William N. Wright

Matters:Prevailed on appeal before the Connecticut Supreme Court in a case establishing a public policy exception to the enforcement of in terrorem/no-contest clauses in wills and trusts under Connecticut law. Opinion; Obtained full dismissal in federal court on behalf of an NBA agent on all claims alleging that the agent stole a client from another agent and violated the National Basketball Players Association Player Agent Regulations. Opinion; Successfully represented a large international law firm in a lawsuit seeking damages in excess of $10 million for the alleged breach of a confidentiality agreement by obtaining both summary judgment at the trial court level and successfully defending the appeal before the Connecticut Appellate Court. Opinion; Successfully represented executor of estate on appeal before the Connecticut Appellate Court in case alleging tortious interference with inheritance and tortious interference with contract. Opinion; Successfully obtained a reversal from the Connecticut Supreme Court on behalf of a pro bono client who was a 9/11 widow in a case concerning the client's access to funds awarded to her by the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund for the benefit of her minor daughter. Opinion; Obtained a reduction of more than $30 million in assessed fair market value on a large office complex for a client in a commercial tax appeal, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in yearly tax savings for the client.; Successfully represented an individual in a large commercial arbitration matter seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages; Obtained summary judgment before the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on behalf of an estate in a lawsuit concerning the entitlement to roughly $4 million in proceeds from a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan; Obtained a six-figure settlement in a fraud action concerning misleading investment materials that had induced an investment from our client; Successfully represented developers in land use appeals concerning decisions by the Stamford Board of Representatives to overturn decisions by the Stamford Zoning Board and the Planning Board; Obtained a summary judgment on behalf of a neighborhood association against a resident in a dispute involving the construction of a new home; Represented a Fortune 500 corporation in its commercial tax appeal resulting in a multimillion dollar reduction in assessment; Represented a developer in an appeal involving a multimillion dollar turnover order before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals