KESSLER & GREEN - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin
Philip J. Kessler, co-founding partner of Kessler & Green LLP, has decades of experience in successfully handling and trying a wide range of important, high stakes commercial and intellectual property cases throughout the United States in the federal and state trial and appellate courts and in arbitration.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Member of the New York
- Representative Matters
Richard S. Green, Partner, an accomplished lawyer, focuses on corporate and securities matters, and provides practical, business-oriented strategic advice to clients. He brings extensive experience in complex transactions and corporate governance.
Dick is a member of the New York and District of Columbia Bars.
Represented a leading Madrid-based multinational construction and infrastructure group in the acquisition of a major New England-based heavy civil construction company
Represented a publicly traded diversified resources company in the formation of a $300 million joint venture to build, develop, and operate a diesel refinery in southwest North Dakota
Represented a publicly traded diversified resources company in the acquisition of more than 40 construction materials, construction, and other businesses since 1997 for a total of more than $900 million
Represented a publicly traded diversified resources company in the acquisition of two gas utilities for a total of approximately $800 million
Richard Green is an exceptional corporate lawyer with extentive experience in virtually every phase of corporate and commercial law, as his biography attests. Any business or corporate client can be assured that Dick's skills and experiece will bring bring great value to those matters they entrust to him.
Job Titles:
- Counsel
- Representative Matters
Thomas D. Noonan, counsel, is an accomplished lawyer with more than twenty years of experience in advising, handling, and trying commercial and business disputes. Tom has tried cases successfully in federal and state courts in the United States and arbitrated many others. These disputes have involved diverse legal subject matter and industries. Tom regularly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in claims by and against private and public corporations, partnerships, other business entities and individuals. He also provides claim evaluations, general business and strategic advice.
His areas of expertise include disputes involving contracts, manufacturing in the automotive and other industries, corporate control contests, fiduciary matters, actions to quiet title to real property and other property issues, landlord-tenant matters, labor and employment and residential and commercial construction projects.
Tom has been recognized for his skills in Super Lawyers, D Business magazine, and other rating services. Tom is a member of the Michigan State Bar and has been admitted to practice before multiple federal trial and appellate courts. He has presented numerous seminars concerning construction law topics.
Tom is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.
Successfully defended a prominent Detroit Charter School in $4 million breach of contract case in a four-month arbitration.
Successfully represented a fastener supplier as plaintiff in federal court litigation jury trial against a Fortune 500 OEM involving claims of breach of a long-term requirements contract; obtained a jury verdict as assistant trial counsel in excess of $25 million after one-month jury trial.
Successfully represented subcontractor in dispute with general contractor and owner of a large cement manufacturing project, which resulted in a published decision granting summary judgment in favor of subcontractor and which clarified the obligations of owners, general contractors and subcontractors under the Michigan Construction Lien Act, Steelcon, Inc. v. Bennett Wright Group, 257 F.
Successfully represented a prominent talent and sports agency in breach of contract dispute in federal court and obtained summary judgment in agent‘s favor against owner of professional sports facility; successfully pierced the corporate veil against controlling member of owner in subsequent lawsuit filed in Michigan state court.