Peter A. Sullivan

Representative Experience

International and Domestic Complex Commercial Arbitration and Litigation

• Counsel for equipment manufacturer in AAA arbitration defending against claims of defective installation and resulting delay damages from the construction of an electricity distribution yard in Colombia.
• Advising marine classification society in a French court expertise proceeding investigating defective inspection and manufacture claims concerning a floating production and storage facility off the coast of Nigeria.
• Counsel for equipment manufacturer in ICC arbitration claiming defective installation of pollution control equipment on a coal-fired power station in Canada.
• Counsel for marine classification society in litigation in the U.S., Spain and France involving an oil spill off the coast of Spain and France by the vessel Prestige.
• Counsel for gas turbine engine technology licensee in ICC arbitration for breach of license agreement with gas turbine engine manufacturer-licensor concerning gas turbine installations throughout Europe.
• Counsel for marine classification society in connection with the Deepwater Horizon Joint Commission investigation and subsequent civil proceedings.
• Counsel for boiler manufacturer in multiparty state court litigation by owner concerning allegedly defective construction of a waste treatment facility.
• Counsel for train engine manufacturer in arbitration with owner over the supply of allegedly defective train engines.
• Counsel for engineering and construction consortium in arbitration under UNCITRAL rules defending claims concerning the construction of a direct reduced iron plant in Venezuela.
• Counsel for general contractor in AAA arbitration against subcontractor for defective performance in several commercial installations.
• Counsel for process equipment manufacturer in ICC arbitration defending against claims of defective installation and resulting delay damages from the construction of a pulp paper facility in Chile.
• Counsel for gas turbine engine manufacturer in several related federal court actions for claims alleging breach of contract, fraud and negligent design in power stations in the U.S.
• Counsel for general contractor in AAA arbitration against owner for claims of defective performance in the renovation of a school.

Intellectual Property Litigation and Arbitration

• Counsel for two leading medical research institutions in patent infringement action and related PTAB proceeding concerning patent for cancer therapy.
• Counsel for agricultural products company in action before International Trade Commission concerning asserted infringement of patent process to make a particular herbicide.
• Counsel for pharmaceutical company in ICC arbitration over pharmaceutical development agreement involving a license to patents and trade secrets for a drug to treat schizophrenia.
• Counsel for specialty chemical company in patent infringement action and related reexamination proceedings concerning sunscreen technology.
• Counsel for medical device company in patent reexamination proceedings before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences concerning device used in diabetes monitoring.
• Counsel for patent holder in infringement actions concerning inventions related to systems and devices used to transmit emails.
• Counsel for pharmaceutical company in ICC arbitration over pharmaceutical development agreement involving a license to patents and trade secrets for a drug to treat HIV.
• Counsel for defendant in a patent infringement action (trial and two appeals) concerning machine technology for consumer products.
• Counsel for database development company in infringement action concerning a database searching patent.
• Counsel for pharmaceutical company in design patent infringement action.
• Counsel for defendant in patent infringement action concerning printing press machinery technology.
• Counsel for forensic services company in a patent infringement action concerning RFID-tagged evidence collection system and methods.
• Counsel for manufacturer in AAA arbitration with clothing designer over the rights to fabric designs created by the designer for the manufacturer.
• Counsel for coffee retailer in trademark infringement and dilution action over trademark for cold beverages.
• Counsel for technology company in trademark dilution and disparagement claim regarding improper use of company’s name in advertising.
• Counsel for media company in threatened suit for copyright infringement and right of publicity claims by a performer shown in a television segment.
• Counsel for pet treat company in trademark infringement action and related TTAB proceedings.
• Counsel for online travel company in trademark infringement actions against competitor related to ad-word purchasing.
• Counsel for on-line video gaming tournament sponsor in trademark infringement and dilution action.
• Counsel for electricity transmission equipment manufacturer in a misappropriation of trade secrets matter against former employee and competitor who hired the employee.
• Counsel for military contractor in misappropriation of trade secrets matter against competitor involving military helicopter simulator technology.
• Counsel for gas turbine engine manufacturer in misappropriation of trade secrets action against former engineering consultant concerning the design of turbine blade and combustor technology.
• Counsel for computer software company in misappropriation of trade secrets action against competitor start-up company formed by former employees of client.
• Advised numerous clients on confidentiality and data privacy issues in connection with ongoing litigation and internal investigations.
• Amicus counsel for technology companies and intellectual property law associations for intellectual property issues before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Product Defect Litigation

• Counsel for light bulb manufacturer in state court 1000+ plaintiff toxic tort action involving alleged exposures to benzene, mercury, other heavy metals and asbestos at a plant in West Virginia.
• Counsel for pharmaceutical company in product liability action for alleged defective drug to treat HIV.
• Counsel for welding rod manufacturer in product liability actions in federal and state court throughout the United States over alleged exposure to asbestos.
• Counsel for automobile manufacturer in product liability actions in federal and state court throughout the State of New York.
• Counsel for marine crane manufacturer in product liability action over alleged defectively designed marine crane.
• Counsel for machine manufacturer in product liability action for alleged defectively designed die press machine.