Patrick Kelly

Represented a Luxembourg-based defendant in a civil RICO lawsuit involving multiple defendants located in France, Russia, Luxembourg, London, Monaco, and other countries, with the Plaintiff seeking over $170 million in damages. Obtained an initial dismissal on behalf of its client in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, which was then appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and, ultimately, to the United States Supreme Court. After the case was eventually remanded to the district court, swiftly obtained the dismissal of several of Plaintiff’s claims against its client, and thereafter, an amicable resolution with all parties and a dismissal with prejudice of the client in the case.

Achieved a substantial monetary recovery and full enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation provisions for an Austrian/German-based global manufacturer, protecting proprietary trade secrets and customer projects through expedited discovery and a strategic settlement during preliminary junction proceedings.

Secured a seven-figure settlement for a Europe-based client’s North American subsidiary in an arbitration against an OEM, overcoming the OEM’s full denial of liability and nominal settlement offer and leveraging targeted discovery and depositions to strengthen breach-of-contract and Michigan silent fraud claims.

Achieved dismissal of all claims on a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a Northern District of Illinois action involving mass-defendant intellectual property litigation and tortious-interference claims against Japan-based online merchants.

Obtained a favorable resolution for a leading facility maintenance and material-handling company in an Ohio breach-of-contract dispute; after the court adopted our contract interpretation on a dispositive motion, the matter settled on terms including a substantial monetary recovery for our client and full resolution of all claims.

Recovered an aircraft and more than six figures in repair funds for a charter airline after a sham aviation-repair company involved in an international fraud scheme took possession of the plane and accepted payment for work never performed; filed suit, traced the individual through subpoenaed financial records, and obtained return of both the aircraft and the misappropriated funds.

Successfully investigated a nearly $700,000 embezzlement scheme for a global beauty and cosmetics company, tracing fictitious vendor invoices to an internal culprit; coordinated with the District Attorney’s Office on an investigation that culminated in a grand jury indictment, arrest, and arraignment, with the matter proceeding toward trial.