Vincent S.J. Buccola

Pioneer Hi-Bred v. Monsanto (S.D. Iowa)
Lead trial counsel for Pioneer in patent infringement suit against Monsanto relating to corn seed production techniques.  Case pending.

American Airlines v. Sabre Inc. (Tarrant County, TX, and N.D. Tex.)
Trial counsel for Sabre in breach of contract and antitrust actions relating to the display of American's fares in Sabre's Global Distribution System.  Cases pending.

Hunter v. United States (Eleventh Circuit) 
Representing (with my colleague Adam Mortara) a group of habeas corpus and criminal law scholars in connection with amicus brief at the Eleventh Circuit.  Case involves analysis of statutory construction and constitutional issues related to certificates of appealability for sentencing claims.  After Supreme Court remand, Eleventh Circuit sua sponte invited our participation in the case.  Case pending.
Click here to read the Eleventh Circuit brief.

Elliott Associates, L.P. v. Porsche SE
Representing hedge funds in securities fraud and manipulation lawsuit against Porsche SE related to Porsche SE's attempted takeover of Volkswagen AG in 2008.  Damages in excess of $1 billion.  Appeal pending in the Second Circuit.

Polo v. Federal Signal Corp. (Ill. Ct. App.)
Representing Federal Signal in a product liability case brought by firefighters who allege that Federal Signal sirens are unreasonably dangerous and caused hearing loss.  Appeal pending in the Illinois Appellate Court.

Sunstar, Inc.  v. Alberto-Culver Co. (7th Cir. 2008-2009)
Represented Sunstar, a leading Japanese manufacturer of consumer products, in ongoing trademark and contract dispute involving Sunstar's sale of VO5 hair care products in Japan.  Case was remanded to the District Court following firm's win on appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Cole v. Asurion and T-Mobile (Federal District Court, Central District of California).
Representing Asurion and T-Mobile in class action brought by T-Mobile subscriber who purchased cell-phone insurance and claims, on behalf of 1.4 million consumers, that Asurion and T-Mobile did not sufficiently disclose the terms of the insurance.  Plaintiff seeks the return of all premiums paid by all class members.  Won stay of case pending individual class member arbitrations.

ACP Master, Ltd. v. Bank of America, N.A.
Representing hedge funds in their action for breach of contract against lenders that failed to fund the construction of the Fontainebleau casino in Las Vegas.  Case pending in multi‑district proceedings in the Southern District of Florida.

Turbon Int'l, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co.
Represented Hewlett-Packard in a suit alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and false advertising.  Case settled after Turbon's claims for false advertising, misappropriation of trade secrets, and unfair competition were dismissed.

publications

Credit Bidding and the Design of Bankruptcy Auctions, 18 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 99 (2010) (with Ashley Keller). Cited in In re Philadelphia Newspapers, 599 F.3d 289 (3d Cir. 2010) (Ambro, J., dissenting); River Road Hotel Partners, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank, ___F.3d___, 2011 WL 2547615 (7th Cir. 2011).