He also has a notable background in assisting companies and individuals in responding to regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings. He recently served as lead trial counsel representing a fund holding approximately $40 million of senior secured notes in a three-day trial opposing substantive consolidation of the issuer; in that matter Mr. Taylor successfully obtained a release of all claims asserted against the fund, as well as a guarantee of payment of substantial claims against assets of the consolidated bankruptcy estate. He also recently represented Johnson & Johnson as second trial chair in an action seeking damages for breach of a no-solicitation provision in a merger agreement; Joel’s work in that case resulted in a $600 million settlement payment to Johnson & Johnson.