Ann H. Rubin

Experience

• Obtained emergency ex parte injunctive relief in federal court on behalf of national insurance broker  against executive and employee who violated restrictive covenants, resulting in immediate return of stolen clients
• Obtained $3 million judgment in favor of client in action for breach of stock option purchase agreement and fraud
• Enforced non-solicit agreement involving simultaneous proceedings in state and federal courts in Connecticut and California, and FINRA arbitration
• Part of an international team that obtained federal court order for discovery in the United States for use in a foreign proceeding
• Obtained injunction and contempt order against international chemical company and employee for violation of restrictive covenant and theft of trade secrets
• Successful defense of numerous claims against insurance agents and brokers
• Successful defense resulting in favorable settlement of complex vexatious litigation action against major law firm
• Obtained defense verdict in $10 million lender liability and legal malpractice action tried in federal court
• Successful defense of federal and state court class actions, including under the Credit Repair Organizations Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act
• Litigated and managed multi-million dollar loan workout cases for lenders and FDIC
• Lead and co-counsel in numerous arbitrations (private, AAA, FINRA, ARIAS): insurance, reinsurance, asset purchase agreements, contracts, construction, health care, physician business disputes, real estate, partnership and LLCs, franchise agreements
• Lead counsel for State agencies in federal class action and consent decree, construction disputes and arbitrations
• More than 50 contested evidentiary proceedings, including injunctions and prejudgment remedies