Bruce K. Packard

Bruce Packard is, first and foremost, a winning trial attorney for business disputes. His practice concentrates on accounting, joint ventures, intellectual property and contracts, equally divided between jury and arbitration forums. He handles his own appeals, as well as appeals on cases that he did not handle at the trial court level. He has handled disputes in many different states and internationally. His knowledge base is exceptionally broad because he has been a partner in an insurance defense firm, a plaintiff’s firm, and corporate counsel for a large investment and auction company. Bruce Packard is recognized for his use and implementation of strategic planning and settlement tactics for better results in negotiation, drafting and alternative dispute resolution. Because of his expertise, he often is engaged for the purpose of risk reduction and avoidance, long before a dispute actually occurs. For example, at least twenty percent of his practice involves complex contract negotiation and drafting.

Selected Client Representations

• Successful trial and appeal of multi-million dollar trade secrets dispute;
• Successful trial and appeal of accounting and auditor negligence dispute resulting in multi-million dollar judgment;
• Successful reversal of arbitration award for failure of arbitrators to follow the agreement to arbitrate;
• Favorable multimillion dollar arbitration award in theft of intellectual property dispute;
• Favorable award on counterclaim for breach of complex joint venture contract with take-nothing for plaintiff;
• Negotiation of numerous complex, long-term service agreements for banking and investment industry;
• Prosecution of qui tam and False Claims Act cases in health-care industry in excess of $1 billion;
• Favorable award and take-nothing judgment in real estate fraud dispute concerning hotel purchases;
• Successful defense of sexual harassment lawsuit against client’s Chief Executive Officer;
• Successful defense of multi-million dollar mortgage repurchase litigation;
• Dram shop litigation, both for the server and the injured plaintiff; and
• Represented numerous corporate officers and attorneys in ethics probes by state and federal regulatory authorities.