Jacob A. Rey

Biography

Cases

Commercial Litigation

• Obtained relief for an oil and gas company to enforce the terms of a multimillion-dollar purchase and sale agreement with another oil and gas company.
• Served as lead counsel in series of lawsuits concerning contract disputes between nation-leading telecom companies with over $1 billion at issue. Achieved highly favorable settlement.
• Represented a 100-year-old precious metals refiner against a Newmont Corporation subsidiary's allegations of civil theft, claiming our client stole millions in gold and other precious metals. Obtained significant monetary recovery and public withdrawal of all civil theft allegations and dismissal of all claims with prejudice.
• Won affirmative summary judgment for a Canadian company in a dispute to recognize a $9 million breach-of-contract judgment entered in Alberta, Canada. WTO lawyers persuaded a Colorado federal court to recognize the judgment without an evidentiary hearing under the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
• Won summary judgment for an insurance company client on defamation claims.
• Won a Kentucky appeal for a law firm accused of aiding and abetting a client's breach of fiduciary duty in a $500 million estate dispute.

Other Representative Experience

• Won a $39 million plaintiff's jury verdict as co-trial counsel for Allergan and Duke University after a five-day patent infringement trial in federal court in Colorado.
• Won affirmance of summary judgment for USAA against breach of contract and bad faith claims following the rescission of a life insurance policy due to material misrepresentations in the application for insurance benefits.
• Won a defense jury verdict for a lawyer and law firm facing outrageous conduct and malicious prosecution claims.
• Won a significant appeal for Owners Insurance Company against a condominium association that filed an inflated insurance claim and sought more than $5 million in total damages.
• Won a federal jury verdict in a trial for an insurer pursuing counterclaims against a homeowners association that filed an inflated insurance claim and sought more than $5 million in total damages. The Court entered judgment for the client for the full amount that had been paid in benefits, plus interest and costs.
• Representing a leading medical technology company in nationwide litigation regarding MRI contrast dye. Obtained successful voluntary and court-ordered dismissal of dozens of cases.

Publications & Speaking Engagements

• "Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: Ensuring State Emissions Reductions Are Given Credit in Future Clean Power Plan Regulations," Co-Authored, Public Utilities Fortnightly.

Press

• Law.com Features WTO on 2023 "Top 100 Verdicts" List
• WTO Elects 5 New Partners
• Law360, "Home Insurer Turns Tables On HOA's Coverage Suit," October 22, 2018.

Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors

Community Memberships, Activities, and Honors

Personal Interests