Courtney Devon Taylor

Close corporation shareholder dispute: Successfully defended company and president/shareholder in derivative action alleging claims of breach of fiduciary duty.*

Employment discrimination trial: Successfully defended the School District of Philadelphia against claims of ADA and FMLA violations brought by an employee.*

FINRA trial: Secured full defense verdict for clients against claims of fraud and unsuitability by issuing promissory notes without proper disclosures and misrepresenting assets of owner and company.*

Hedge fund preferred shareholder dispute: Secured victory for preferred shareholder in claims for breach of share purchase agreement centering around the definition of "securities."*

Idea theft dispute: Successfully prosecuted idea theft claim stemming from a creative director’s submission of marketing and community growth strategies to a technology company during its early phase.

Internal Investigation: Due diligence and process of the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) in approving Gov. Andrew Cuomo's request to author a book during the COVID pandemic. 

King's Bench proceeding: Successfully defended District Attorney's Office against petition seeking disqualification for alleged conflict of interest in defending the conviction of Mumia Abu-Jamal.*

Licensing dispute: Successfully represented licensor in dispute alleging improper use of its proprietary information.

Prisoner civil rights trial: Sole counsel and court-appointed attorney representing prisoner in a civil rights litigation.*

Securities litigation: Defended an executive and board member against a securities class action claiming – among other things – the deal undervalued the target company.*

Securities litigation: Defended foreign energy company against securities class action with allegations of improper accounting, misrepresentation, and inflation of earnings.*