Brook Dooley

Cases of Note

State of New York v. Intel Corp.: We were lead trial counsel for Intel Corp. in a high-profile antitrust case. The New York Attorney General claimed Intel violated federal and state antitrust statutes by maintaining an illegal monopoly in the microprocessor market. We won several key motions near the start of trial that severely limited the scope of New York's case. The matter settled shortly thereafter with a payment by Intel of only $6.5 million in partial repayment of some of New York's costs.

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Individual: We are defending a former Citigroup employee targeted in an SEC enforcement action filed in the Southern District of New York. The case arises out of the SEC’s allegations that Citigroup failed to disclose information related to certain mortgage-backed investments. The case is before Judge Jed S. Rakoff; trial is scheduled for July 2012.

United States v. Former Chief Executive Officer: We persuaded the U.S. Attorney to abandon its criminal stock options backdating investigation of our client, a former CEO. We then sued our client's former company for terminating its relationship with him, and voiding his retirement benefits worth tens of millions. The company agreed to pay our client $16.5 million.

United States v. Attorney: Special prosecutors appointed by the United States District Judge charged our client, a nationally-known Mississippi trial attorney, with federal criminal contempt. We persuaded the court to dismiss the charges following an order to show cause.

United States v. Lawyer: The U.S. Attorney’s Office investigated our client, a prominent plaintiff’s lawyer, in connection with the federal criminal investigation of his firm's historical payment of referral fees in class action litigation. We negotiated a very favorable plea deal before charges were filed.

Technology Company v. Internet Search Engine: We defended a leading Internet search engine in a high-stakes binding arbitration. The founders of a company acquired by our client alleged our client breached the merger agreement, and sought hundreds of millions in earn-out compensation. A three-judge panel found in favor of our client on all counts.

Plaintiff v. Software Company: We defended a leading enterprise and mobile software company against breach of contract and related claims. The foreign plaintiff alleged he had entered into a joint venture with a company subsequently acquired by our client. We quickly mastered the facts and documents in the case, pushed for early depositions of the key witnesses and an expedited resolution through arbitration, and thus were able to secure a favorable settlement.

Plaintiffs v. Technology Company: We successfully handled a series of state and federal class actions, and related derivative actions for our client concerning its alleged failure to disclose discord among its management. In the federal cases, we prevailed on a motion to dismiss and the subsequent appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In the state cases we also secured dismissals.