David R. Schaefer, (P.C.)

Representative Matters: Lead trial counsel in a securities class action against a major Connecticut bank, obtaining a favorable settlement during trial.; Counsel for defendant consumer products company in a consumer class action challenging the claims of efficacy made by the defendant; obtained dismissal of action by the trial court, affirmed by the Court of Appeals.; Represented the wife in a divorce action against her husband who was an attorney/real estate developer with ownership in multiple New York City properties. Trial court awarded the wife lifetime non-modifiable alimony, not dischargeable in bankruptcy, plus an interest in all the New York real estate to be paid upon sale, or by appraisal if the properties are not sold within 10 years.; Obtained a settlement on the eve of trial in a case pending in the Federal Court in Massachusetts for a Connecticut individual confirming her ownership of a biomedical company when other owners denied her ownership and had transferred assets of the company to a new entity. The settlement required the company to pay the client's legal fees.; Obtained a jury verdict for a company against a multi-national oil company for breach of contract.; Served as liaison counsel in three antitrust class actions seeking recovery of damages for violations of the Sherman Act in the chemical, paper and pharmaceutical industries.