Eric Andrew Plourde

Practice Details

• Languages
  German
• Firm Information
  Position

  Attorney

  Firm Name

  Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Lead counsel in representation of former corporate director seeking indemnification of legal fees incurred in defense of securities fraud enforcement action brought by the Securities
  Exchange Commission (SEC). Obtained multi-million dollar settlement, including payment of substantially all damages sought.
  Lead associate in representation of Governor of New Jersey against criminal charge of official misconduct, responsible for preparation of all briefing before trial
  appellate courts. Obtained dismissal, affirmed on appeal by the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, see State v. Christie, No. A-3549-16T4, 2018 WL 5780475 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 5, 2018).
  Second-chaired arbitration hearing before AAA representing former executives seeking payment of earned compensation withheld by former employer.
  Represented plaintiffs asserting securities fraud claims under Rule 10b-5 against foreign bank
  sovereign wealth fund. Prepared briefing
  obtained denial on clients' behalf of motion to reconsider denial of motion to dismiss under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), see Atlantica Holdings, Inc. v. Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC, No. 12-CV-8852 (JMF), 2018 WL 922191 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 15, 2018).
  Represented investor
  sole member of LLC in dispute related to termination of LLC's management company, including claims of breach of fiduciary duty
  securities fraud under Nevada's blue sky law (the Nevada Uniform Securities Act). Favorable settlement reached pre-trial.
  Represented county-owned hospital against qui tam action alleging violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). Prepared briefing
  obtained denial on client's behalf of relators' motion to dismiss affirmative defenses, see U.S. ex rel. Parikh v. Citizens Med. Ctr., 302 F.R.D. 416, 418 (S.D. Tex. 2014).
  Represented former executives against claims by former employer of breach of non-competition
  non-solicitation covenants, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets,
  unfair trade practices.
  Represented numerous clients in responding to governmental
  regulatory inquiries, investigations,
  /or subpoenas.