Stacie E. Tobin

Representative Matters

Commercial Litigation

• Obtained a preliminary injunction for plaintiff in federal housing discrimination case
• Obtained an arbitration award in favor of a major hotel company in a breach of contract and fraud action
• Obtained a summary judgment for a university in an educational breach of contract case
• Obtained preliminary and permanent injunctions to protect a client’s trademarks against infringement in Maryland
• Obtained a summary judgment in Virginia on breach of contract and fraud claims brought by a retailer against a product manufacturer, and on the manufacturer’s counterclaims against the retailer, resulting in a multi-million-dollar verdict in favor of the original defendant
• Defended developers and employers against claims for brokerage commissions by realtors in Maryland, North Carolina, and Delaware courts
• Represented developers in equitable actions brought in the Court of Chancery in Delaware by a non-U.S. investor in a project in Nevada
• Obtained an order of dismissal in favor of a developer who was sued in New York state court for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty
• Obtained a favorable judgment from a Virginia court for a financial services client sued over services services provided under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Obtained a summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff on all claims and counterclaims in an action brought under the Federal Communications Act

Product Liability Litigation

• Obtained dismissal for a biosimilar manufacturer in a California trade secrets action
• Obtained a defense jury verdict for a heavy equipment manufacturer in a design defect case in a Federal District Court in Texas
• Obtained a summary judgment for a personal watercraft manufacturer in a personal injury case brought in Maryland
• Represented a pharmaceutical manufacturer in large-scale, nationwide mediations related to the use of diet drugs
• Obtained a summary judgment for a cigarette manufacturer in numerous smoking and health cases in California
• Played a significant leadership role in one manufacturer’s effort to assess long-term, future litigation risks associated with its products and environmental concerns
  
   

Education

• J.D. with honors University of Maryland School of Law 1992
• B.A. Mount Holyoke College 1989

Bar Admissions

• Maryland
• Florida

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Clerk Experience

• Honorable John F. McAuliffe Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Member, Board and Executive Committee, Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore
• Graduate, Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) LEADERship Program, 2016
• Board member, LEADERship Program, 2020

• The Daily Record, Maryland’s Top 100 Women, 2019
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2013 – 2021
• The Best Lawyers Business Edition, Women in Law, Commercial Litigation, 2017 – 2019
• Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, Distinguished Women’s Award, 2018

Pro Bono

• Representation of refugee seeking political asylum
• Past successful representation of Virginia death row inmate

Volunteerism

• Board member, Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
• Campaign cabinet member, United Way of Central Maryland, 2020 - present
• Past president, Board of Directors, Special Olympics Maryland, Inc.; founder and co-chair, Board Advisory Council
• Past president and member, Board of Directors, Live Baltimore