Paul Schuster

Paul Schuster has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, including technology disputes, antitrust, securities and owner/shareholder disputes, commercial and consumer finance, commercial health care, insurance coverage, appeals, arbitration and real estate. He has represented clients in a variety of complex commercial disputes in the technology, health care, financial, transportation, real estate, insurance and other industries. These include lawsuits and arbitrations involving contractual disputes, statutory violations, industry regulations, business torts, class actions and many other legal issues.

Paul has resolved many disputes prior to trial and arbitration and tried multiple matters through trial and arbitration.

Health Care

• Represented health plan in dispute with selling entities over matters covered by membership interest purchase agreement
• Defended national distributor in lawsuit brought by competitor asserting per se antitrust violations
• Represented hospitals in antitrust suits where physicians were alleging anticompetitive conduct and various antitrust allegations
• Represented Plaintiff in antitrust claims against major competitor in medical device industry
• Represented physicians in disputes with physician-led acquiring entity
• Represented factoring company in disputes with medical practices
• Represented acquiring entity in dispute related to purchase of medical device manufacturer

Technology, Media & Communications

• Represented international telecommunications equipment provider suit against former customers in dispute involving various cellular markets
• Defended and resolved a nationwide class action arbitration challenging payment software
• Represented software company in dispute with customer over operation of software and related support
• Represented website developer in dispute with hiring entity
• Represented licensee in pursuing indemnification from software and hardware provider related to underlying patent infringement suit
• Represented financial Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software provider in suit by customer related to cancelled implementation
• Represented software company in matters related to trade secrets and source code for municipal operations functions
• Represented acquiring party in billboard disputes

Finance/Securities/Owner & Shareholder

• Represented clients against claimed violations of tender offer, proxy solicitation and short swing profit rules
• Represented management, special committee members and buyer clients in tender offers and mergers challenged by shareholders
• Represented management and investors in corporate governance disputes involving fiduciary duty issues
• Represented medical device manufacturer in dispute with investor

Oil and Gas

• Represented producers in royalty disputes
• Represented oil field products and chemical manufacturer in matters relating to licensing, purchasing, products and contracting disputes
• Represented drilling equipment manufacturer in dispute with business partner over contracting and IP issues
• Represented oil & gas chemical solutions business in variety of business disputes

Real Estate

• Represented property owner in disputes with general contractor, subcontractor and architects relating to construction defects

Commercial Disputes

• Defended nonprofit entity in lawsuit claiming violations of RICO and similar claims
• Defended national and international freight forwarder in challenge to payment software used on nationwide basis

Insurance

• Represented insurers in environmental and other coverage litigation with insureds
• Represented reinsurer in dispute with Managing General Agent