• Represented one of the nation’s leading food and beverage franchisors in defending a putative nationwide consumer class action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleging that certain of the franchisor’s food products were deceptively labeled.
• Represented a medical device manufacturer in a trial in Delaware Chancery Court against the client’s former U.S. distributor.  The manufacturer prevailed at trial in proving that the distributor breached the parties’ agreement by developing a replacement product.
• Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders holding $1.1 billion in loans in obtaining summary judgment to block the borrower’s proposed exchange offer.
• Represented a cosmetics manufacturer in defending a putative nationwide consumer class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging that the manufacturer’s skincare products failed to perform as advertised.  The plaintiff’s motion for class certification was denied.
• Represented an investment bank in successfully defending an action in Supreme Court, New York County, alleging fraud and negligent misrepresentation in a transaction in which the bank acted as the seller’s investment advisor.
• Representing a leading lighting control company in a false advertising suit concerning “Made in the USA” statements made by a competitor.
• Represented a contact lens manufacturer in a false advertising dispute before the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus concerning the labeling of store-brand contact lens solutions.
• Represented a leading candy company in a number of trademark registration proceedings, trademark infringement actions, and other trademark disputes.
• Represented a minority shareholder of a chain of high-end New York City hair salons in an action for fraud and breach of contract against the majority shareholder.  Kyle second-chaired a jury trial in Supreme Court, New York County, which resulted in a multimillion dollar verdict for the minority shareholder, including a substantial award of punitive damages.
• Represented a former shareholder of Harbinger Inc. in a proceeding against the company’s former outside directors under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.

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