Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States
I have successfully represented clients in a wide array of complex civil litigation. My perspective is unique, as I have worked at top national firms on both sides of the spectrum. At Gordon & Rees, I defended Fortune 500 companies, leading national and international insurers, and small and large businesses in complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, and class actions. At Bernstein Litowitz, I represented institutional investors in complex litigation and securities class actions, including Public Employees Ret. Sys. of Mississippi vs. Merrill Lynch & Co. ($315 million recovery); In re Wells Fargo Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Litigation ($125 million); and In re AXA Rosenberg Investor Litigation ($65 million). My practice areas include complex business litigation, securities/investment litigation, real estate disputes, insurance disputes, and serious personal injury claims. Examples include: - Representing clients in complex business and contract disputes; - Representing individuals in serious personal injury claims, including wrongful death, product liability, and premises liability actions; - Representing clients in complex insurance disputes; - Defending businesses and individuals in actions alleging fraud and other torts; - Representing investors in securities and investment litigation, including before FINRA arbitration panels; - Defending corporate directors and officers in shareholder derivative actions; - Representing developers and other clients in real estate litigation and judicial foreclosure actions; - Defending accountants and other professionals in professional liability actions; - Defending large companies in consumer class actions; - Defending HOAs in construction defect actions; - Representing institutional investors in complex, multi-billion dollar securities class actions.
Represent clients in complex business litigation and serious personal injury and wrongful death matters
Represented individuals and small and large businesses in a wide array of complex civil litigation
Represented major Fortune 500 companies and leading national and international insurers in complex commercial and securities litigation
Represented institutional investors in securities class actions and complex litigation resulting in cumulative settlements of $505 million
Represented individual and institutional investors in complex litigation and arbitration proceedings before FINRA