McDermott Weaver Connelly Clifford LLP represents HotChalk, Inc. in litigation against the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, Concordia University, and many other related entities.

Jim McDermott, Dwain Clifford, and Ciaran Connelly defended Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. and Marsh Inc. in one of the seminal cases involving Oregon’s plaintiff-friendly securities fraud statute.

Jim McDermott, Dwain Clifford, and Ciaran Connelly defended Johnson & Johnson, McNeil-PPC, Inc., and McNeil Healthcare, LLC (collectively Johnson & Johnson) in a $20 million lawsuit by the State of Oregon for alleged violations of Oregon’s Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Jim McDermott and Ciaran P.A. Connelly successfully defended a $1 billion securities fraud case brought by beneficiaries of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF)

MWCC is Oregon counsel to Snap Inc., maker of Snapchat, in a products liability case.

 Jim McDermott and Ciaran Connelly represented the Estate of Alex Calderwood in a dispute over control of Ace Group International LLC (“AGI”)—the company that runs Ace hotels and controls the “Ace” brand and secured an eight-figure settlement, despite adverse rulings from New York trial and appellate courts.

MWCC represented Sulus LLC, a prominent solar developer, in successful multi-million-dollar arbitration and ensuing litigation with SPI Solar, Inc., over the price owed for community solar projects.