Matters
- Successfully represented a payment card processor challenging the state of Washington’s application of Business and Occupation (B&O) tax to taxing processors for amounts related to the interchange fee portion of the full merchant discount which was listed as an estimated $400 million receivable for past years’ taxes alone.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of payment card processor on breach-of-contract claims.
- Litigated several federal and state interpleader actions for insurance company.
- Assisted in defense of numerous breach-of-contract and business tort cases in state and federal courts across the country on behalf of payment card processors and acquiring banks.
- Represented a leading financial services provider in antitrust litigation, challenging third-party subpoenas for competitively sensitive information.
- Successfully advised financial services provider on responding to subpoenas issued by third parties involving complex issues of privacy and regulation.
- Implemented strategies and processes to address the high volume of third-party UCC liens affecting financial services providers.
- Advised company with a large legal department on process optimization.
- Provided compliance advice to clients regarding the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.
- Successfully represented client in landlord-tenant dispute including draft of complaint and temporary restraining order.
