Representative Matters

  • Successfully represented directors and officers of a research corporation in a derivative suit alleging waste of corporate assets;
  • Successfully represented defendant corporation and corporate directors in 10(b)5 class action in Southern District of New York arising out of 60% drop in stock price after previously announced earnings were reversed;

  • Successfully represented CEO of major M&A firm and outside director of Fortune 500 corporations in Delaware and California derivative suits alleging breach of duty of due care;

  • Successfully represented corporate officers and directors in Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into alleged insider trading and stock manipulation scheme;

  • Successfully represented currency trader in Federal Reserve Board Investigation into alleged unauthorized trading;

  • Successfully represented independent directors accused of alleged breaches of fiduciary duty at both the New York State trial and appellate level;

  • Successfully obtained a reversal in New York’s Second Department of a trial court’s denial of directors’ and officers’ motion to dismiss a complaint asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty;

  • Successfully represented a company in asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty against its founder at trial in the Delaware Chancery Court;

  • Successfully defended investment manager and its members in an arbitration asserting claims of breach of fiduciary duty;

  • Successfully represented executive of a new sports league who asserted claims of breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract against the league and its co-founders;

  • Successfully represented investor in a joint venture that owned real-estate in an arbitration for breach of fiduciary duty and imposition of a constructive trust;

  • Successfully represented family member in a 40-day trial relating to claims that all assets owned by the family member were part of a family partnership;

  • Trial to Texas jury of 10(b)5 and RICO class action arising out of oil company's alleged bribery of foreign officials to obtain concessions;

  • Trial to Indiana court of class action and derivative suit seeking to enjoin merger of Indiana health care company with white knight;

  • Successfully represented 50% shareholder of privately held corporation in state corporate dissolution proceeding involving allegations of fraud and corporate waste;

  • Successfully represented alleged controlling shareholder and director of a company accused of breach of fiduciary duties, resulting from leveraged buyout and subsequent insolvency of world's largest dental supply company, at a jury trial in Massachusetts;Successfully represented investor in a business, who asserted claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, against company and its controlling investor-founder;

  • Successfully defended company officers and inside directors in Delaware Chancery Court derivative suit alleging breach of duty of loyalty and self-dealing; and

  • Successfully represented directors of Delaware corporation in Chapter 11 proceeding in obtaining releases from liability for alleged violations of securities laws and fiduciary duties as directors.