Labaton Keller Sucharow announced today that Francis McConville, and Domenico Minerva have been elected to the Partnership and that Jeff Dubbin and Mark Richardson have been promoted to Of Counsel, effective January 1, 2020.

Francis McConville focuses on prosecuting complex securities fraud cases on behalf of institutional investor clients.  As a lead member of the Firm's Case Development Group, he focuses on the identification, investigation, and development of potential actions to recover investment losses resulting from violations of the federal securities laws and various actions to vindicate shareholder rights in response to corporate and fiduciary misconduct.  Francis has played a key role in filing several matters on behalf of the Firm including, In re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation; In re SCANA Securities Litigation; Steamfitters Local 449 Pension Plan v. Skechers U.S.A., Inc.; and In re Nielsen Holdings PLC Securities Litigation.

Domenico Minerva advises leading pension funds and other institutional investors on issues related to corporate fraud in the U.S. securities markets.  A former financial advisor, his work focuses on securities, antitrust, and consumer class action litigation and shareholder derivative litigation, representing Taft-Hartley and public pension funds across the country.  Nico’s extensive experience litigating securities cases includes those against global security systems company Tyco and co-defendant PricewaterhouseCoopers (In re Tyco International Ltd., Securities Litigation), which resulted in a $3.2 billion settlement, achieving the largest single defendant settlement in post-PSLRA history.  He also has counseled companies and institutional investors on corporate governance reform.

Jeff Dubbin focuses on prosecuting complex securities fraud cases on behalf of institutional investors.  He is actively involved in prosecuting In re Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Securities Litigation, Inc., In re Eaton Corporation Securities Litigation, and In re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation.

Mark Richardson focuses on representing shareholders in derivative litigation and corporate governance matters.  He's advised and represented clients in class action litigation, expedited bankruptcy proceedings and arbitrations, fraudulent transfer actions, proxy fights, internal investigations, employment disputes, breaches of contact, enforcement of non-competes, data theft, and misappropriation of trade secrets.