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Extensive experience in and out of the courtroom, and before administrative agencies, trying cases as both first and second chair, supervising large litigation and arbitration matters, counseling clients on lawsuit avoidance, arguing motions, taking and defending depositions, and drafting pleadings, motions and briefs.Complex Business litigation - including disputes involving privacy and information security, employment litigation, products liability litigation, fiduciary malfeasance, insurance coverage disputes, regulatory telecommunications matters, insurance bad faith litigation, contract disputes, premises and vicarious liability claims, land use disputes, and ERISA subrogation. Privacy and Information Security - counseling on compliance with the full range of state and national laws and regulations including HIPAA, FCRA, FACTA, ECPA, FOIA, and others; assisting companies in responding to data breaches; representing companies in litigation growing out of data security incidents and cybercrimes, including federal and state Wiretap Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and Stored Communications Act; counseling on records retention and data destruction plans; engaging in, responding to and managing electronic discovery; responding to cybersquatting. Employment litigation - including defense of employment discrimination claims, FMLA violations, retaliation claims, prosecuted and defended numerous actions for injunctive relief relating to restrictive covenants and non-competition agreements, and employer torts.Products liability litigation - including representation of automotive manufacturers in product defect claims, defense of Ohio rural electric cooperatives in tort litigation involving personal injury or death, defense of numerous silica and benzene litigation matters.