Gabriel E. Bedoya

Gabriel Bedoya is a partner in the Litigation Department who represents international manufacturers, private equity firms, and closely held businesses in complex commercial matters, supply chain conflicts, securities litigation, and government investigations.

• Represents companies in supply chain disputes, business torts, class action defense, and other high stakes litigation
• Represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies in derivative litigation, mergers and acquisitions litigation, and corporate internal investigations, with a particular focus on litigation and dispute resolution arising out of the purchase or sale of a company’s assets or stock and other liquidity events
• Represents public and privately held companies in shareholder disputes, including minority oppression, criminal or civil fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract
• Represents companies and individuals in matters connected to internal investigations and government investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission
• Serves as the firm’s Hiring Partner for Summer Associates
• Serves as Global Chair of Interlaw’s Litigation Group

Practice Areas

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Representative Matters

• Represented international manufacturers in commercial disputes with their suppliers, distributors, customers, and competitors
• Represented private equity clients in a variety of industries concerning claims of breach of contract and fraud
• Represented shareholders in both prosecuting and defending claims of minority oppression, breach of fiduciary duty, and related shareholder claims
• Defeated $20M claim by global testing, inspection, and certification company in suit against crash-test sled manufacturer involving claims of breach of contract and warranties
• Obtained favorable settlement for Tier 1 supplier in post-acquisition dispute concerning its assumed international operations
• Obtained favorable settlement for full-service Tier 1 automotive supplier in suit filed against competitor involving breach of contract, violations of Michigan Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and tortious interference
• Obtained favorable settlement for national produce wholesaler in dispute against its vendor for breach of contract
• Obtained favorable settlement for wholesale plant nursery against vendor in suit involving breach of contract, fraud, and conversion
• Obtained favorable settlement in post-acquisition dispute filed against national healthcare services enterprise following claims of securities fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and minority oppression
• Served as Plaintiff's counsel to private equity company in lawsuit alleging 8-figures in damages arising from claims of fraud and business torts.  Obtained injunction and receivership, followed by judgment and an award of all litigation costs and fees, following a successful motion for terminating sanctions
• Obtained favorable settlement for founders of agribusiness related to dispute filed in both federal and state court concerning claims of federal securities fraud, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract
• Secured arbitration award for nationwide food distributor in breach of contract dispute with international distributor
• Obtained dismissal of international federal contract dispute involving automotive industry suppliers
• Obtained favorable settlement for art donor following a dispute filed in federal court related to the Visual Artists Rights Act
• Obtained favorable settlement for digital marketing company in California state court concerning claims of breach of contract and breach of guaranty
• Obtained favorable settlement for regional recycling company in federal court concerning claims of breach of contract
• Obtained favorable settlement for global information-content and technology company in federal court concerning claims of breach of contract and quantum meruit
• Successfully represented homebuilder in minority oppression suit filed against his co-founders and achieved a highly favorable settlement on first day of trial
• Successfully represented individual in an SEC investigation arising from a referral from FINRA
• Successfully defended nationwide restaurant chain in class action litigation alleging false advertising and negligence and won dismissal of all claims via successive motions for summary disposition
• Obtained dismissal in federal court for medical device manufacturer related to claims for breach of contract, tortious interference, unjust enrichment, and fraudulent misrepresentation
• Obtained favorable settlement for medical device manufacturer in federal court concerning claims for breach of contract and violation of Illinois’s Local Government Prompt Payment Act
• Currently represent forging and machining provider in suit against its vendor in suit alleging breach of contract
• Currently represent medical device manufacturer in suit against its customer in suit alleging breach of contract and implied warranties
• Currently represent organization of companies that own and operate hydroelectric power projects in suit against government entities seeking environmental damages, as well as suits against potentially responsible parties seeking contribution for cleanup costs
• Currently represent strategic buyer in litigation against sellers of manufacturing business for fraudulent misrepresentations and breach of representations and warranties.  Defeated motion for judgment on the pleadings and motions for sanctions.

Prior Experience

• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Litigation Associate, 2014-2016
• King & Spalding LLP, International Arbitration Associate, 2013-2014
• Sidley Austin LLP, Litigation Associate, 2011-2013
• New York University School of Law, Research Assistant, 2009-2010

Additional Languages

• Spanish (native)
• French

Education

Admissions

Court Admissions

Awards

The Best Lawyers in America, 2023-2025

• Recognized in practice area of Commercial Litigation

Michigan Super Lawyers

• Recognized as a Rising Star, 2024

DBusiness Magazine’s 30 in Their Thirties, 2022

Corp! Magazine, Michigan’s Most Valuable Professional, Entrepreneur & Young Professional – MVP Awards, 2022

Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Class of 2023 Leaders in the Law, 2023

Professional & Community Involvement

• Detroit Regional Chamber, Leadership Detroit Class XLIII, 2022-2023

• State Bar of Michigan Association

• Oakland County Bar Association

• American Bar Association

• Detroit Bar Association
  • Board of Directors, 2022-present
•  Interlaw
  • Global Chair of Litigation Practice, 2021-present
• Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan
• Michigan Hispanic Collaborative
  • Board of Directors, 2023-present

PRO BONO

Obtained asylum for Cameroonian client before U.S. Immigration Court

Filed FOIA litigation on behalf of ACLU of Michigan seeking documents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Filed amicus briefs on behalf of the Chaldean Community Foundation in the Hamama v. Adducci litigation before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Participant in Honigman Academy, providing local public high school students with a broad overview of life at a corporate law firm

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