Current active matters:

• Defense of a county government in a class action by taxpayers challenging methods of property assessment for tax purposes
• Defense of a county government in a class action by taxpayers challenging the handling of property tax appeal procedures
• Defense of principals and an off-shore fund in a class action by foreign investors alleging fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
• Representation of a land trust in two class actions by investors alleging fraud relating to their investments in companies that donated conservation easements to the land trust
• Representation of a foreign manufacturer in multiple lawsuits against minority shareholder in a joint venture distributing company
• Representation of shareholders in litigation over control of a franchising business
• Representation of a foreign pension fund in judgment-enforcement litigation against assets in Georgia
• Ongoing advice to commercial aircraft lessors on various dispute-resolution matters

Mr. Delaney’s prior representative matters and successes include the following:

• Defense of a foreign manufacturer and U.S. distributor in a product liability class action
• Defense of principals and an off-shore fund in a class action by foreign investors alleging fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
• Representation of a medical practice on appeal from $45 million verdict in a medical malpractice case involving pleading issues and the statutes of limitations and repose
• Representation of a hospital on appeal from decision on pleading and limitations issues
• Representation of the buyers of a logistics company in a matters involving breaches of representations and warranties in a contract to sell the business
• Ongoing advice to commercial aircraft lessors on various dispute-resolution matters
• Representation of the City of Atlanta on appeal in the Georgia Supreme Court in a mass action involving the Fifth Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
• Defense of a foreign manufacturer and U.S. distributor in a product liability class action
• Representation of a medical practice on appeal from a jury verdict for $28 million in a malpractice case
• Defense of a global staffing company in an employment class action
• Defense of a consumer finance company in a first-of-its-kind class action alleging violations of RICO and federal law governing certain lending practices
• Lead counsel defending sellers of a staffing company on claims for breach of representations and warranties regarding the condition of the business
• Representation of a plaintiff on appeal from dismissal of claims against the Georgia Department of Transportation and summary judgment for contractors on claims arising from a fatal highway accident
• Lead counsel securing entry of restraining orders and charging orders against judgment-debtor’s interests in scores of LLC’s and partnerships in $13 million judgment-collection case for former partners of nationally known real estate developer; recovery of over $100,000 in attorney’s fees
• Lead counsel obtaining summary order by Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirming $13 million judgment in dispute over redevelopment of Sacramento Railyards; recovery of entire judgment amount with interest
• Lead Georgia counsel obtaining summary judgment for internationally famous family entertainment business in contract and related disputes with major online booking service
• Representation of a private-equity-backed special purpose entity in an international arbitration arising from a contract to purchase hundreds of millions of dollars of industrial equipment
• Favorable arbitration award for German manufacturer of sinks in $30 million joint venture and contract dispute with major U.S. manufacturer
• Representation of a medical practice on appeal from $45 million verdict in a medical malpractice case involving pleading issues and the statutes of limitations and repose
• Representation of the buyers of a logistics company in a matters involving breaches of representations and warranties in a contract to sell the business
• Summary judgment, affirmed on appeal, for guarantor in a $3.5 million commercial real-estate dispute
• Summary judgment, affirmed on appeal, for former hospital owner in $1.5 million dispute over asset purchase agreement, followed by recovery of over $500,000 in attorney’s fees
• Defense of former executives of office-supply company against $8 million fraud claims by leading supplier of office products
• Recovery for airline of nearly $10 million in maintenance reserves from lessor
• Defense of airline in $7 million dispute with lessor over a failed engine
• Summary judgment for successfully reorganizing airline disputing $30 million in claims filed by two major lessors
• Initiating lawsuit and TRO against storage facility, leading to prompt release of aircraft to foreign buyer and favorable settlement
• Representation of low-cost carrier in dispute with lessor over terminated lease and refund of money owed to airline
• Advice to multiple lessors and an airline in various return condition disputes
• Representation of low-cost carrier in lease dispute with airport authority
• Advice to seller of aircraft on rescission of $7 million contract for alterations to passenger aircraft for return to commercial service with foreign carrier
• Defense of energy-consulting startup in bet-the-company trade-secrets and employee-raiding case brought by manufacturing conglomerate
• TRO leading to settlement for hedge fund investor in treasure-hunting outfit
• Judgment-collection and appeal proceedings for creditor of mortgage company, including appointment of a receiver of a publicly traded holding company
• Summary judgment for lender in commercial-financing dispute and favorable arbitration award denying lender-liability claims
• Summary judgment for design and dental-supply firm in $1.5 million contract dispute with supplier
• Representation of toy maker in a breach-of-contract arbitration with manufacturer and logistics-provider
• Dismissal of fraud and related claims against restaurant franchisors
• Summary judgment on breach-of-contract counts for hotel franchisor, rejecting claims by franchisees in $30 million franchising fraud case
• Pre-litigation representation of merchant-services company avoiding state efforts to impose regulatory orders
• Pre-litigation representation of German acquirer of steel-manufacturing business to resolve disputes with seller under asset purchase agreement