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Mr. Corey represents domestic and foreign clients in complex business disputes in federal and state courts and in arbitrations throughout the nation, including California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington.  He represents clients in the energy, engineering, software publishing, manufacturing, computer hardware, satellite broadcasting, internet marketing and start-up, financial services and real estate development and construction industries.

Mr. Corey spends much of his time using his expertise and experience with sophisticated financial practices to defend clients accused of committing financial fraud or violating the Federal False Claims Act by engaging in improper accounting practices.  Mr. Corey also devotes a significant amount of his time to representing clients in real estate and construction disputes and, like many of the firm’s lawyers, representing clients in intellectual property disputes. 

Won a complete victory as lead trial counsel for a consumer-product manufacturer after a three-week trial.  The landlord sought a declaration that the manufacturing company had breached the leases for its manufacturing campus so that the landlord could evict the manufacturer and redevelop the property or, at a minimum, terminate the manufacturer's option to extend the lease to 2014 on favorable terms.

Obtained a litigation cost settlement on behalf of a master land developer in a dispute with a well-known real estate developer who sought almost $700 million in damages for breach of a series of land purchase agreements, after obtaining a ruling that the vast majority of the claimed damages were inadmissible.

Won summary adjudication of claims for breach of contract, fraud, and violations of the Federal False Claims Act alleging that an international engineering firm administered its employee stock ownership plan in violation of federal regulations that resulted in overstated claims to the government.

Won summary adjudication of claims for fraud and violations of the Federal and California False Claims Act alleging that a national contractor overcharged a public agency for employee benefits.

Trial counsel for a construction management joint venture in a six-month bench trial over a dispute regarding how the joint venture partners accounted for and charged indirect costs to the owner.

Represented international engineering firm in a dispute with the federal government over the manner in which environmental clean-up services were accounted for and charged, and the government accused the engineering firm of overbilling millions of dollars.  The government agreed to settle the dispute without the engineering firm having to pay any allegedly overbilled amount to the government.

Currently defending an international engineering firm against allegations that it violated  Federal False Claims Act and overbilled the federal government by allegedly engaging in improper intercompany cost transfers.

Represented a partner in a multi-million dollar derivative action on behalf of the partnership against another partner for financial impropriety.

Won a ruling on summary judgment for a packaging company that defendant had infringed two of the packaging company’s patents, resulting in a settlement in excess of $23 million.

Currently prosecuting claims for RICO violations and trade secret theft on a Fortune 100 consumer-product manufacturer against a major competitor alleged to have stolen sensitive competitive information in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Won a complete defense judgment on behalf of an aerospace company as head trial counsel in a one-week trial of a construction dispute.

Obtained a multi-million dollar settlement for a real estate developer in a dispute with a joint venture partner over the failure of the joint venture partner to adequately supervise the construction of the joint venture’s buildings.

Won dismissal of a class action accusing a satellite broadcaster of pricing professional sporting event packages in violations of the antitrust laws.

Won dismissal of a case accusing a computer manufacturer of violating the antitrust laws of the United States and California by restraining trade in the entry level mainframe computer market.

Currently representing an oil exploration company in a suit alleging that a Fortune 100 corporation violated the antitrust laws when it interfered with the company’s efforts to compete for rights to explore for and produce natural gas and oil in the Timor Sea.

Settled a software publisher in a contract dispute with an aerospace manufacturing company regarding the publisher’s product for less than litigation costs.