Benjamin I. Bassoff
Senior Counsel
Sharp, creative and aggressive, Ben is a skilled commercial litigator and trusted business advisor who guides his clients through their high-stakes, urgent and most sensitive commercial legal disputes from pre-litigation to trial and judgment enforcement. Ben is a strategic, big-picture thinker who crafts practical litigation strategies that help clients achieve their business objectives inside and out of the courtroom, and is a force in the courtroom, defending and cross-examining high-level corporate executives of public and private companies. Ben represents clients on both sides of the “v” in federal and state courts across the country, handling commercial matters involving breach of contract, earnout disputes, fraud, intellectual property, earnout disputes, specialty insurance products and employment issues. In addition to litigation, clients turn to Ben for advice on transactions and risk mitigation strategies.
Ben’s clients operate in a diverse array of industries, including renewable energy, banking and lending, manufacturing and retail, specialty insurance and healthcare. Recently, Ben’s practice has focused on the finance and renewable energy spaces, representing a global utility-scale renewable energy developer, and advising a private credit lender in connection with loans to a retail energy provider.
Representative Experience
- Represented investor and investment advisory firm in lawsuit against foreign companies arising from Chinese government’s takeover of a multinational conglomerate. Ben’s efforts helped to secure a favorable, multimillion dollar settlement. In a related matter, Ben’s efforts helped to secure a temporary restraining order freezing $10 million in favor of the client.
- Defended veterinary radiology technology company in lawsuit relating to breach of SaaS agreement.
- Obtained dismissal of lawsuit seeking to permanently enjoin client’s multimillion dollar fraud claim against the former owner of a bankrupt discount retail chain.
- Obtained dismissal of lawsuit filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking emergency injunctive relief to force U.S. independent soccer league to permit member teams to play in the 2022 season.
- Defended insurance company in class action multi-district litigation relating to coverage for ski passes. Ben’s efforts helped to secure dismissal of the lawsuit.
- Defended publicly traded developer of fluidics systems against claims by business broker to recover consulting fee in connection with client’s acquisition of a microtechnology company. Ben’s efforts helped to secure dismissal of the lawsuit.
- Represented Fortune 100 aerospace technology company in $90 million lawsuit against subcontractor based upon defective design of flight simulator projectors.
- Defending large multinational hotel company in payment dispute with construction contractor arising from $100 million construction contracts.
- Defended national health insurance company in lawsuit brought by out of network medical provider alleging ERISA violations. Ben’s efforts helped to secure dismissal of the lawsuit.