In a dramatic legal showdown, a California resident has filed a lawsuit against multiple defendants, including a Delaware-based company and its key members, alleging breach of contract and other claims. On November 10, 2025, Ryan Komppa initiated the complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against NexTech Infrastructure Partners LLC, Howard Horowitz, Kestrel Venture Partners L.P., Kestrel Ventures LLC, and Chris Flynn.
The crux of the case revolves around an exclusive private placement agreement (PPA) that Komppa had with NexTech to secure private equity investments for developing a computer data storage venture. According to the filing, Komppa successfully obtained commitments worth hundreds of millions from prominent institutional investors like Angelo Gordon & Co., L.P., MSD Capital L.P., McCarthy Cook & Co., and Townsend Group. Despite these successes, Komppa alleges that NexTech’s principals acted in bad faith by not accepting these commitments due to personal interests rather than corporate benefit. “These investors were all committed and ready to invest,” asserts Komppa in his complaint.
Komppa accuses NexTech of breaching several clauses within their agreement, including non-circumvention and non-disclosure provisions. He further alleges breaches of implied duties of good faith and fair dealing due to NexTech’s failure to accept the commitments without commercially appropriate reasons. The plaintiff also brings forward claims of quantum meruit and unjust enrichment against Horowitz and Flynn for benefiting from his services without compensation. Moreover, he accuses Horowitz and Flynn of tortious interference with contract by undermining the commitments maliciously.
Seeking justice through the court system, Komppa is demanding damages for breach of contract as well as compensation under quantum meruit principles for the value of his work. He also seeks punitive damages for tortious interference with contractual relations. Additionally, he requests that defendants be held accountable under alter ego liability principles due to alleged misuse of business structures.
Representing Ryan Komppa are attorneys Richard M. Volin from Volin Employment Law PLLC in Virginia and Stephen L. Brodsky from Mazzola Lindstrom LLP in New York City. The case is presided over by judges at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia under Case ID 1:25-cv-02009.
Source: 125cv02009_Komppa_v_Nexech_Infrastructure_Partners_LLC_Complaint_Eastern_District_Virginia.pdf
