Noah P. Sullivan

Experience

• Represented clients in numerous cases in federal and state courts, tackling significant matters on a broad spectrum of legal and factual issues, including:
  • Obtaining dismissal of declaratory judgment action on exclusive and primary jurisdiction grounds, in a case brought by a major railroad that was represented by a renowned Washington, DC firm.
  • Litigating trademark dispute on behalf of plaintiff in the Eastern District of Virginia, leading to favorable global settlement.
  • Obtaining full defense victory for client in arbitration proceeding arising from tax dispute in a multi-billion dollar transaction.
  • Representing major insurance company in series of cases primarily pending in South Carolina state court related to novel theories of liability in asbestos exposure cases.
  • Defending large retail company in series of wage and hour litigations and arbitrations.
  • Representing Canadian lumber producer in countervailing duties dispute before the Department of Commerce and bi-national review panels.
  • Convincing Department of Health and Human Services to reverse decision to suspend a provider from Medicare program, at the very beginning of the administrative appeal process.
  • Successfully navigating a thorny and complex dispute between numerous primary care providers against a major health insurance provider regarding their participation agreements.
  • Conducting discovery and preparation for retrial in False Claims Act case brought by the United States against a major government contractor, which led to favorable settlement.
  • Representing rail carriers in significant proceedings before the Surface Transportation Board.
  • Defending multiple medical practices in dispute with insurance company regarding termination and amendment rights, involving complex federal and state legal issues.
  • Representing technology company in appeal of major trade-secrets judgment on appeal to the Virginia Court of Appeals.
  • Obtaining reversal of multi-million-dollar False Claims Act judgment in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
  • Representing non-profit hospital in appeal of enormous False Claims Act judgment in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
  • Representing health care company in multi-jurisdictional health care fraud investigation.
  • Conducting internal investigation on behalf of client in response to sexual misconduct scandal with top executive.
  • Noah also maintains an active pro bono practice, which has included defending indigent litigants facing criminal charges in the Eastern District of Virginia and representing plaintiff in Section 1983 suit against locality in the District of Maryland.
• Served as chief legal advisor to the Governor of Virginia and Cabinet on all aspects of state government, including:
  • Overseeing review of all regulatory actions pending before executive branch agencies and took lead role in legislative efforts related to the Virginia Administrative Process Act.
  • Reviewing legislation passed by the General Assembly, as well as developing executive orders and directives to advance the Governor’s priorities.
  • Developing legal framework and litigation strategy for Governor’s historic restoration of rights program, which successfully restored voting rights to over 175,000 ex-felons in Virginia.
  • Advising Governor and Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security on issues surrounding 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia and follow-on executive orders and actions.
  • Litigating remedial plan in Congressional redistricting case on behalf of Governor McAuliffe, which resulted in Governor’s advocated creation of second minority opportunity district in Virginia.

* Some Representative matters reflect work prior to joining Gentry Locke