Steven Caplow

Represent international airlines, manufacturers and banks with respect to:

• Pre-Delivery Payment (PDP) financing for five 737-800 aircraft with innovative structure to address “claw-back” issues;
• Analysis of Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) warranties and remedies related to the purchase of 737, 787, and 747-8 aircraft;
• Termination and rescheduling of 787 aircraft deliveries;
• Washington law review of aircraft related agreements, including Subcontracted Products Built to Boeing’s Detailed Design and Special Business Provisions (SBP);
• Negotiation of development agreement and content licenses for fiber optic In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system;
• Airframe and engine warranty assignments; and
• Opinion letters related to aircraft finance and travel site transactions. (Ongoing)
  

Represent major wireless provider and other clients in arbitrations under AAA, JDR, JAMs, DC Bar Attorney/Client Arbitration Board and WIPO rules. (Ongoing)

Represent wireless carrier, national bank, and other clients in garnishments, adversary proceedings,  attachments, provisional process, and 327 applications. (Ongoing)

Defense of Microsoft in patent infringement suit involving web search engines. (W.D. Wash. Ongoing)

Represent former WaMu officer  in securities class action. (W.D. Wash. Ongoing)

Represent former Washington Mutual officers in multidistrict class action litigation and tag-along cases pending in federal district court in the Western District of Washington involving securities claims arising from collapse of housing market. Appointed by court as liaison counsel and single-member deposition committee for all defendants. (W.D. Wash. Ongoing)

Successfully established First Amendment defense for NAGAAA on public accommodations claim. __ F. Supp. 2d __, 2011 WL 2148816 (W.D. Wash. 2011)

Defended K12 Inc. and its affiliate in Washington State Securities Act (WSSA) claim. (W.D. Wash. 2011)

Represented Shell in refinery business interruption claim  arising from power outage. (W.D. Wash. 2011)

Successfully defended former WAMU CFO in a negligence action filed by the FDIC. (2011)

Obtained declaratory judgment that North Carolina's request for information about customers' choices of expressive material violates the First Amendment and the Video Privacy Protection Act. 758 F. Supp. 2d 1154 (W. D. Wash. 2010)

Obtained favorable settlement for debtor Layne Sapp on preference and fraudulent transfer claims. (Bankr. W.D. Wash. 2010)

Represent consultant to debtor in sale of 300MM semi-conductor facility located in Richmond, Va. (Bankr D. Del. 2010)

Motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint to collect on acknowledgment of debt related to diamond financing. (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2009)