Greg Teufel focuses his practice on outside general counsel work and commercial litigation, including breach of contract disputes, construction litigation, employee benefits matters, employment disputes, automobile dealership termination disputes and product liability claims. He has trial experience in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and has also handled AAA arbitrations. His appellate experience includes arguing before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Representative Matters · Served as outside general counsel to several companies, assisting with evaluating, prioritizing and addressing a wide variety of legal needs; · Assisted with new business formation and negotiating and drafting agreements and policies; · Litigated on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in contract disputes over issues such as material breach, mitigation, damages and the economic loss doctrine in many cases such as those involving software development, sale of goods, insurance and high-stakes real estate transactions; · Represented owners, contractors and architects in construction litigation involving scope of work, extra work, quality of work and delay damages, ranging from small matters to multi-million dollar disputes; · Handled a variety of employee benefits disputes over benefits eligibility and calculation, fiduciary duties, disclosure requirements, preemption, prohibited transactions, qualified domestic relations orders, attorney fee awards and civil penalties (in the area of employment law); · Represented employers in suits involving theft of trade secrets and breach of noncompetition agreements, alleged racial and gender discrimination and sexual harassment; · Assisted companies with drafting and revising employee handbooks, compensation policies and severance agreements; · Litigated automobile dealership termination matters before the Pennsylvania State Board of Vehicle Manufacturing Dealers and Salespersons; · Represented product manufacturers and sellers in significant product liability litigation involving medical devices and industrial machinery; · Defended claims alleging liability for harm caused by toxic exposures, including claims alleging harm caused by asbestos. Professional Affiliations Allegheny County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations Pittsburgh Federalist Society Barrister and Pupilage Group Leader, Honorable Amy Hay Inns of Court American Inns of Court Community Involvement Chair of the Legal Advisory Committee for Patient Advocates for Advanced Cancer Treatments ("PAACT") Served as a board member, legal adviser and volunteer for Rainbow Kitchen Community Services Special Recognition Selected for the King's College Alumni Award for Service to Society, 2008 Selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania's "Lawyers on the Fast Track," American Lawyer Media, 2006 Articles/Speeches/Presentations · "Accounting 101 for Attorneys," presentation at the National Business Institute CLE Seminar, December 14, 2011. · "The value of social media tools for legal marketing," Eckert Seamans' Legal Update, Spring 2010. · "Board of Vehicles Act: Major revision of Board of Vehicles Act signed into law," co-authored with Hap Campbell, Eckert Seamans' Legal Update, November 2009. · "ERISA equitable remedies," presentation at ACI's ERISA Litigation CLE seminar in New York City , October 19, 2009. · "Structuring Your Company -Day One" presentation at TiE-Pittsburgh (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Entrepreneur's Base Camp event at Carnegie Mellon University , October 3, 2009. · "Avoiding UCC Mistakes in Business Transactions," presentation at the National Business Institute CLE Seminar, February 25, 2009. · "e-Commerce: Legal and Practical Issues," co-presented with Michael D. Ecker to the CSO Breakfast Club, January 29, 2009. · "e-Discovery Dilemmas," presentation to American Inns of Court, Pittsburgh Chapter, November 20, 2008. · "ERISA Litigation," presentation at the National Business Institute CLE Seminar, June 25, 2008. · "eDiscovery/Litigation Hold: Legal Changes and Impacts to IT Organizations," webinar presented with Allied InfoSecurity, June 21, 2007. · "Lien Law Changes Plainly Favor Contractors - At a Cost to Developers," Pittsburgh Business Times, January 2007. · "Using a Mechanic's Lien to Get Your Money," presentation at the National Business Institute CLE Seminar, December 5, 2006. · "Reasonable and Uniform Rates for Water, Sewer, and Other Services: What Pennsylvania Law Allows and Requires," WaterWorld.com and WaterWorld Magazine, 2003. · "ERISA Denial of Benefits" chapter in the Defense Research Institute's Young Lawyers' Formbook, 2002, 2008. · "Landlord and Tenant Law in Pennsylvania," presentation at the Lorman Educational Services CLE Seminar, May 31, 2001. · "Major Revision of Board of Vehicles Act Underway," Pittsburgh Legal Journal, 1996. (Also at Charleston, West Virginia Office) |