Jonathan F. Mack

Jon handles a variety of litigation matters, particularly in the areas of securities, commercial, financial and insurance coverage.  He has particular expertise in securities and corporate governance, having been heavily involved in over 25 class action and derivative cases, evenly divided between representation of defendants and plaintiffs.  In the insurance area, this experience has lent itself well to Directors and Officers coverage issues.  Mr. Mack also has significant experience in property insurance matters.  As a unifying feature, Mr. Mack's practice areas involve complex litigation with multiple parties and fora, giving him frequent exposure to difficult procedural, jurisdictional and case management issues.

Articles & Presentations

PSLRA and SLUSA:  Laws with Unintended Consequences, 7 Wall Street Lawyer, Vol 6 (2003)

Class Certification of Common Law Claims in Securities Fraud Actions, New York Law Journal, (Nov. 6, 1992, p. 1)

Comment, Regan v. Wald, 17 Vand. J. Transnat'l L. 694 (1984)

Professional Affiliations

• Minnesota Bar Association

Representative Matters

Bank of New York v. Bearing Point, Inc., 2006 WL 2670143 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co.) (corporate trust)

Whitebox Convertible Arbitrage Partners, L.P. v. World Airways, Inc., 2006 SL 358270 (N.D. Ga.) (corporate trust)

AIG Global Securities Lending Corp. v. Banc of America Securities, LLC, 2005 WL 2385854 (S.D.N.Y.) (securities fraud)

In re Cendant Corp., 2005 WL 3500037 (D.N.J. 2005) (securities fraud)

Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. v. HealthSouth Corp., 2004 WL 1283949 (N.D. Tex.) (securities fraud)

General Mills, Inc. v. Gold Medal Ins. Co., 622 N.W.2d 147 (Minn. App. 2001) (insurance coverage)

City of Richland Center v. M & I Bank Southwest, 213 Wis.2d 123, 570 N.W.2d 253, 1997 WL 461136 (Wis.App.) (secured transactions/contract)

In re Integrated Resources Real Estate Limited Partnerships Securities Litig., 850 F. Supp. 1105 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) (securities)

In re New York Asbestos Litig., 145 F.R.D. 644 (S.D.N.Y. 1993) (toxic tort)

In re Integrated Resources Real Estate Limited Partnerships Securities Litig., 815 F. Supp. 620 (S.D.N.Y. 1993) (securities)

Itel Containers Intl Corp. v. Attlanttrafik Express Service Ltd., 982 F.2d 765 (2d Cir. 1992) (admiralty/contract)

Martin v. Leperq/DBL Assoc. L.P., Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) (S.D.N.Y. 1992) 96,565 (securities)

Data Systems Computer Centre, Inc. v. Tempesta, 171 A.D.2d 724, 566 N.Y.S.2d 955 (App. Div. 2d Dept 1991) (business tort/contract)

Itel Containers Intl Corp. v. Attlanttrafik Express Service Ltd., 781 F. Supp. 975 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) (admiralty/contract)

Berardi v. Fundamental Brokers, Inc., 1990 WL 12174 (S.D.N.Y.) (business tort/piercing corporate veil)

McHam v. Whitney, 143 Misc. 2d 441, 540 N.Y.S.2d 416 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 1989) (real estate/contract)

In re Allegheny Intl, Inc., 93 B.R. 907 (W.D. Pa. Bkrpcy 1988) (bankruptcy)

Krinsk v. Fund Asset Management, Inc., 715 F. Supp. 472 (S.D.N.Y. 1988) (Investment Company Act)

Baum v. Centronics Data Computer Corp., [1986]Fed. Sec. L. Rep. 92,797 (D.N.H.) (securities)