Jesse Z. Weiss
Business Disputes Experience
Jesse has represented clients in all types of business disputes, from bet-the-company lawsuits with millions on the line, to small company business divorces and breach of contract actions. These representations include:
- Developer of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit property against managing members
- IT outsourcing company against university in $7m contract dispute
- Investment fund against national accounting firm in accounting negligence dispute
- Insurance company’s estate against former retail agents, on behalf of receiver
- Title company accused by competitor of trade secret theft and tortious interference and seeking millions in damages
- Private financial startup in arbitration brought by major Brazilian bank alleging more than $10m in damages
- Residents of Texas homeowners’ associations in federal class action against a law firm performing HOA collections
- Public company in suit against back-out bidder of multibillion acquisition.
- Foreign energy exploration company in enforcement of $800m arbitration award against a foreign government and its quasi-private instrumentalities
- Distributor of weight loss device sold on late-night television against the FTC, multiple district attorneys, and a foreign competitor bringing Lanham Act claims
- Fortune 50 energy company against the state of Texas for millions in conversion claims relating to oil royalties
- Holders of more than $80,000,000 in convertible bonds regarding the merger of two of the largest advertising agencies in the world
- Small investment bank in business divorce
- Fortune 50 telecommunications company in theft of trade secrets case
- Public electronic goods distributor in bankruptcy adversary actions over D&O proceeds
- Medical back-office software company in breach of contract and theft of trade secrets case.
- Public company in merger litigation against equity fund defendants who failed to consummate a $6 billion merger