georgia and Kentucky - Obtained an arbitration award in excess of US
$40 million for a European
company.
2005 - Indiana - Working
with our Fortune 100 metal-related client, we successfully reduced a $5.5
million Indiana state tax assessment by $4.7 million without trial by
convincing the Indiana Department of Revenue at the hearing level that the
income at issue was not subject to tax.
2001-2002 -
United Kingdom and California - Defending
a British utility and subsidiaries sued for trademark infringement and
fraud in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, London,
Hull McGuire took trial testimony (by deposition under Hague Convention rules) of
the claimant's American CPA. This cross examination lead to a settlement whereby our
clients prevailed and were paid attorneys' fees under England's
"loser pays" scheme.
2000 - Utah
- On behalf of a
District of Columbia-based railroad construction company, we prosecuted a breach of contract and fraud case against Arkansas and
Louisiana railroad tie
suppliers in federal court in Salt Lake City, and achieved a highly favorable settlement resulting in
savings of litigation fees, a lump sum payment and installment payments to our client over a
5 year period.
1998 -
Washington, D.C. - Defending West Virginia coal companies sued by the United Mine Workers of America for
millions in withdrawal liability funds, we devised a result and settlement whereby
the companies and owners would pay de minimis amounts to UMWA
over a long period of time. Forums: U.S. District Court for the
District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court.
1996 -
Pennsylvania - On behalf of a large Tennessee-based transportation company, we
won a jury verdict in Pennsylvania state court for money damages and $150,000 in punitive
damages against companies that buried 55-gallon drums of chemicals and other
illegal waste on client’s unimproved riverfront property. After trial, on a
writ of mandamus to
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, we overturned an erroneous post-trial order
of the trial court resulting in
an often-cited interpretation of Pa.R.Civ.P. 227.4.
1995 - Washington, D.C. -
Defending a California congressman's chief aide indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for fraud and violation of FECA and
the federal Hatch Act, we engineered the best feasible sentencing,
involving no jail time, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
1993 -
Pennsylvania - On behalf of
Texas-based energy companies, Hull McGuire, in a federal court in
Pittsburgh, prosecuted a breach of contract, fraud and RICO lawsuit against a consortium
of Pittsburgh-area oil and gas producers, resulting in a multi-million dollar cash
settlement and acquisition and takeover by investors of 300-plus gas wells in Westmoreland and Fayette
counties.
Hull McGuire At A Glance
Hull
McGuire PC is a global law firm built on the idea of delivering - domestically and
abroad - superior and attentive legal advice to corporations. It
serves as counselors, business planners, and trial counsel to
publicly-traded, privately held and high technology companies
headquartered in Europe and the US. Practice areas include
international tax, transactions, IP, telecommunications, litigation,
employment practices, environmental law and natural resources and
legislative affairs.
Genuinely client-oriented and business-savvy,
Hull McGuire's attorneys and employees reject the notion that clients are
mere equipment in an obscure game played by lawyers. The firm's
commitment to service has made the vast majority of its clients repeating
and long-standing. For each client a comprehensive planning and
problem solving approach is devised and followed. The
firm is committed to smart uses of technology and software to maximize its
efficiency and responsiveness in meeting client needs.
The firm has offices in Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., and San
Diego. Lawyers are accessible to clients on a 24 hour basis and
are willing to travel to quickly address and help solve client problems.
