Tara Zurawski

FTC v. STERIS Corp. (N.D. Ohio); In the Matter of STERIS Corp. (FTC): Successfully defended STERIS Corporation against the FTC’s motion for preliminary injunction challenging STERIS’s proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of Synergy Health plc. Defeated the Commission after a week-long bench trial in federal court. Achieved dismissal of the related administrative-merger challenge.

In the Matter of Cabell Huntington Hospital (FTC):  Represented Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc., in an administrative proceeding brought by FTC to permanently enjoin Cabell’s proposed acquisition of St. Mary’s Medical Center, Inc. Achieved dismissal of the administrative-merger challenge.

Chrysler LLC Bankruptcy & Restructuring: Represented Chrysler LLC and its affiliates through groundbreaking chapter 11 proceedings that involved bankruptcy-court approval of a sale of the companies’ assets to a consortium led by Italian automaker Fiat S.p.A and the successful defense of the sale order on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Weinstein v. Islamic Republic of Iran (D. D.C.): Represented the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in seven writ of attachment proceedings seeking to seize country-code top-level domains used and managed by Iran, Syria and North Korea to satisfy money judgments arising out of claims brought under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Successfully obtained an order quashing all seven writs. Successfully defended appeal in which the D.C. Circuit unanimously affirmed the lower court order.

Knop v. Mackall (D.C. Sup. Ct.); Mackall v. Knop, (D.C. Cir.): Represented defendants in a shareholder-derivative action. Negotiated a favorable outcome for client before trial. Successfully overturned pre-trial award of attorneys’ fees on appeal.

Rosser v. Verizon Va., Inc. (E.D. Va.): Represented Verizon in eleven labor cases involving contract administration and enforcement, including contract interpretation, discipline, and discharge issues.

Batton v. Commc’ns Workers of America (E.D. Va.): Successfully defended Verizon in hybrid action under Section 301 of the Labor Relations Management Act.

Entrepreneur Media, Inc. v. Entrepreneur.com, (E.D. Va.): Successfully represented EMI in asserting Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) claims in multiple actions.

The Nielsen Co. (US), LLC v. comScore, Inc. (E.D. Va.); comScore Inc. v. The Nielsen Co. (US), LLC (E.D. Va.): Represented The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, and NetRatings, LLC, in concurrent patent-infringement actions related to the measuring and displaying of online content.

Corning Optical Commc’ns Wireless Ltd v. Solid, Inc. (E.D. Va.); Corning Optical Commc’ns Wireless Ltd. v. Solid, Inc. (N.D. Cal.): Represented Solid in a patent-infringement action relating to Distributed Antenna System products. Successfully obtained transfer of the case to the Northern District of California and won summary judgment.

Mars, Inc. v. The J.M. Smucker Co. (E.D. Va.): Successfully defended The J.M. Smucker Co. in an action alleging trademark infringement, false designation of origin, false description, and unfair competition related to pet treats for aiding in the oral administration of medication for pets. Won summary judgment on all claims.

TecSec, Inc. v. Intl. Bus. Mach. Corp. (E.D. Va.) – Represented SAS Institute, Inc. in patent-infringement action relating to encryption and cryptography technologies.

Synopsys, Inc. v. Lee (E.D. Va.); Synopsys, Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corp. (Fed. Cir.): Represented amicus curiae in action challenging U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s regulations and decisions in inter partes reviews as contrary to the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.

Muhammad v. Muir (Balt. City Cir. Ct.): Served as lead trial attorney and transformed a police-brutality victim’s $40,000 judgment obtained by prior counsel into a $2 million compensatory-damages award by developing a strong presentation for retrial and overcoming an incomplete evidentiary record and challenging procedural history.  After a one-week trial, the jury deliberated for less than half an hour before returning a unanimous verdict in Plaintiff’s favor, awarding $2 million in compensatory damages.

Orlando Crespin-Valladares v. Eric Holder (4th Cir.): Obtained asylum for El Salvadoran family after MS-13 gang threatened them for cooperating with a police investigation into a family member’s murder.

Ross v. Fleming (W.D. Va.): Prevailed in challenging the constitutionality of two sentences of life without parole imposed on a minor following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in Miller v. Alabama(2013) and Montgomery v. Louisiana (2016). This victory was groundbreaking for several reasons: Mr. Ross is the first inmate in the Western District of Virginia, and one of the first statewide, to prevail on a Miller claim; Mr. Ross’s petition required persuading a federal court that Virginia’s sentencing framework violated the Eighth Amendment, even after recent decisions from the Virginia Supreme Court purported to uphold the statutory scheme; and only one percent of all petitions for a writ of habeas corpus are granted, reflecting the rarity of a court granting a writ of habeas corpus in a case like this.

Currently representing whistleblowers in confidential multi-jurisdictional proceedings.