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Ms. Lesser has mediated and arbitrated cases in a wide variety of practice areas, including:
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CLASS ACTIONS |
- nationwide consumer class actions claiming fair lending violations
- nationwide federal wage claim class action
- sex discrimination class actions against brokerage houses
- race discrimination class actions
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| CONTRACTS |
- a wide variety of private contract claims in diverse areas such as transportation, hospitality, corporate transactions, partnerships, joint ventures, medical devices, manufacturing, food service, telecommunications, multi-level marketing, energy, securities, software
- payment and performance disputes of all types between government contractors/subcontractors and government entities
- construction disputes involving transit systems, communication systems, hotel and office buildings
- rate disputes between utilities and customers
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| CORPORATE and SECURITIES |
- joint venture disputes
- fiduciary duty claims
- post-acquisition closing balance sheet disputes
- insider trading and securities fraud
- shareholder direct and derivative complaints
- customer complaints against brokerage houses
- disputes regarding finders' fees and commissions
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| EMPLOYMENT and WHISTLEBLOWER |
- False Claims Act qui tam actions, Sarbanes Oxley, and other whistleblower cases
- race, sex, age discrimination and retaliation cases
- non-competition and confidentiality agreements
- wage and ERISA claims
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| INSURANCE COVERAGE |
- professional liability coverage disputes
- performance and payment bond disputes, subrogation claims, property loss and builders risk coverage disputes
- life insurance and directors and officers coverage claims
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| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
- software licensing disputes
- copyright, trademark, and trade secrets actions
- patent disputes in IT, medical devices, lighting, software, communications and other areas
- FIFRA royalty proceedings
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| LAND USE and REAL ESTATE |
- real estate limited partnership disputes
- eminent domain proceedings
- community conflicts regarding proposed land uses
- disputes between real estate brokers and clients
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| TORTS |
- wrongful death and personal injury
- fiduciary duty claims
- legal, accounting and medical malpractice
- libel and defamation
- product liability
- Constitutional claims
- consumer protection actions
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