Leigh Kirmsse

◧ Managed pre-trial, arbitration, mediation and trial strategies. ◧ Collaboratively worked with clients to set expectations and achieved goals and objectives, integral to repeat and referral business. ◧ Demonstrated strategic planning abilities in proficiently resolving various legal issues involving personal injury, product liability, antitrust, internal investigations, trade practices, and other commercial trial litigation, intellectual property litigation (patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret). ◧ Developed, implemented, and managed a broad range of commercial and intellectual property litigation strategies. Selected Highlights: ◧ Successfully defended the C-level directors of various Fortune 500 companies in securities class actions, SEC investigations, internal investigations and related proceedings on issues involving improper revenue manipulation, revenue recognition, manipulation of reserves, options backdating, and insider trading. ◧ Spearheaded litigation (including carrier reporting) as one of the national counsel for products claims and have conducted intensive training and audits in product liability issues, trade secret issues and FCPA guidelines with numerous other companies. ◧ Managed, mentored, and motivated junior attorneys to assist them in understanding the litigation process, playing a key role in their performance and development. Specialties: Trials and Litigation, Securities, Intellectual Property, Commercial Litigation