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Mark A. Strauss
Mark Strauss is a partner in our New York office focusing on securities, consumer, ERISA, and antitrust class action litigation. Mr. Strauss joined the firm in 1999. He has significant experience litigating auditor liability and Ponzi scheme cases. He also litigates claims on behalf of shareholders in mergers and acquisitions.
Some of Mr. Strauss’ relevant work includes significant roles in the following litigations:
■ Representation, as co-lead counsel, of a multinational bank as lead plaintiff in In re Adelphia Communications Corp. Securities & Deriv. Litig., a securities class action which resulted in a total recovery of $455 million for the class;
■ Representation, as co-lead counsel, of a class of hedge fund investors in Cromer Finance v. Berger et al., a securities class action which resulted in a total recovery of US$65 million, and one of the largest ever recoveries against a non-auditor third party service provider;
■ Representation, as lead counsel, of a class of investors in a hedge fund, Lipper Convertibles, L.P., which fraudulently overstated its investment performance, in In re Serino v. Lipper et al. This litigation is ongoing;
■ Representation, as lead counsel, of a class of bond investors in Amazon.com in Argent Classic Convertible Arbitrage Fund v. Amazon.com, a securities class action which resulted in a total recovery of $20 million for the class; and
■ Representation, as lead counsel, of a class of purchasers of debt securities issued by Owens Corning in In re Owens Corning, et. Al., a securities class action filed against Owens Corning Inc., certain of its officers and directors and the underwriters of the relevant debt securities in connection with alleged securities fraud. This litigation resulted in a $19.25 million recovery for the class.
Mr. Strauss is admitted to the New York State Bar, the California State Bar, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the Northern, Southern and Central Districts of California. He graduated from Cornell University (B.A., 1987) and from Fordham University School of Law, where he was Associate Editor of the Law Review (J.D., 1993).
Prior to joining Kirby McInerney, Mr. Strauss practiced at Christy & Viener, LLP and Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP where he focused on complex commercial litigation. |
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