Robert C. Finkel - New York, NY

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1981
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, 1978
    B.S.
  • University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences, 1978
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Senior Partner

Representative Cases

• In re Amedisys, Inc. Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 10-00395-BAJ-RB (M.D. La.) ($43.75 million recovery)
• In re TyCom Ltd. Securities Litigation, MDL Docket No. 02-1335-B (D.N.H.) ($79.1 million recovery)
• In re Service Corp. International, Case No. H-99-280 (S.D. Tex.) ($65 million recovery)
• In re Transkaryotic Therapies Inc. Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 03-10165-RWZ (D. Mass.) ($50 million recovery)
• In re Providian Financial Securities Litigation, MDL 1301 (E.D. Pa.) ($38 million recovery)
• In re TCW/DW North American Government Income Trust, 95 Civ. 0167 (PKL) (S.D.N.Y.); ($30 million recovery)
• In re Columbia Securities Litigation, 89 Civ. 6821 (S.D.N.Y.) ($25 million recovery)
• In re Cephalon Securities Litigation, 96 CV-0633 (E.D. Pa.) ($17 million recovery)
• In re Donnkenny Securities Litigation, 96-CV-8452 (MGC) (S.D.N.Y.) ($14.75 million cash and common stock recovery)
• In re Marion Merrell Dow Inc. Securities Litigation, Master File No. 92-0609-CV-W-6 (W.D. Mo.) ($13.85 million recovery)
• In re Medical Care America, Inc. Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 3-92-CV-1996-R (N.D. Tex.) ($12 million recovery)
• In re PictureTel Corp. Securities Litigation; C.A. No. 97-12135-DPW (D. Mass.) ($12 million recovery)
• In re Anicom, Inc. Sec. Litig., No. 00-C-4391 (N.D. Ill.) ($11.5 million recovery)
• In re National TechTeam Securities Litigation, Case No. 97-74587 (E.D. Mich.) ($11 million recovery)
• In re Triarc Companies, Inc. Class and Derivative Litigation, Civil Action No. 15746-NC (Del. Ch.)
• Northstar Financial Advisors, Inc. v. Schwab Investments, 779 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir. 2015) (reversing dismissal of state law claims)
• Public Emples. Ret. Sys. of Miss. v. Amedisys, Inc., 769 F.3d 313 (5th Cir. 2014) (reversing District Court dismissal of complaint on ground of loss causation)
• Anwar v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited, 728 F. Supp. 2d 354 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 18, 2010) (denying defendants’ motion to dismiss in substantial part)
• State of New Jersey v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 2010 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2309 (Law Div. Apr. 23, 2010) (denying defendants’ motion to dismiss); 2012 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2055 (Law Div. Aug. 29, 2012) (denying defendants’ motion for summary judgment)
• In re Tycom Ltd. Securities Litigation, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19154 (D.N.H. Sept. 2, 2005) (denying in part defendants' motion to dismiss); 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42970 (D.N.J. 2007) (granting plaintiffs’ motion for class certification)
• In re Motorola Securities Litigation, 03C287 (RRP), 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18250 (Sept. 9, 2004 N.D. Ill.) (denying motion to dismiss the complaint) (N.D. Ill.); 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9530 (Feb. 8, 2007 N.D. Ill.) (denying motion for summary judgment)
• In re Transkaryotic Therapies Inc. Securities Litigation, 319 F. Supp. 2d. 152 (D. Mass. 2004) (denying in part defendants' motion to dismiss)
• In re Cephalon Securities Litigation, [1998 Transfer Binder] Fed. Sec. L. Rep. 90,268 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 12, 1998) (granting class certification of a class broadly defined to include short sellers and option traders)
• In re Anicom, Inc. Securities Litigation, [2001 Transfer Binder] Fed. Sec. L. Rep. 91,458 (N.D. Ill. May 15, 2001) (denying defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint)
• In re TCW/DW North American Government Income Trust Securities Litigation, 941 F. Supp. 326 (S.D.N.Y. 1996); 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18485 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 20, 1997) (denying defendants' motion to dismiss and motions to reargue, and granting class certification)
• In re Providian Financial Corporation Securities Litigation, 152 F. Supp.2d 814 (E.D. Pa. 2001) (denying defendants' motion to dismiss)
• In re Gaming Lottery Securities Litigation, [1998 Transfer Binder] Fed. Sec. L. Rep. 90,236 (S.D.N.Y. May 27, 1998) (denying defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint); 58 F. Supp. 2d 62 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) (granting certification of a class consisting of U.S. and Canadian investors), and [2000-2001 Transfer Binder] Fed. Sec. L. Rep. 91,339 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) (granting summary judgment against the individual defendants)
• Chalverus v. Pegasystems, Inc., 59 F. Supp.2d 226 (D. Mass. 1999) (denying defendants' motion for summary judgment)
• In re Quintel Entertainment Securities Litigation, Inc., 72 F. Supp.2d 283 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) (denying defendants' motion to dismiss)
• In re Donnkenny, Inc. Securities Litigation, 171 F.R.D. 156 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (appointing lead plaintiff)

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1982
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1988
• U.S. Tax Court, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit