Mr. McGrath is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group and the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's New York office. He is also a member of the firm's Electronic Discovery Group.

Areas of Practice

Mr. McGrath focuses his practice on commercial and intellectual property litigation. In the commercial litigation arena, he has particular experience in the areas of securities litigation, corporate trust litigation, internal investigations, director and officer liability, bankruptcy litigation, and distribution and regulatory actions.

Mr. McGrath's experience in intellectual property matters has focused on litigating patent, trademark, false advertising, and unfair competition cases. Mr. McGrath also counsels clients in matters that involve numerous legal and regulatory issues applicable to the alcohol industry, including negotiating distribution and licensing agreements, advising on advertising issues, and the three tier system.

Experience

Commercial and Bankruptcy Litigation

· Part of a litigation team that won a four-month jury trial for an established Japan-based trading company that was alleged to have violated the antitrust laws. The jury deliberated for just five hours before returning a unanimous verdict.

· Part of a litigation team that represented JPMorgan Chase in $2.1 billion lawsuit against 11 insurance companies relating to surety bonds on commodities transactions with Enron. A favorable settlement for client was reached during jury deliberations.

· Won summary judgment on behalf of an indenture trustee in a case involving breach of contract. The trustee recovered a substantial portion of its legal fees in a negotiated settlement.

· Represented one of the defendants in a class action alleging misleading disclosures relating to automobile sales contracts. The action was resolved before class certification.

· Obtained control of millions of dollars in art collateral on behalf of a credit opportunity fund after an evidentiary hearing.

· Represented a lender in a litigation against a borrower during which the court granted the lender's ex parte application for an order of attachment.

· Defeated $50 million attachment motion after an evidentiary hearing and won complete pre-answer dismissal on behalf of international shipping company

· Represented a brewer in a litigation regarding its termination of a distributor distributors for fraud. A favorable result for the brewer was reached before a hearing on the distributor's motion for a temporary restraining order.

· Defended a brewer in a litigation resulting from its enactment on a regional consolidation policy.

· Represented an indenture trustee in a suit by a holder of a subordinate note claiming that the liquidation of a collateralized bond fund was improper. The court granted the trustee's motion to dismiss the tort claims then granted summary judgment in favor of the trustee. The action was subsequently dismissed with prejudice.

· Represented an indenture trustee in suit by a holder of a subordinate note against indenture trustee. The court granted the indenture trustee's motion to stay the case pending an arbitration between the plaintiff and other defendants, then subsequently granted the indenture trustee's motion to dismiss.

· Defended an indenture trustee in a suit by a former collateral manager of a fund against its issuers and trustee. After discovery, negotiated settlement which required no monetary payment by the trustee.

· Represented a fiscal agent in a suit by former holders of a foreign corporation's notes. Successfully opposed motion to amend and won motion to compel production of documents and testimony that a party claimed were privileged. After taking the depositions of the parties and third parties, the case was settled without the fiscal agent disbursing any money.

· Defended a sports memorabilia manufacturer in a coverage dispute with its insurance carrier. A settlement was reached during court-ordered mediation.

· Obtained a pre-complaint settlement from the directors of a retail company as special litigation counsel to the Post-Effective Committee of Unsecured Creditors, which increased the creditor recovery ten-fold

· Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of a satellite company in the investigation of claims against the non-debtor parent company and the debtors' former officers and directors.

· Represented an ad hoc committee of bondholders in a dispute with the issuer over the payment of a make-whole premium. The matter was resolved favorably for the bondholders before evidentiary hearings commenced.

Intellectual Property Litigation

· Goodrich Corp. v. Sojitz Aerospace America (Amer. Arb. Assoc. 2012) - Representing Goodrich in $25mm claim arising from reconnaissance system for F-15 aircraft.

· Merial LTD and BASF Agro BV v. Cipla Limited, Velcera, Inc., Fidopharm, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2011; M.D. Ga. 2011, Land, J.) - Part of team representing Cipla, largest Indian pharma, in trial and appellate courts regarding dispute involving patent infringement and contempt issues concerning veterinary products containing fipronil and methoprene; assumed case on appeal and for post-contempt remedies issues.

· Bayer Healthcare LLC v. Cipla Limited, et al. (S.D.N.Y. 2011, Castel, J.) - Counsel for Cipla in trademark and unfair competition dispute involving veterinary products containing imidacloprid and permethrin

· PSKW, Inc. v. McKesson Specialty AZ, Inc. (Sup. Ct. N.Y. 2007, Kapnick, J.) - Part of team representing McKesson in trade secrets case involving multi-payor pharmaceutical purchases and related database and computing systems; case currently in discovery.

· CIF Licensing v. Lenovo Group (S.D.N.Y. 2011) - Represented Lenovo in patent infringement suit involving MPEG-2 digital video compression and transmission standards.

· Rexall Sundown Inc. v. Perrigo (E.D.N.Y. 2010) - Part of trial team that represented Perrigo, a manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical and nutritional products, in a four week false advertising jury trial involving glucosamine chondroitin dietary supplements. Jury verdict in Perrigo's favor on all claims asserted by Rexall, and awarding monetary damages against Rexall on Perrigo's counterclaims.

· NetRatings, Inc. v. TACODA Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2009) Defended leading on-line behavioral targeting advertising network against patent infringement claims. Case dismissed before Markman briefing.

· Illinois Tool Works v. Pactiv (S.D. Ind. 2007) Defended manufacturer of packaging machinery against patent infringement claims. A global settlement was negotiated after Markman briefing and argument.

· NFL Properties LLC v. AllAuthentic Corp. (S.D.N.Y. 2006) Defended a sports memorabilia manufacturer in trade dress infringement suit. Settlement was entered upon conclusion of discovery and hearing on cross-motions for summary judgment.

· Dixie NYC Inc. v. Leisure Holdings (S.D.N.Y. 2006) Defended a national restaurant operator against trademark infringement claims made by a former partner. Settlement following denial of plaintiff's TRO motion and expedited discovery from plaintiff.

· Tekni-Plex Inc. v. Tenneco Inc., et al. (W.D.N.Y. 2004) Defended a polystyrene foam sheet manufacturer in patent infringement suit. Following Markman ruling construing claims in client's favor, summary judgment entered dismissing plaintiff's claims in their entirety.

· Sun Chlorella USA Corp. v. Swanson Health Prods., Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2003) Represented plaintiff in trademark infringement, unfair competition and false advertising action against former U.S. distributor. Following motion for preliminary injunction, defendant changed name, packaging trade dress and advertising claims.

· Honeywell Int'l Inc. v. ABB Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2003) Obtained an emergency stay from the Federal Circuit followed by a judgment vacating preliminary injunction entered against defendant in patent infringement suit involving the design of a turbocharger.

· Star Industries v. Bacardi & Co., Ltd. (S.D.N.Y. 2003) Successful defense of a trademark infringement suit which resulted in a judgment for defendants at bench trial. Advised a large software developer in a dispute with a customer over unauthorized use. A settlement was reached before a complaint was filed.

Articles

· "Personal Jurisdiction From E-Contacts Remains An Unpredictable Issue," New York Law Journal, February 25, 2013

· "Is A Defendant A Willful Patent Infringer? Trial Courts Must Decide Whether The Actions Are Objectively Reasonable," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July/August 2012

· "Virtual Contacts and Personal Jurisdiction: The Next Frontier" New York Law Journal, June 16, 2009

· "Search Functions and Marketing: Be Careful Where You Click," SES Magazine, May 2009.

· "E-Contacts and New York's Long-Arm Statute," New York Law Journal, April 7, 2008.

· "Think Remote, Electronic Contacts Will Keep Jurisdiction Away?," New York Law Journal, June 18, 2007.

Intellectual Property Law Blog Articles

· "Is A Defendant A Willful Patent Infringer? Trial Courts Must Decide Whether The Actions Are Objectively Reasonable," June 27, 2012

· "Section viii Statements -- Still A Viable Route to Generic Approval Where the Application Is Not Claimed in an Orange Book Patent," April 20, 2012

New York Commercial Division Round-Up Blog Articles

· "Defraud A Court? Compensatory Damages Are Okay But Not Punitive Damages," October 13, 2011

· "You Failed To Read An Agreement That You Executed? It Will Probably Be Enforceable," December 21, 2010

· "Be Careful What You Warrant and Represent In Your Deal Documents; You May Be Liable To A Sophisticated Party For Fraudulent Inducement Even When That Party Fails to Conduct Due Diligence Or Was On Notice Of Potential Problems," September 8, 2010

· "ISDA Agreements Between Banks And Mexican Corporation Are Enforceable Despite Illegality Defense Due To Choice Of Law Clause In Agreements," August 9, 2010

Speeches

· "Developments In e-Discovery/Forensics - Predictive Coding," Intellectual Property Law Section Fall Meeting, New York State Bar Association, September 15, 2012