Wilbur Anderson Glahn III

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Director, Litigation Department

  Firm Name

  McLane Middleton, Professional Association
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Work: Bill has been recognized as one of the leading business trial
  appellate lawyers in New Hampshire, representing both plaintiffs
  defendants. Representative work includes: Represented Antrim Wind Energy, LLC in an appeal challenging the grant of a Certificate of Site
  Facility by the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee permitting the construction of a wind project, Appeal of Mary Allen et. al_. N.H. __ (May, 2018).
  Represented Eversource Energy d/b/a Public Service Company of New Hampshire in an appeal from an order of the Public Utilities Commission denying the application of PSNH to enter into a contract to purchase gas pipeline capacity from Algonquin. Also argued on behalf of Algonquin. Petition for Approval of Gas Infrastructure Project With Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC__: _N.H.___ (May, 2018).
  Represented New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Inc. (N.H. NASCAR Speedway) in a contractual dispute regarding covenants in a purchase
  sale agreement. Now on appeal by plaintiffs to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
  Representing a major pharmaceutical company in an investigation by the New Hampshire Attorney General
  argued on behalf of several companies on appeal to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, State of New Hampshire v. Actavis Pharma, ___N.H.__, 167 A. 3d 1277 (2017)
  cert. denied ___U.S.___(2018).
  Petition of Reddam __ N. H. ___(2018): Appeal concerning whether the New Hampshire Banking Department had jurisdiction over a corporate officer based on his control person status.
  Represented financial advisory firm in a contract dispute, obtained reversal of an arbitration award
  sustained the court's reversal in an appeal involving federal preemption claims. Finn v. Ballentine, 169 N.H. 128 (2016).
  Obtained dismissal of a suit against Eversource Energy by a Competitive Energy Supplier.
  Represented Eversource Energy before the Public Utilities Commission in a proceeding relating to the prudent costs of $400 million in pollution control improvements to a power plant.
  Represented a Canadian mining company in a wrongful discharge suit
  a related securities suit filed in both the United States
  Canada.
  Successfully argued for the decertification of one of the largest class actions certified in New Hampshire. Lawrence v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 164 N.H. 93 (2012).
  Successfully challenged the constitutionality of a Massachusetts statute retroactively reversing default rules in testamentary instruments. Anderson v. BNY Mellon, 463 Mass. 299 (2012).
  Representation of Public Service of New Hampshire in two separate NH Supreme Court appeals relating to a multi-million dollar construction project. Appeal of Campaign for Ratepayers Rights, 162 N.H. 245 (2011)
  Appeal of Stonyfield Farms, 159 N.H. 227 (2009).
  Representation of several closely held companies in shareholder breach of fiduciary duties
  dissenters' rights actions.
  Representation of limited partnership
  partners in a tax dispute involving the New Hampshire Interest & Dividends Tax, N.H. Resident Limited Partners of The Lyme Timber Company v. Dept. Rev. Ad., 162 N.H. 98 (2011).
  Representation of Nike, Inc.
  its subsidiary, Bauer Nike Hockey, Inc., in significant employment
  contractual litigation in the New Hampshire Superior Court. This lawsuit involved substantial litigation over electronic discovery.
  Representation of David E. Kelley Productions
  CBS Television in federal court litigation concerning a suit for copyright infringement
  to enjoin broadcast of a television series.
  Representation of Nike, Inc. in a wrongful discharge suit involving the CEO of a Nike subsidiary
  Representation of Bauer Nike Hockey in a trade secret case, obtaining a decision enjoining a former employee from working for a competitor based on the doctrine of inevitable disclosure.
  Representation of a United States subsidiary of a Canadian entertainment group in Federal Court on claims of invasion of privacy
  defamation relating to statements published in Sports Illustrated magazine.
  Successful representation through trial
  several appeals to the New Hampshire Supreme Court a class of nearly 20,000 taxpayers challenging the constitutionality of the New Hampshire Interest
  Dividends tax, resulting in a several million dollar refund. Smith v. Department of Revenue Administration, 141 N.H. 681 (1997)
  148 N.H. 536 (2002).
  Successful representation of a start-up high-tech company
  its officers in connection with claims of breach of fiduciary duty by its founder
  principal shareholder.