A Senior Litigation Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York City, Barry Ostrager’s trial practice focuses on general commercial litigation and international arbitration. Named one of America's Top Ten Trial Lawyers by the Legal 500, Ostrager recently represented Mohammed Al-Saleh in a notable case involving Iraq War defense contracts.

1. Barry Ostrager's Recent Case Involving Iraq War Defense Contractors
A Senior Litigation Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York City, Barry
Ostrager’s trial practice focuses on general commercial litigation and international arbitration.
Named one of America's Top Ten Trial Lawyers by the Legal 500, Ostrager recently represented
Mohammed Al-Saleh in a notable case involving Iraq War defense contracts.
Accepting Al-Saleh as a client in 2010, Ostrager entered a case that had been ongoing for several
years, although discovery had not yet commenced. The suit involved Al-Saleh suing two former
business partners for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting, and unfair business
practices. The three individuals won U.S. Defense Department contracts to provide jet fuel to
troops in Western Iraq. In 2005, the two partners attempted to defraud the plaintiff and retain his
profits by misappropriating permits and authorizations for the transportation of fuel.
Taken to a jury, Al-Saleh won on all six counts, which were divided evenly between Florida and
Jordanian law. Ostrager's client was awarded $28.8 million, which could rise to more than $40
million after the courts take into account interest.