Samara Hoose

Cases Tried or Otherwise Taken to Judgment

SmileDirectClub v. Align Technology, Operating Agreement Arbitration
Before hiring Bartlit Beck, SmileDirectClub (“SDC”) won an arbitration against Align (maker of Invisalign®) that required Align to close numerous Invisalign® stores.  In a follow-on Arbitration, Bartlit Beck represented Align and obtained a complete defense victory for Align in claims SDC brought asserting that Align had further violated the Operating Agreement between the parties.

Align Technology v. SmileDirectClub, Supply Agreement Arbitration I
Served as trial counsel and obtained a complete victory for Align in an arbitration related to Align’s affirmative claims against SDC and SDC’s first counterclaim against Align under the Supply Agreement.  The arbitrator entered an award for $63 million in favor of Align, and the Superior Court for the County of Santa Clara confirmed that award.

Align Technology v. SmileDirectClub, Supply Agreement Arbitration II
Bartlit Beck represented Align in its successful defense of SDC’s second counterclaim against Align. After an arbitration hearing, the Arbitrator issued an award in favor of Align and against SDC.