Brian C. Porter

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Of Counsel

  Firm Name

  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Litigation: Representing an international aerospace company in mass-tort litigation involving allegations that emissions from a manufacturing facility caused plaintiffs to develop various cancers, central nervous system disorders,
  congenital anomalies. Thus far, GT has secured dismissal with prejudice of a putative class action seeking medical monitoring
  damages for alleged diminution in regional property values. GT has also won summary judgment on dozens of individual claims, including wrongful death claims, based on successful motions to exclude expert causation opinions as unreliable.
  Represented a national fast-food company in a class action challenging the collection of sales tax on delivery fees, achieving a successful resolution of the case.
  Represented the plaintiff, a flooring manufacturer, in a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against an exclusive distributor. Within a year of filing, GT won summary judgment in the full amount due, along with awards of prejudgment interest
  attorneys' fees.
  Represented the plaintiff, a commercial lawncare company, in a breach of contract, trade secrets,
  business tort lawsuit against a private equity firm
  competing lawncare company. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants misappropriated trade secrets acquired in due diligence for a potential acquisition then misused that information to unfairly compete for the plaintiff's most significant clients. The matter resolved on confidential terms.Member of the trial team that represented the plaintiff, a prominent real estate developer, in a malicious prosecution
  abuse-of-process lawsuit filed against a competitor who had attempted to have our client's $130 million condominium building demolished in prior lawsuits. After years of litigation, including a successful interlocutory appeal vindicating our client's rights to dem
  punitive damages
  a multi-week jury trial, GT won verdicts of $1.8 million in compensatory damages (the full amount sought)
  approximately $6 million in total punitive damages, including $1 million against the competitor's CEO personally. GT also secured prejudgment interest
  attorneys' fee awards.
  Member of the legal team in representation of an international exporter in an action seeking damages of more than $75 million.
  Member of the legal team in representation of European automobile manufacturer in dispute with a U.S. based service provider claiming approximately $20 million in damages.
  Representation of a developer in a construction defect action for a multimillion-dollar high-rise residential condominium project.
  Representation of a developer in a property easement
  signage dispute.
  Representation of a developer in a breach of contract matter for the construction of a luxury, high-rise condominium project.
  Represented national homebuilder/general contractor in putative class action in federal court.
  Represented national homebuilder/general contractor in large volume of alleged construction defect cases resulting in settlement
  resolution of a large number of cases.
  Represented subcontractor in contractual
  construction lien dispute resulting in summary judgment
  award of attorneys' fees for the client.
  Represented client in alleged age-discrimination case resulting in summary judgment for the client.
  The above representations were h
  led by Mr. Porter prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
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