Law Clerk To The Honorable Natalia M. Combs Greene
Superior Court Of The District Of Columbia
Representative Matters:• Recognized in published opinion: Wardman Investor, LLC v. DC, Marriott International, Inc., Washington Convention and Sports Authority. 138 DWLR 1221 (D.C. Sup.Ct.) (Mar 29, 2010) (Combs Greene, J.). Analyzed question of first impression on District of Columbia’s Home Rule Act “public credit” clause involving an approximately 500 million dollar development project. • Analyzed novel question of what impact a corporation’s website activity has on the “minimum contacts” analysis and District of Columbia long-arm statute where a National retail corporation with no District of Columbia locations moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed pursuant to the Consumer Protections Procedures Act based on lack of personal jurisdiction. • Assessed motion to dismiss based on doctrine of forum non conveniens where a publicly traded Pennsylvania corporation sued a New York resident (former District of Columbia resident) for a contract dispute over a secondment agreement executed in the United Kingdom with a British choice of law clause.• Analyzed a question of first impression in bench memorandum as to whether absolute judicial immunity extends from a Superior Court Judge to a Courtroom Clerk.
