Michael L Rich

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Principal

  Firm Name

  Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Opinions, Decisions
  Cases
  Obtained multi-million dollar buy-out on behalf of shareholder in Oppressed Minority Shareholder action.
  Successfully defended an international engineering
  environment services firm in a commercial lease dispute where the owner was claiming oral modification of the parties' lease agreement, which would have committed the client to a $5 million additional obligation. Following a two
  a half week trial, the jury unanimously returned a no cause verdict in the client's favor.
  Won multi-million dollar judgment
  class action settlement on behalf of an ERISA pension plan resulting in restoration of funds looted by prior plan fiduciaries
  their cohorts.
  Won multi-million dollar arbitration award on behalf of principal of international architectural/engineering firm in connection with his separation from the company.
  Won temporary restraints, injunctive relief
  damages on behalf of employer for former employee's violation of non-compete agreement
  breach of duty of loyalty.
  Successfully defended corporate
  individual clients against charges of trade secret misappropriation.
  Won summary judgment for foreclosure on commercial real estate along with multi-million dollar money judgment against borrower
  guarantors in connection with a commercial loan default.
  Successfully h
  led liquidation of large portfolios of defaulted commercial loans for major bank
  a private hedge fund.
  Won multi-million dollar judgment on behalf of commercial real estate brokers for unpaid commissions owed to them.
  Won summary judgment resulting in early dismissal from action of clients, outside directors of a parent corporation, who were joined in director
  officer liability suit by the New Jersey Department of Insurance.
  Obtained preliminary
  permanent injunctive relief
  damages for client in trademark infringement action in federal court.
  Successfully represented owner in suit against builder for faulty construction.
  Successfully mediated a variety of complex commercial, employment
  probate disputes.