Anonymous case summaries.
Explore the allegations and the outcome with the charges and outcome clearly explained.
Business context.
Courtroom preparation.
Criminal defense experience and representation of public companies in consumer class action defense, commercial arbitration, and business disputes.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE EXPERIENCEFelony dismissal
Felony dismissal
case history.
David Scharf has obtained dismissal of all felony charges in matters involving serious violent, drug, firearm, property, and financial allegations.
Explore the results ↗A clear account of the record.
Selected felony dismissals from David Scharf’s criminal defense practice.
A sustained litigation relationship.
David Scharf and Gravitas Law Group have represented public companies in federal consumer-labeling litigation and commercial arbitration. The work includes responding to proposed class claims, evaluating labeling allegations, briefing standing and pleading issues, and handling contested contract and accounting disputes.
Documented engagements include consumer class actions in New York and California and commercial co-packing arbitration.
That mix of matters connects class action defense with the practical demands of a public company: responding to multiple claims, working with management, developing the evidentiary record, and addressing commercial relationships.
Explore the case histories ↗DOCUMENTED COMMERCIAL RESULT$1,603,897.22
$1,603,897.22
awarded to a public company.
The May 18, 2026 revised final award in the co-packer arbitration granted the public company’s contract recovery, interest, attorney fees, and costs, and rejected the co-packer’s claims.
Read the award’s scope ↗Defense and counterclaims.
Representation in a contested co-packing dispute involving contract interpretation and accounting evidence.
A final arbitration award.
The public company prevailed on its co-packing contract claim and defeated the co-packer’s claims. Some of the public company’s counterclaims were denied. The award is not presented as money collected.
Selected federal engagements.
CONSUMER CLASS ACTION DEFENSE / FEDERAL COURT
Consumer-labeling class action
Defense of a putative class action challenging beverage labeling, including natural-ingredient and preservative representations.
Read the case history ↗Partial dismissal of claims
CONSUMER CLASS ACTION DEFENSE / FEDERAL COURT
Ingredient-labeling class action
Defense of a proposed consumer class action involving erythritol, citric acid, and beverage-label representations.
Read the case history ↗Standing dismissal; related claims remained
CONSUMER CLASS ACTION DEFENSE / FEDERAL COURT
Federal consumer class action
Representation of the public company in federal consumer-labeling class action litigation.
Read the case history ↗Representative defense engagement
Beyond the filed complaint.
Pre-suit consumer claims
Counsel’s records document responses to proposed consumer-labeling class claims and pre-filing demands involving beverage marketing. Those matters involve assessment and response before a formal complaint; they are not described here as adjudicated victories.
Commercial relationships and disputes
The public-company portfolio also includes work involving co-packing, vendor and supply relationships, disputed payments, and insurance claims. The case histories identify the results supported by the reviewed record.
Explore civil litigation and business disputes ↗Selected civil litigation and commercial arbitration experience. Private negotiations, settlement amounts, and client strategy are omitted. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Negotiated resolutions and criminal trials.
Selected experience also includes a documented commercial settlement for a public company and historical criminal trials resulting in jury acquittals.
Commercial settlement ↗Challenging the reach of an arbitration clause.
Earlier public-company work includes a documented 2015 arbitration dismissal for lack of jurisdiction. The dismissal was without prejudice, and the dispute later proceeded in court.
Read the limited procedural result ↗Resolving a shareholder demand.
Public-company experience includes responding to a shareholder demand and negotiating a settlement.
Read the case history ↗When a demand does not become a lawsuit.
Selected consumer and website demands against public companies ended the reporting period without a complaint, settlement, or payment to resolve the demand.
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