Representative examples of Connie’s experience include:

• Securing summary judgment in favor of an affiliate of an investment bank in a breach of contract and conversion case arising out of transactions relating to the securitization of commercial mortgage loans. The order in favor of Connie’s client was affirmed on appeal.
• Representing a foreign bank in an ICC arbitration and related proceedings involving fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract arising out of the bank’s purchase of interests in trade finance loans made to borrowers in Latin America.
• Securing an order of dismissal in favor of an insurance company and its general agent in a fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence case.
• Representing a corporate trustee in a breach of representation and warranty case against the originator of 30,000 residential mortgage loans that were sold and later securitized.
• Representing the seller and developer of a building seeking indemnification from a mechanical engineer for its negligent design of the building’s smoke purge system, securing an order allowing the seller to amend its complaint to add causes of action for professional malpractice and breach of contract, and ultimately entering into a favorable settlement with the engineer.  See 17 Vista Fee v. Teachers Ins., 259 A.D.2d 75 (1^st Dep’t 1999).
• Representing the owner of certain Manhattan office buildings in various landlord/tenant disputes.
• Securing summary judgment in favor of a business owner against alleged former partners in a case involving breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
• Defending an insurance company, its agent, and broker/dealer in a case involving breach of fiduciary duty, negligent supervision, and business tort claims.
• Securing an arbitration award in excess of $45 million in a dispute involving claims of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty arising out of the development of an electrical power generation facility.
• Defending a corporate trustee in an adversary proceeding brought by debtors in bankruptcy court involving discharge, estimation, and declaratory judgment claims.
• Defending an insurance company against breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and negligent supervision claims.
• Defending an insurance company and its general agent in a selling away case involving fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligent supervision claims.
• Defending a former officer against breach of fiduciary duty claims.
• Defending a subsidiary of an investment bank in a breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud case.
• Representing the indirect owners of various power generation facilities in contract disputes.
• Representing an independent power producer in an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court in a dispute arising under a 10-year gas supply contract.
• Defending an investment bank and its CEO in dozens of arbitrations in locations across the country, securing favorable settlements in each dispute.
• Securing a judgment in excess of $22 million on counterclaims for a subsidiary of a financial institution in a dispute arising out of a purchase and sale agreement.
• Defending a financial institution in an action involving breach of contract and business tort claims arising out of a real estate dispute.
• Representing a developer in various real estate disputes.
• Defending customers of a global technology company and mobile service provider in a series of patent infringement cases, securing favorable settlements in each case.
• Securing a favorable settlement in an action involving breach of contract and business tort claims relating to the operations of a medical center.
• Handling various litigation matters on behalf of foreign banks, including actions involving lender liability claims, breach of contract claims, and disputes arising from complex letter of credit transactions.