James J. O’Shea is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation practice. He is a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. O’Shea focuses his practice on complex civil litigation in federal and New York State courts representing clients in sophisticated corporate disputes including dissolutions of both public and private entities, shareholder derivative suits, bankruptcy and restructuring matters, construction litigation, environmental (CERCLA) litigation, fiduciary/estate litigation, and defense of personal injury claims. In an advisory role, Mr. O’Shea often offers counsel to the Firm’s clients regarding risk management, employment, tax, corporate organization and dispute resolution prior to litigation.
Mr. O’Shea has successfully represented municipalities and their respective agencies in a variety of issues including tax certiorari matters from the beginning of the grievance proceeding through multi-year challenges at trial.
Mr. O’Shea also represents clients in various leisure industries across New York State and Vermont, successfully defending many personal injury claims, often achieving dismissals before trial.
Representative Matters
- Represented national athletic governing body in complex construction litigation in the successful defense of multiple claims, culminating in full resolution before trial.
- Represented multi-national pipeline and terminal operator in defense of complex CERCLA claims in connection with remediation of large Superfund site.
- Represented controlling shareholders and Officers and Directors of a multi-national manufacturing company in the successful defense of breach of fiduciary claims seeking in excess of $10 million dollars, culminating in full resolution of claims and buyout of minority shareholders.
- Successfully defended the Officers and Directors/Member Managers of a multi-national business at trial in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, on breach of fiduciary claims seeing in excess of $3 million dollars.
- Obtained judgment in excess of $1 million dollars for a national business conglomerate as a result of a business partner’s breach of contract.
- Obtained summary judgment for large snowmobile club on personal injury claims pursued by injured snowmobilers.
- Represented multiple municipalities in multi-year tax certiorari actions.
- Obtained summary judgment for regional business in the defense of personal injury claims in Westchester County.
- Represented regional banking institution in the successful prosecution and recovery of in excess of $300,000.00 on fraudulent conveyance claims.
- Represented regional banking institution on the recovery of fraudulently wired funds.
- Represented numerous businesses and individual shareholders in partnership, LLC, and corporate disputes and dissolution proceedings across New York State.
- Represented numerous beneficiaries, trustees, estate administrators against breach of fiduciary claims.
