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| Practice Areas | Major Commercial Litigation; Government Enforcement and Compliance; Class Actions; Litigation | | | Education | University of Chicago, J.D., 1988, Dartmouth College, B.A., cum laude, 1985 | | | Admitted | 1988, Massachusetts; 1989, New Hampshire; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, New Hampshire | |
| Born | 1962 | | | Biography | Listed as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer for the second consecutive year. Major Commercial: breach of contract actions, especially those involving the purchase and sale of complex securities, corporate governance disputes, partnership disputes. Securities Litigation: defense of companies and their directors and officers in federal class actions and federal and state derivative actions; lead internal investigation for special board committees, and representation of companies and individuals in formal and informal SEC investigations and actions. | | | Reported Cases | Conducted internal investigation for board of directors of telecom company into alleged stock option backdating practices. Represented national restaurant chain's chief executive officer and chairman of the board in derivative suit brought against them by shareholder. Defended alleged Donahue squeeze out case on behalf of minority shareholders of closely held company and prosecuted company's countersuit against their former president for conversion of company funds, obtaining favorable settlement. Represented former chief financial officer of publicly traded company in securities fraud class action and SEC investigation, obtaining favorable settlements for both. Tried state excise tax case for large multi-national oil corporation; obtained multi-million dollar judgment. | | | ISLN | 909265722 | |
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