Barry C. Klickstein practices in the areas of complex business and commercial disputes and products liability defense. Mr. Klickstein has 35 years of trial experience in both state and federal courts. He has extensive experience handling cases involving corporate control, minority stockholder suits and securities matters. Mr. Klickstein represents physicians and attorneys in partnership and professional liability and practice litigation. He also represents one of the world's largest casino operators in a broad spectrum of litigation.

A member of the American and Boston bar associations, Mr. Klickstein is a 1972 cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a cum laude graduate of the University of Massachusetts.

Areas Of Practice

Commercial Litigation
Professional Liability Litigation
Products Liability Litigation
Probate Litigation
Insurance Defense Litigation
Construction Litigation
Employment Litigation

Representative Matters

Secured a judgment after several weeks of trial against the founder, promoter, and patent holder on behalf of a medical device company and its investors, including assignment of all patent rights.
After evidentiary hearings, obtained a judgment in the Bankruptcy Court dismissing over eight million dollars in claims brought against the bankrupt company by foreign distributors.
Obtained a judgment of dismissal after a summary judgment finding that the defendant shopping center owners and managers were not liable for catastrophic injuries to a business invitee, who had previously settled with co-defendant business owner and architect on her claims of defective design.
Successfully represented a minority stockholder in a closely held telecom company in avoiding a previously executed buyout/settlement agreement and obtaining a multimillion-dollar settlement.
Lead trial counsel for multiple corporate defendants in a complex chemical plant explosion case involving seriously burned plaintiffs, resulting in favorable outcomes for all defendants.
Defended a government contractor in a multi-week False Claims Act trial, bringing seven years of litigation to a successful conclusion.
Counseled a group of selling stockholders and represented them in litigation to obtain their multimillion-dollar deferred acquisition payment after selling their start-up company to a publicly traded company which sought to avoid payment by raising fraud in inducement claims.
Represented the officers and directors of a pharmaceutical company against claims of fraudulently withholding adverse FDA reports in the sale of a subsidiary to the plaintiffs, resulting in a "litigation costs" based settlement.
After extensive discovery and hearings, restored the relatives of Holocaust survivors to their interests in the decedents' real estate, which had been devised to the caregiver and her attorney.
Obtained a favorable result for a truck manufacturer after trial of a products liability claim involving a longshoreman who suffered severe and permanent brain damage in an accident at a terminal.
Counseled a national telemarketing company in connection with its employment claims.
Established the rights of a foreign adoptee to the sole beneficial interest in an irrevocable trust which under applicable Scandinavian law excluded her.

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association

Admissions

Massachusetts
New York
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Claims
United States Court of Appeals, First and Second Circuit
United States Tax Court

Board Memberships

Treasurer and Executive Board Member of the Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies

Civic and Charitable Activities

Chairman, Annual Conference of the Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies, April 2005
Past President and Counsel, Jewish Family Service of the North Shore

Honors and Awards

Named a 2006 Massachusetts Super Lawyer