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Mark P. Gimbel

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  • About

    Mark Gimbel is a litigation partner based in New York and a co-chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group. His practice focuses on complex business litigation, including securities and shareholder derivative litigation, transactional disputes, corporate governance matters, and other complex commercial cases.

    He has worked with corporate and individual clients in a broad range of industries including financial services, life sciences, real estate, and energy. Clients value his focus on learning their business and developing creative strategies for successfully resolving even the most difficult cases.

    An experienced trial lawyer, Mark has tried cases in state and federal court across the country and before various arbitral tribunals. He is also a seasoned appellate advocate, who has successfully argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Delaware Supreme Court.

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    • Representation of Uber in obtaining the dismissal of an action seeking over $1 billion in damages from its officers and directors based on allegations that the board breached its fiduciary obligations by approving an acquisition.
    • Representation of officers and directors of Illumina in obtaining the dismissal of a shareholder derivative action arising from an earnings miss.
    • Representation of officers and directors of mortgage REIT Resource Capital Corp. (now Exantas Capital Corp.) in obtaining the dismissal of 15 shareholder derivative lawsuits filed in the wake of a loan write off.
    • Representation of issuers including Braskem, Illumina, Indivior, and Resource Capital in securities class actions.
    • Representation of underwriters including UBS, Jefferies, and Cantor Fitzgerald in securities class actions.
    • Representation of current and former officers and directors of companies including Illumina, Penn West Petroleum Ltd., and SandRidge Energy, in shareholder litigation, including securities class actions and shareholder derivative cases.

    • Representation of a Top 20 Global Bank in Anti-Terrorism Act litigation arising from alleged sanctions violations.
    • Representation of a foreign bank and its U.S. subsidiary in disputes concerning assets frozen pursuant to U.S. sanctions regulations.
    • Representation of targets and acquirers and their officers and directors in merger litigation, including shareholder litigation arising from the acquisition of:
      • Kythera Pharmaceuticals (representation of acquirer Allergan);
      • Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (representation of the Special Committee of target);
      • Furiex Pharmaceuticals (representation of acquirer Forest Laboratories);
      • Clinical Data (representation of acquirer Forest Laboratories);
      • Del Monte Corporation (representation of target);
      • Ardea Biosciences (representation of acquirer AstraZeneca); and
      • Arena Resources, Inc. (representation of acquirer SandRidge Energy).
    • Representation of purchasers and sellers including United Natural Foods, Inc. and Regions Financial Corporation in post-closing disputes arising out of mergers and acquisitions.
    • Representation of JP Morgan Chase Bank in defending claims arising from Bank One’s role as indenture trustee and placement agent for $2 billion in asset backed securities issued by National Century Financial Enterprises, a health care securitization business that collapsed amid allegations of fraud.
    • Representation of KeySpan Corporation in winning a month-long jury trial over coverage for environmental liabilities.
    • Representation of a luxury real estate marketing company in a lending dispute with a hedge fund investor.
    • Representation of a biotechnology company in connection with internal and government investigations into options dating practices.
    • Representation of a Russian language television network in a dispute with EchoStar over a satellite television programming contract.
    • Representation of a nationally syndicated talk show host and television production companies in a landmark “talk show tort” lawsuit.
    • Representation of a leading entertainment law firm in a dispute with former shareholders.
    • Representation of Société Générale in a dispute arising from its acquisition of Cowen & Co.
    • Representation of a former top executive in a compensation dispute with a leading investment bank.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • Stanford Law School, J.D., 1998
        • with distinction
        • Stanford Law Review, Associate Editor
    • Yale University, B.A., 1993
        • with distinction
    Bar Admissions
    • New York
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Jed S. Rakoff, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1998 - 1999
    Pro Bono
    • Representation of a large non-profit organization in a pro bono internal investigation.
    • Representation of asylum applicants in administrative and appellate proceedings.
    Accolades
    • Legal 500 US, Securities Litigation (2013-2017)
    • Euromoney, Benchmark: Expert Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, Litigation Star, NY (2013-2014)

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