Dallin R.Wilson

Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud, and Noncompetes

• Obtained jury verdict in excess of $1 million in the Massachusetts Superior Court on behalf of biotech company on claims involving breach of an employee nonsolicitation agreement and employee’s claims regarding failure to make severance payments.
• Obtained reversal of trial court order from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on a matter of first impression concerning the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act.
• Successfully defended claims against former human resources executive in Delaware Chancery Court brought by former employer alleging violation of noncompetition agreement.
• Prosecuted claims in federal court in New Jersey on behalf of largest African American-owned IT staffing solutions firm in the US against former business development manager in California for breach of restrictive covenants agreement. Obtained favorable result on choice of law issue and currently pursuing injunctive relief.
• Prosecuted claims in federal court in Kentucky on behalf of the largest publicly-held insurance company in the US against a former independent sales agent and her new agency for trade secret misappropriation and breach of restrictive covenant agreements.
• Represented biopharmaceutical company in conjunction with the departure of one of its founders and senior executives to join a competitor as its chief scientific officer, and his misappropriation of trade secrets. Obtained favorable pre-litigation settlement.
• Prosecuted claims in Massachusetts on behalf of international application and network performance management company against former senior-level sales engineer for breach of restrictive covenants arising out of abrupt departure and employment with competitor. Obtained broad preliminary injunctive relief requiring employee to stay out of his former territory and away from certain identified customers, among other things.
• Prosecuted claims on behalf of the largest industrial plumbing supplier in North America in multiple jurisdictions against competitor and eight former senior-level employees for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duties and restrictive covenant agreements, unfair competition, and conspiracy, among others, arising out of competitor’s raiding of entire Ohio Valley industrial group and attempted poaching of major customers. Reached settlement on the eve of trial requiring multimillion dollar payment and extensive restrictions on hiring and solicitation of employees and customers, among other things.
• Prosecuted claims in Massachusetts on behalf of world’s second-largest staffing firm against multiple former employees and a competitor for trade secret misappropriation, breach of restrictive covenant agreements, and unfair competition. Obtained highly favorable settlement.

Real Estate Litigation

• Obtained summary judgment for real estate developer/buyer in breach of contract dispute involving claims that seller failed to adequately remediate hazardous materials from the property.
• Represented biotech startup in dispute with laboratory landlord over landlord’s early termination of lease and subsequent denial of access to tenant to remove valuable property.
• Defended owner of premier office building in Boston in dispute with tenant regarding alleged damage to tenant’s property resulting from roof leak. Obtained very favorable settlement.
• Represent world’s largest convenience store chain in real estate litigation nationally, including landlord/tenant disputes and disputes with abutters, contractors, and governmental entities.
• Defended managed services provider in commercial lease dispute involving early termination of lease of space in Boston data center.
• Represented regional bank in quiet title action brought by municipality alleging that bank had previously donated a portion of property to municipality.

Securities & Financial Litigation

• Successfully secured a complete defense verdict for a full-service investment bank and self-clearing broker dealer in a 39-day FINRA arbitration involving claims brought by the family of a sitting US congressman, seeking over $68 million in investment losses.
• Represented full-service investment bank and self-clearing broker in arbitrations throughout the country against claims from customers alleging that the broker, as the custodial and clearing broker for an independent investment advisor failed to prevent significant losses in the customers’ investment accounts.
• Represented large national bank in litigation involving consumer lending and claims brought under various federal statutes, including TILA, RESPA, and FDCPA.
• Represented several credit unions in Massachusetts putative class actions involving claims related to unlawful repossession of automobiles.
• Represented federal credit union federal putative class action involving claims that the credit union had unlawfully swept the bank accounts of its customers to pay their defaulted credit card debts without proper notice.

Franchise & Distribution Litigation

• Represented manufacturer of commercial trucks in litigation brought by one of its dealers seeking to enjoin the termination of the dealership.
• Represented Australian distributor in litigation in federal court against Massachusetts-based manufacturer of medical devices, alleging bad-faith termination of distribution agreement.
• Represented large international convenience store franchisor in litigation against franchisees in cases involving termination of franchise agreements, landlord-tenant disputes, and environmental litigation.
• Represented automobile manufacturers in disputes with dealers in cases involving dealer terminations, relocations, add points, and rights of first refusal.
• Represented captive finance company of major automobile manufacturer in dispute with dealer in case involving dealer returning grounded lease vehicles without disclosing significant water damage as a result of flooding at dealership.

Real Estate Litigation

• Defended owner of premier office building in Boston in dispute with tenant regarding alleged damage to tenant’s property resulting from roof leak. Obtained very favorable settlement.
• Represent world’s largest convenience store chain in real estate litigation nationally, including landlord/tenant disputes and disputes with abutters, contractors, and governmental entities.
• Defended managed services provider in commercial lease dispute involving early termination of lease of space in Boston data center.
• Represented regional bank in quiet title action brought by municipality alleging that bank had previously donated a portion of property to municipality.