HAIG V. KALBIAN
hkalbian@kalbianhagerty.com
Haig V. Kalbian, co-founder of the Firm, has over
twenty years of experience representing the interests of commercial
entities and individuals in complex litigation and arbitration
in the U.S. and the Middle East.
A take-charge lawyer, Mr.
Kalbian combines litigation
and negotiation skills with an intimate knowledge of different
cultures. This has allowed him to consistently achieve
outstanding results in a wide range of commercial disputes
involving millions of dollars, including contract, RICO,
securities, arbitrations, partnership, real estate, derivative
claims and technology related litigation. He has consistently
demonstrated the ability to serve clients' interests in
a manner that results in the favorable, prompt and cost-effective
resolution of the cases with which he is entrusted. Whether
representing Western or Middle Eastern clients, he is also
admired for the thoughtfulness and tact he brings to problems
that often span across cultural gaps.
Among Mr. Kalbian's many successes are the following:
- Led the legal defense team that enabled a favorable
settlement on behalf of a major Saudi Arabian real
estate venture in a dispute with its partners involving
the Boston
Navy Yard.
- Obtained summary dismissal in New York Supreme
Court of a multi-million dollar claim filed against
a Texas-based national real estate developer arising
from the development
of a downtown Manhattan office tower.
- Obtained substantial award for a major Saudi
Arabian company in a commercial dispute with a U.S. corporation
based in Texas. In formulating an aggressive litigation
strategy, Mr. Kalbian was able to secure the award
and
prove several large Wall Street firms wrong after they
passed on the engagement.
- Negotiated a "nuisance value" settlement
on behalf of a member of a Gulf ruling family named
as a defendant in a multi-million dollar complex commercial
action filed in the Southern District of New York.
- Enabled defendants he represented to settle a
multi-million dollar civil RICO suit for less than $30,000
by aggressively
defending the litigation filed, as a class action,
in the U.S. District Court, Miami, Florida. Through persistent
motions practice spanning five years, Mr. Kalbian was
able
to chip away at the plaintiffs' case and force them
to accept a "nuisance value" settlement on
the eve of trial.
- Led the legal team that obtained a multi-million
dollar verdict in the Eastern District of Virginia
on behalf of I.T. Company on grounds of civil conspiracy
and trade
secret infringement.
- Led the legal team that has convinced several
federal judges to dismiss a number of cases filed against
a foreign
government in the United States.
Mr. Kalbian is a graduate
of the University of Richmond and the University of
Notre Dame Law School, and a member
of the District of Columbia Bar and the Virginia State
Bar. He is fluent in both Arabic and French and is proficient
in Armenian.
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