Cory Buland regularly guides some of the nation’s leading companies to success in bet-the-company litigation. Buland’s roster of clients has included Uber, Walmart, Chevron, J.B. Hunt Transportation Services, Corinthian Capital Group, Wellstat Therapeutics, and Ellington Management Group.
Buland’s practice is diverse – he leads both plaintiffs and defendants through complex commercial disputes of every stripe: from breaches of contract to business torts; pharmaceutical to securities litigation; and theft of trade secrets to suits under the False Claims Act.
Buland has secured major wins for his clients across the nation. Notable representations include:
255 Butler Associates, LLC v. 255 Butler LLC. Buland led a Susman Godfrey team that secured a $36 million judgment after a lengthy trial on behalf of client, 255 Butler Associates LLC, against its commercial landlord in a case concerning breach of contract, alleged extortion, and substantial lost profits related to a prominent piece of Brooklyn real estate.
In re: WeWork Litigation. Buland represented WeWork founder, Adam Neumann, against SoftBank after SoftBank withdrew its offer to buy up to $3 billion in WeWork stock from Mr. Neumann and other shareholders. This lawsuit represents one of the largest individual claims to be litigated this century. A week before trial, the case settled as reported by media outlets throughout the world.
Waymo v. Uber. Buland and a team from Susman Godfrey were hired by Uber Technologies, Inc. just months before the “Tech Trial of the Century” when Alphabet’s Waymo was claiming more than $2 billion in damages against Uber over allegations of stolen trade secrets. In a critical move, Buland and his team successfully got all of Waymo’s expert’s damages opinions struck and the case soon settled during the first week of trial.
BTG. Int’l v. Wellstat Therapeutics Corp. Buland secured a $70 million verdict ($58 million after fees and expenses) on behalf of Wellstat Therapeutics in bet-the-company lawsuit against the distributor of its leading product. Hired less than two months before trial, Buland took a lead in preparing for trial. At trial, Buland skillfully presented Wellstat’s case through its Head of Research and Development and presented the critical damages expert who laid the foundation for the Court’s $70 million damages award. The verdict was later confirmed by the Delaware Supreme Court.
BACKGROUND
Prior to joining Susman Godfrey, Buland served as a law clerk to then-Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs of the Second Circuit and Judge Richard Sullivan of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York.
Buland is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he served as Senior Editor of the Columbia Law Review and was a James Kent and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Updated Oct 2024
