Institutional investors and public companies alike have turned to Greene Espel in high-stakes securities litigation: fraud cases, multi-million-dollar battles over the terms of securities, class actions, shareholder disputes, RMBS, and more.
We bring deep industry knowledge and experience in complex commercial matters to bear on cases in state and federal courts across the country, as well as securities arbitrations. We work collaboratively with our clients, arriving at alternative fee arrangements where appropriate in our client’s interest.
Experience
Our lawyers have handled a wide range of securities disputes. For example:
- Defense of over fifty separate class action lawsuits, which included securities law violations and other claims.
- Representation of securities class action and derivative action plaintiffs.
- Representation of closely held corporations and minority shareholders in shareholder-oppression lawsuits and special litigation committee proceedings.
- Enforcement of terms in fixed income securities triggered by mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate actions.
- Defense of fraudulent transfer claims arising from buyouts of securities holders.
- RMBS cases, such as proceedings seeking to have trustees enforce RMBS trusts’ claims, objections to RMBS putback action settlements, disputes over the distribution of settlement funds, and disputes between certificateholders and servicers.
- Cases against professionals allegedly involved in securities fraud.
- Representation of a liquidation trustee as a minority shareholder, in a dispute over allocation of acquisition proceeds.
- Defense of municipal bond issuers against securities fraud claims.
News
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Faris Rashid Recognized by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as a 2023 40 Under 40 Honoree
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Mark Johnson, Aaron Knoll, and Cliff Greene Recognized by Minnesota Lawyer as 2022 Attorneys of the Year
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Best Lawyers Recognizes 14 Greene Espel Attorneys on the 2023 Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Lists
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Faris Rashid Appointed to the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel
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16 Greene Espel Attorneys Recognized on the Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
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Chambers USA Recognizes Greene Espel for Litigation in Minnesota; Jeanette Bazis, Sybil Dunlop, and Kate Swenson Named Notable Practitioners
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Greene Espel Recognized in 2022 "Best Law Firms" Among Nation's Top Firms
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Minnesota Lawyer and Finance & Commerce Name Attorneys John Baker and Larry Shapiro as 2021 ICON Honorees
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Chambers USA Recognizes Greene Espel for Litigation in Minnesota; Jeanette Bazis and Sybil Dunlop Named Notable Practitioners
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Client Win: Judge Rules in Favor of Certificateholder in RMBS Case
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Award: Chambers USA 2020 Ranks Greene Espel and its Attorneys
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Greene Espel Files Suit to Enforce Rights of Buyers of Bremer Financial Corporation Stock
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Attorneys
- Holley C. M. Horrell
- Mark L. Johnson
- Aaron P. Knoll
- John B. Orenstein
- Faris A. Rashid
- Lawrence M. Shapiro, P.A.