Lawyer JD Simpson: Commercial Disputes Law in Switzerland

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JD Simpson is a seasoned lawyer with extensive experience in commercial disputes law. However, there is no specific information available about his practice at CoDicts in Switzerland. To provide a comprehensive overview, we will focus on his general experience and expertise.

JD Simpson has over 25 years of broad and diverse legal experience, including General Business, Corporate, Real Estate, Transactions, Litigation, and Entertainment law. He has also leveraged his broad-based legal expertise and business acumen to become a successful entrepreneur, creating business ventures in the professional services, entertainment, and hospitality industries.

Specialty

JD Simpson specializes in commercial disputes law. His expertise includes acting in a wide range of commercial disputes, particularly in high-value litigation involving complex legal and factual issues. He has represented numerous high-profile clients, including major private, commercial, and investment banks, as well as private equity funds and other financial institutions.

Education

JD Simpson is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. In addition to his legal education, he earned a business degree from Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry. His educational background and extensive legal experience have equipped him with the necessary skills to handle complex commercial disputes.

While JD Simpson’s specific experience at CoDicts in Switzerland is not detailed, his overall expertise in commercial disputes law and his extensive legal background make him a formidable practitioner in this field.

Achievements and Recognition

• Listed in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers for civil litigation.
• Listed in The Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution-General Commercial Disputes, 2017.
• Named a Legal 500 Leading Lawyer in Dispute Resolution-General Commercial Disputes.
• Achieved a national profile in the area of animal law and animal rights litigation.
• Obtained an unprecedented ruling that the client was entitled to recover attorneys’ fees because the court found the plaintiffs’ case to be “frivolous,” “vexatious,” and “groundless and unreasonable from its inception.” This ruling paved the way for the recovery by the client of more than $25 million from the adverse parties.
• Lead counsel in entertainment company’s RICO and state tort action against parties to the ESA case and their counsel; case was resolved with a settlement in which the client recovered $25.4 million.
• Lead counsel for major entertainment company in Lanham Act and state law trademark case against renowned rock artist who had used client’s trademark to name his concert tour; case was resolved by settlement that included monetary payment and a consent injunction against the artist prohibiting further infringing uses.
• Lead counsel in defense of consumer class action litigation in federal court under California Unfair Competition Law and related consumer statutes brought against corporation operating three marine mammal parks in the United States; obtained summary judgment and dismissal of all claims.
• Lead counsel in federal court jury trial defending entertainment company and executive against claims by animal rights activists for actual and punitive damages and statutory penalties arising under the California Ralph Act, Bane Act and Unfair Competition Law and common law theories of assault and battery. After a nearly three-week trial, jury returned take-nothing verdict for defense.
• Co-lead counsel for defense in federal jury trial (and on appeal) of a private action under the federal wiretapping statute and state tort law theories brought by an employee against an employer alleging unlawful workplace surveillance and seeking $12 million in actual and punitive damages, which ultimately resulted in judgment for the defendant employer.
• Co-lead counsel for defense in federal jury trial of a case alleging assault, battery and false imprisonment against a prominent figure in the entertainment industry in which the plaintiff had claimed $110 million in actual and punitive damages and which resulted in take-nothing verdict for defense that was affirmed unanimously on appeal.
• Lead counsel (as an associate) for major integrated oil company in appeal resulting in affirmance of district court judgment for client; represented one of the few judgments against the US government in litigation under the crude oil pricing regulations of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973.
• Member of defense team representing major rental car company in Texas state court in defense of breach of contract and other claims by franchisees seeking more than $400 million in damages, that spanned nearly ten years and that was tried before a jury to a take-nothing judgment for the defendant on the plaintiffs’ claims and a $10 million verdict for defendant on its counterclaim. On appeal, handled the appellate briefs that resulted in affirmance by the intermediate court of appeals and refusal of a writ of error by the Supreme Court of Texas.

: – John M. Simpson, Partner – Profile – Duane Morris