Simeon Samuel Poles

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Associate

  Firm Name

  Duane Morris LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Defending merger of prosthetics manufacturers against alleged violations of the Clayton Act
  the Federal Trade Commission Act in Federal Trade Commission administrative proceeding.
  Won motion to dismiss for a major bank in Florida State Court in a dispute brought by investors in a South Florida real estate company alleging violation of Florida's Racketeer Influenced
  Corruption Organization Act.
  Advised government organization regarding revisions to st
  ard operating procedure for the Office of the Inspector General.
  Represented a multinational investment bank in obtaining a unanimous ruling from a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ( FINRA ) arbitration panel, which granted the client's motion to dismiss
  declared that the churning
  suitability claims against the client were ineligible for submission to arbitration.
  Represented multinational corporation in the formation of a joint venture following an in-depth investigation of the proposed transaction by the United States Federal Trade Commission. This cross-border matter also received clearance in China, Germany,
  South Korea.
  Performed pre-publication review of news stories for television stations.
  Represented Otto Bock HealthCare North America, Inc. in FTC investigation
  litigation. FTC Docket No. 9378
  Representing former shareholders in Avee Laboratories Inc. who objected to Abbott Laboratories bid to dismiss a fiduciary breach claim in a breach of contract dispute over a $36 million merger escrow allegedly used for disputed company settlements of fraudulent drug-testing claims against Avee.
  Successfully defended executive against breach of fiduciary duty claims
  plaintiff had sued for $5.3 million, court awarded approximately $22,000 after trial (Delaware Court of Chancery).
  Represented a trustee of mortgage backed securities in a jury trial on a mortgage loan default claim
  defense of a RICO counterclaim, successfully settling case during trial.