Mr. Steven J. Rosenwasser

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  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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  Cases

  Experience: Plaintiff Representation: Represented client in obtaining a $281 million jury verdict in a breach of contract lawsuit involving the sale of sports teams
  arena operating rights. The jury verdict is one of the largest compensatory damage awards in Georgia history.
  Served as plaintiffs' Class Counsel in a class action antitrust case filed against a manufacturer of home improvement products
  the four largest manufacturers of insulation. The case settled for $112.25 million, one of the highest antitrust settlements to date in the state of Georgia. This settlement was named the #1 class action settlement in Georgia in 2012 by the Fulton County Daily Report .
  Represented a publicly-traded payments company in bringing breach of fiduciary duty
  contract claims against its former founder
  Chief Executive Officer.
  Served as plaintiffs' counsel in a class action breach of contract/RICO case against one of the nation's largest shipping companies. The lawsuit alleged that the company intentionally overcharged its customers by imposing residential delivery charges for deliveries to non-residential addresses such as courthouses, government buildings
  banks. The case was settled for $21.5 million.
  Served as a member of plaintiffs' Class Counsel in a class action race discrimination lawsuit that was settled for $192.5 million, the largest settlement of a private race discrimination lawsuit in the U.S. to date.
  Represented a publicly-traded payments company against numerous former employees who violated their non-solicitation
  confidentiality covenants. Obtained a preliminary injunction, that was recently affirmed by the Third Circuit.
  Represented a technology company
  40 of its largest shareholders in a lawsuit alleging that eight Wall Street firms, engaged in naked short selling
  illegal conversion
  flex option trades that artificially depressed the company's stock price. The case was resolved through a confidential settlement.
  Obtained class certification on behalf of approximately 1,000 property owners who alleged that a rendering company negligently operated its rendering plant in Laurens County, Georgia. Defended the certification decision before the Georgia Court of Appeals
  the Supreme Court of Georgia.
  Represented a local bank in nearly all aspects of litigation, including breach of contract, loan defaults
  banking regulation issues.
  Defense Representation: Defended a publicly-traded payments company against a nationwide putative class action for alleged overcharges. Won a motion to dismiss, ending the litigation.
  Defended a publicly-traded payments company against a nationwide putative class action for alleged FCRA violations. After winning a motion to dismiss, the litigation ended.
  Defended a publicly-traded payments company against claims for advancement brought by its former founder
  CEO. Obtained a ruling denying advancement on a key claim.
  Defended one of Atlanta's largest law firms against claims of malpractice
  argued to have the case dismissed shortly after it was filed
  defended the trial court's Order against challenges made in both the Georgia Court of Appeals
  the Supreme Court of Georgia.
  Defended a Fortune 1000 company against claims for breach of contract
  fraud where the plaintiffs were seeking damages in the tens of millions of dollars.
  Defended one of the creators of a multimillion-dollar private technology fund against claims of fraud
  negligent misrepresentation.
  Defended a subsidiary of a payments company against claims of alleged tortious interference.
  Defended an automobile dealership against claims brought by an international automobile manufacturer.
  Other Representative Matters: In a pro bono case, obtained the reversal of a lower court decision on behalf of a prisoner in an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals to the Eleventh Circuit. The ruling clarified the requirements for exhaustion of administration remedies,
  has been followed by other circuit courts.
  The above representations were h
  led by Mr. Rosenwasser prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
  Internship: Law Clerk, Hon. Chief Judge Geral Tjoflat, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1996
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