Ed O'Toole is partner-in-charge of the New York office. Mr. O'Toole has significant experience litigating disputes regarding complex transactions, including matters relating to asset-backed securities. He is currently representing two monoline insurers involved in disputes with a unit of a large money-center bank concerning representations and warranties that were made in connection with the issuance of RMBS. He is also representing New York Law School in a putative class action brought by former law students who claim to have been misled about their post-graduate employment options. Additionally, Mr. O'Toole is representing institutional investors in several securities-related actions against money center banks and successfully represented a securities clearing firm in an interpleader action brought by a corporate trustee in a securities transaction. Recently, Mr. O'Toole represented a hedge fund in litigation concerning the rights and obligations of a departing member; a private equity firm in connection with claims relating to breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty; a domestic coal company, an architectural firm and a French cosmetics distributor in separate complex breach of contract matters; and two departing corporate officers in a derivative action brought against the officers and the Board of Directors. With more than 20 years of litigation experience, he has developed a common sense understanding of the practical issues faced by companies involved in lawsuits in U.S. courts and cross-border disputes. Significant Matters Mr. O'Toole defended a pharmaceutical manufacturer in several individual products cases and has spent almost ten years managing document discovery for an international conglomerate involved in related civil and criminal proceedings both inside and outside the U.S. Mr. O'Toole has also tackled complex financial cases for banks, hedge funds and private equity firms, an investigation for the Audit Committee of a prominent commodities exchange and international disputes for a manufacturing conglomerate involving RICO, fraud, and money laundering. He has handled several complex disputes involving employment matters, contract interpretation, corporate governance and unfair competition claims. Activities Mr. O'Toole is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where he serves as the firm's pro bono liaison to the City Bar's Refugee Assistance Project and oversees the representation of asylum applicants. He was a member of the Immigration and Naturalization Law Committee from 2010 through 2011, and also served as a member of the Bar's Committee on Federal Legislation from 1997 to 2000. News February 7, 2012, Mike Volpe and Ed O'Toole quoted in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on suits against law schools February 2, 2012, Venable Expands its New York Real Estate Group with New Partner October 17, 2011, Michael Volpe quoted in Law360 and The National Law Journal on New York Law School suit September 7, 2011, Venable Adds Corporate Partner Anthony Saur to New York Office June 8, 2011, Venable's New York City office featured in New York Times article May 25, 2011, Venable Adds Trademark Litigation Partner Marcella Ballard March 9, 2011, Venable Adds Experienced Financial Services Litigator Kostas Katsiris as Partner in New York Office September 14, 2010, Venable Adds International Commercial Litigator/Transaction Attorney Brian Dunning to New York Office August 9, 2010, Venable's Expanding New York Office Adds Two Corporate Partners with Significant Business and Experience in Outsourcing and Technology Transactions January 15, 2009, Law360 covers Carollynn Callari's move to Venable Publications June 2011, The Knot Tightens - Loss Causation and Mutual Funds
Edmund M. O'Toole, Andrew F. Diamond
Securities Litigation Report April 14, 2011, Johnston v. Carnegie Corporation of New York: How Strong Are Your Nonprofit's Severance Agreements?
Edmund M. O'Toole, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum
Related Topic Area(s): Employment Law January 2011, Massachusetts Ruling Highlights New Tensions Between Defaulting Borrowers and Securities Investors
Edmund M. O'Toole, Matthew T. McLaughlin, Julia L. Davis
Securities Alert Fall 2010, E-Discovery in Cross-Border Litigation: Taking International Comity Seriously
Edmund M. O'Toole, David N. Cinotti
The International Dispute Resolution News May 2010, UBS Securities LLC v. Voegeli District Court Decision Limits Definition of 'Customer' in FINRA Arbitrations
Edmund M. O'Toole, Margalit A. Moche
Wall Street Lawyer February 18, 2010, "Ruling Clarifies Procedural Issues in SOX Retaliation Suits"
Edmund M. O'Toole, Lameke E. Cannon
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