Schulman Bhattacharya is proud to announce that Courtney Schaefer has joined the Firm as an associate attorney.  Ms. Schaefer is an experienced former federal prosecutor, law firm litigator, and federal “rocket docket” law clerk. She began her legal career as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee of the Alexandria Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.  Following her clerkship, she was an Honors Attorney with the Criminal Division of the United States Department of... read more →

Schulman Bhattacharya is proud to announce the hiring of a new associate attorney who will be resident in the Firm’s Washington-area headquarters office. Akinyi Orinda joins the Firm after spending ten years handling civil litigation for several leading Maryland and Virginia law firms, and serving as a law clerk to Chief Judge Lon E. Farris of the Prince William County Circuit Court.  She earned her J.D. from the College of William and Mary School of Law, where she served as Notes Editor and... read more →

Just ten days after hearing oral argument, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals has issued a unanimous decision affirming yet another victory secured by Schulman Bhattacharya for its clients ExeGi Pharma, LLC and Professor Claudio De Simone against Alfasigma USA, Inc. On August 20, 2020, Judge Ronald B. Rubin of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, granted the Firm’s motion for summary judgment, dismissing all five of Alfasigma’s claims against ExeGi Pharma and Professor De Simone “with prejudice, and... read more →

Maryland Court Grants Firm’s Clients Summary Judgment on All Seven Counts of their Amended Complaint, Dismisses All Eleven Counts of Defendants’ Counterclaims, Finds that Defendants Pressed Litigation In Bad Faith and Without Substantial Justification, and Awards All Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Sought by the Firm. In a series of orders entered recently by Hon. Ronald B. Rubin of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, Schulman Bhattacharya has obtained complete victory for its clients in a hotly contested dispute over... read more →

In two orders signed this week by Judge Ronald B. Rubin of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, Schulman Bhattacharya secured a major victory for its clients Andrew Sachs, Sachs Capital, LLC, and related entities in their ongoing litigation with EM Group, LLC, Eli Kimel, Barclay Booth, and Travis Booth.  In the first order, the Court directed that $6,641,070.89 be immediately paid over to the Sachs parties and that “as additional funds are deposited in the Court’s registry” from the sale of a... read more →

In an important decision promoting clean energy in the District of Columbia, D.C. Superior Court Judge Heidi M. Pasichow upheld a 7 count complaint filed by Schulman Bhattacharya on behalf of a condominium owner asserting the right to install electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) in her building’s assigned parking space. Schulman Bhattacharya’s clients, the EB Trust and its trustees, own a condominium in the Chase Point Condominiums in Washington, D.C.  One of the Plaintiffs, who resides in the... read more →

Schulman Bhattacharya recently secured a pair of major victories for Andrew Sachs, Sachs Capital, LLC, and its related entities in their ongoing litigation with EM Group, LLC, Eli Kimel, Barclay Booth, and Travis Booth. First, on September 10, 2020, Judge Ronald B. Rubin of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland entered a memorandum and order, which can be read here, denying Defendants’ motion for a preliminary injunction.  The injunction sought by Defendants would have held up millions of... read more →

Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC is proud to announce the hiring of a new associate attorney who will be resident in the Firm’s Washington-area headquarters office. Mace Phillips joins the Firm after clerkships with the Honorable Brynja M. Booth of the Maryland Court of Appeals and the Honorable Stephen H. Kehoe of the Circuit Court for Talbot County. While clerking, Mace worked extensively on complex commercial cases, as well as cases in the areas of land use, insurance, bankruptcy, consumer protection,... read more →

Just three weeks after obtaining a finding of contempt against Alfasigma USA, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Schulman Bhattacharya secured another significant win against Alfasigma for its clients ExeGi Pharma, LLC and Professor Claudio De Simone.  On August 20, 2020, Judge Ronald B. Rubin of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland granted the Firm’s motion for summary judgment, dismissing all of Alfasigma’s claims against ExeGi Pharma and Professor De Simone “with... read more →