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S. A. KHOSHBIN
Partner
CLOUSE DUNN KHOSHBIN LLP
214-239-2749 (Direct)
214.220.3833 (Fax)
skhoshbin@cdklawyers.com
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AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Complex commercial/business litigation
BAR ADMISSIONS
Texas
Illinois
United States Supreme Court
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Northern District of Texas
Northern District of Illinois
Northern District of New York
Southern District of Texas
Eastern District of Texas
Western District of Texas
EDUCATION
Macalester College
St. Paul, Minnesota, 1987
Bachelor of Arts
Cum Laude with Highest Honors
Core Concentration:
Speech & Communications
Major(s): Law & Society and Philosophy
Honors & Awards: Macalester Hill
Scholar, Highest Honors for Thesis,
Perjury and the Lawyer’s Conflict of Duty,
National Achievement Academy Collegiate
Award, Dean's Honor Roll,
Thomas E. Hill Award for Outstanding
Work in Philosophy
DePaul University Law School
Chicago, Illinois, 1990
Juris Doctor
Honors & Awards: Member, DePaul
University Law Review, Dean’s Academic
Scholarship,
American Jurisprudence
Award for Legal Writing/Advocacy,
Rule 711 Attorney at Office of Illinois
Attorney General - Access to Excellence
Program
REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED CASES
In re Marketing Investors Corp., 80
S.W.3d 44 (Tex. App. - - Dallas, 1998,
pet. withdrawn by agreement); Allied
Marketing Group, Inc. d/b/a Sweepstakes
Clearinghouse v. Paramount Pictures
Corporation, 111 S.W.3d 168 (Tex.App. -
- Eastland, review denied) , 31 Media L.
Rep. 1762 (2003); DiFiore v. American
Airlines, Inc., 483 F.Supp.2d 121
(D.Mass. 2007); Warwick Towers
Council Of Co-Owners v. Park Warwick,
L.P., Park Warwick Investments, L.L.C.
and Park Hotel Investments, L.L.C.,
--- S.W.3d ----, 2008 WL 204504 (Tex.);
Pinnacle West Hartford Developers, LLC v.
Daly & Daly Plumbing& Heating, LLC,
2006 WL 1738363, 2006 WL 1738347
(Conn. Super.); Champion Home Builders
Co. v. ADT Security Services, Inc., 179
F.Supp.2d 16 (N.D.N.Y. 2002); Allied
Marketing Group, Inc. d/b/a Sweepstakes
Clearinghouse v.Paramount Pictures Corporation,
2000 WL 283834 (Tex.App.-Dallas, review
denied), 28 Media L. Rep. 1637 (2000);
Marketing Investors Corp. v. Dineen, 2003
WL 22245577 (N.D. Tex.)
REPRESENTATIVE TESTIMONIALS
"Congratulations! Your aggressive
representation of our company’s interests,
and creative legal strategies, turned this
David & Goliath situation on its head. I’m
sure those big-firm attorneys never
thought this case would change the face
of First Amendment law in Texas. Thanks
for your commitment and unrelenting
pursuit of our company’s interests."
Richard A. Burton
General Counsel
Allied Marketing Group, Inc.
"What a masterful job on an impossible
case! Thank you for such a large
recovery."
Joanne I. Vitti
Assistant Vice President
General Star Management Company
"I have the highest regard for you and
your office and the way you handled
yourself up here and so does everyone
else that worked with you up here, so you
stand tall partner."
Jack Ireton Hewitt
General Manager
Champion Home Builders
[at time of statement]
"We were looking for intelligent, thorough
and passionate representation of the
company’s interests – while sensitive to
the company’s overall goals and
commitments. We got it. Thanks Shain."
Mindy Appel
Vice President & General Counsel
LUA
"I don’t really need to meet you, and I’ll
tell you why. I already think the world of
you. Here we try to deal with the best in
the business because that is the best way
to have favorable outcomes with our
cases, and I am very impressed with you.
I’m very impressed with your technical
skill and also, I love the fact that you are
straight with me…You are on my ‘A’ list."
Bob Corry
American Reinsurance
[at time of statement]
"Impressive result on a tough and
complicated case. The Court of Appeals’
decision should assist corporations across
the State of Texas in protecting their
confidential and proprietary information."
Richard A. Burton
General Counsel
Marketing Investors Corporation
"Very thorough."
Judy Calvelli, Director
Subrogation Major Case Unit
St. Paul/Travelers
AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association
American Trial Lawyers' Association
Federal Circuit Bar Association
Texas Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association
Illinois Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
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Mr. Khoshbin is a commercial litigator and trial
attorney who zealously has represented
numerous corporations, insurance carriers and
individuals across the country in various
commercial, business and tort disputes - on both
sides of the docket.
Recognized by Texas Monthly Magazine as a 2007 Texas “Super Lawyer,” Mr. Khoshbin has represented clients in matters ranging from:
- Complex contractual, fiduciary, corporate governance, franchising and partnership
disputes, to
- Multi-million dollar trademark/First Amendment business disparagement/defamation lawsuit, to
- Industrial product liability and construction cases, to
- Multi-party coverage/bad faith proceedings, to
- "Corporate raiding," trade secret and copyright battles, to
- Catastrophic manufacturing facility losses, to
- Defense of national class action filed in Massachusetts federal court, to
- A heated corporate/executive employment litigation resulting in ground-breaking law in Texas.
Mr. Khoshbin's aggressive representation of clients has led to millions of dollars of recoveries, successful defenses and appeals before various Courts of Appeals - - as well as the Texas Supreme Court - - vindicating his clients’ rights. It also has led to published opinions in State
and Federal courts - some of which have been
discussed or cited in such publications as American
Law Reports, the Entertainment Law Reporter,
ALI-ABA Course of Study on Advanced Employment
Law and Litigation, and the Texas Practice Guide:
Business & Commercial Litigation.
Disclaimer: Past achievements are no guarantee of future results. Results depend on the facts of each case.
Mr. Khoshbin has authored articles and presentations relating to litigation, and conducts seminars for clients in-house and at industry conferences concerning issues pertinent to litigation, coverage, intellectual property, subrogation, and lawsuit/claims management. This includes Mr. Khoshbin’s participation as the lead defense trial attorney in the ABA’s “Historical Trial - - Terror in San Francisco: The 1916 Preparedness Day Bombing Trial,” at the 2007 American Bar Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco
Education & Legal Background:
Graduating with Cum Laude distinction and
Highest Honors, Mr. Khoshbin earned his
Bachelor of Arts degree with a Core
Concentration in Speech & Communications and
Majors in Law & Society and Philosophy, from
Macalester College in 1987. Mr. Khoshbin was on
the Dean's Honor Roll and also received Highest
Honors for his Thesis, Perjury and the Lawyer's
Conflict of Duty. Upon graduation, Mr. Khoshbin
was distinguished as the Macalester Hill Scholar,
and won the Thomas E. Hill Award for
outstanding work in Philosophy. He also was
awarded the National Achievement Academy
Collegiate Award.
Mr. Khoshbin received his Juris Doctor from
DePaul University in 1990. While at DePaul on a
Dean's Academic Scholarship, Mr. Khoshbin was
a member of the DePaul University Law Review
and won the American Jurisprudence Award for
Legal Writing/Advocacy. Mr. Khoshbin also joined
the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, where
he completed the Access to Excellence Program
and practiced as a Rule 711 attorney.
Subsequently, Mr. Khoshbin moved to Dallas, Texas,
where he began his legal career engaging in complex
corporate/commercial litigation, and handling
multi-million dollar - - "bet your business" cases
in State and Federal courts. In 1997, Mr. Khoshbin
also began to use his commercial litigation skills
to achieving successful recoveries in catastrophic
subrogation cases across the country.
Mr. Khoshbin dedicates himself to working with the
firm’s clients to find creative methods to resolve
legal disputes both inside and outside the courtroom
- - recognizing the sensitive nature of many business
disputes and proceeding consistently with the
clients’ interests/philosophy.
Representative Clients
Mr. Khoshbin has represented such corporate clients as Best Western International, Inc., Champion Enterprises, Inc., St. Paul/Travelers, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Allied Marketing Group, Inc., General Star Management, Marketing Investors Corporation, American Medical International, Inc., Raintree Healthcare Corporation, Sunbelt Therapy Management Services, Inc., IBP, Inc., CB Richard Ellis, Crown Sterling Suites, Doubletree Corporation, Outback Steakhouse, ZipRealty, Caremark, Inc., Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc., G2 Secure Staff, LLC, Factory Mutual, Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance, Crum & Forster, AIG and American Reinsurance/Munich Re. He has also represented various high profile individuals, executives, entrepreneurs, brokers, venture capitalists, shareholders, partners, and investors.
Mr. Khoshbin has represented clients in various and diverse industries, including hospitality/restaurants/hotels, outsourcing, franchises and partnerships, technology, insurance, manufacturing, sweepstakes, real estate management/ownership, retail stores/chains, and health care.
Bar Admissions & Affiliations:
Mr. Khoshbin is licensed to practice law in both
Texas and Illinois. He also is authorized to
practice before the United States District Courts
for the Northern District of Texas, Northern District
of Illinois, Northern District of New York, Southern
District of Texas, and Eastern District of Texas.
Mr. Khoshbin is a member of the American Bar
Association, American Trial Lawyers' Association,
Federal Circuit Bar Association, Texas Bar
Association, Illinois Bar Association, Dallas Bar
Association, and Chicago Bar Association. As a
DBA member, Mr. Khoshbin has been on the
Legal Ethics Committee, Morris Harrell
Professionalism Committee, and Judiciary
Committee, and been a member of the DBA
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Law,
Appellate Law, and Tort & Insurance Sections.
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