in 2007. Represented Onex Corporation in its acquisition of the Wichita/Tulsa division of Boeing Commercial Airplanes for consideration of $.9 billion in cash in 2005. Previously represented Onex Corporation and Oaktree Capital Management in their C$2 billion disposal of Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation to Bain Capital in 2004. Advised Chef America Inc. in its acquisition by Nestle SA for total consideration of $2.6 billion in cash and debt. The deal closed in October 2002. Advised RCA in the formation of a joint venture with Bertelsmann called RCA/Ariola International in 1985. Litigation Successfully obtained an order from the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation denying the centralization of two actions filed against clients Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Vintage Pharmaceuticals, LLC d/b/a Qualitest Pharmaceuticals. Helped client The Hershey Company successfully secure a preliminary injunction against a Maryland State Senator's copying of Hershey trade dress, including the word HERSHEY in white block type on a dark brown background. Helped client King Pharmaceuticals, an indirect subsidiary of Pfizer, defeat class certification in a major pharmaceutical antitrust litigation concerning King's muscle relaxant Skelaxin. Played a key role in obtaining the dismissal of a putative class action brought in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York against Amazon.com and major publishers of electronic books, including client Penguin Random House LLC. Successfully represented Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. and former CEO Paul Blum in a New York Supreme Court case, brought by minority shareholders, challenging the terms under which the company would be taken private. Achieved a significant litigation victory for investor David Hildes, who lost approximately $25 million when his Harbinger Corporation stock was exchanged for Peregrine Systems, Inc. stock pursuant to a materially false registration statement issued by Peregrine. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously reversed an earlier district court decision barring Hildes from amending his securities complaint against certain former outside Peregrine directors, allowing Hildes to proceed with his lawsuit. As National Counsel to Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT), developed, negotiated and secured approval for a landmark global class action settlement and negotiated the settlement for In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation. Obtained a $15 million verdict in favor of client Ateliers de la Haute-Garonne, a leading French airplane parts manufacturer, and its fully owned subsidiary F2C2 Systems SAS in a case alleging patent infringement, trade dress infringement, unfair competition and intentional