Christopher M. Lapidus

Experience

Assisted with obtaining a $23 million summary judgment ($37 million before offsets) on behalf of a national banking client in its capacity as a secured commercial finance lender.

Obtained numerous judgments of dismissal at the pleadings stage in retail banking and mortgage servicing cases.

Represented a commercial finance lender in a protracted dueling breach-of-contract dispute with a seven-figure amount in controversy arising from a nonjudicial repossession and liquidation of secured collateral.

Obtained an ex parte right to attach order and writ of attachment attaching a client’s six-figure damages claim to a commercial asset, forcing the defendant to submit to settlement negotiations before its deadline to file a responsive pleading.

On behalf of a national vehicle rental agency, obtained a declaratory judgment voiding liability insurance coverage for the insured lessee following a bench trial on the client’s affirmative declaratory relief claim, and won summary judgment on the allegedly injured parties’ Cross-Complaint for personal injury claims.

Obtained a permanent injunction from a U.S. District Court expediently halting and preventing international grey-market sellers from wrongfully exploiting a high-end shoe designer’s trademarks and customer goodwill.

On behalf of a floorplan lender defendant, prevailed on a motion for monetary sanctions based on the plaintiffs’ sham allegations, resulting in an award of $15,000 in monetary sanctions in favor of the client.