Joel D. Rothman

Institutional Investor Class Action Recovery

• Represented institutional investors in monitoring and/or participating in virtually all U.S. securities class actions, regulatory settlements, and other investor class actions.
• Represented institutional investors in monitoring and/or participating as opt-out claimants or parties in antitrust and securities class actions involving interest rate and currency manipulation claims.
• Represented mutual funds and other institutional investors in evaluating and participating in global recovery opportunities, including securities and antitrust cases in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, South Africa and Taiwan.

Real Estate

• Obtained dismissal of lawsuit brought by a municipality challenging a funding agency’s determination of eligibility for a Comprehensive Permit.
• Successfully appealed to the DHCD a municipality’s determination that it had achieved an affordable housing statutory minimum.
• Represented clients in front of local zoning boards in Massachusetts land zone proceedings.

Insurance

• Defended an insurer against claims that it converted subrogation claims, obtaining summary judgment from the US District Court for the District of Oregon.
• Represented clients in evaluating coverage disputes under representation and warranties and general commercial liability policies.