David G. Palmer

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Denver Managing Shareholder

  Firm Name

  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Significant Representations
  Appointed by District Court
  parties to act as Special Litigation Counsel
  Independent Committee of the Board of Directors to determine whether shareholder derivative action should be pursued upon exercise of business judgment on behalf of Selection as Independent Counsel
  of recommendations to the District Court affirmed in Hirsch v. Jones Intercable, Inc ., 984 P.2d 629 (Colo. 1999).
  Appointed by parties to act as Special Litigation Counsel
  Independent Committee of the Board of Directors to determine whether shareholder derivative action should or should not be pursued upon exercise of business judgment on behalf of Selection as Special Counsel
  of report process to be utilized confirmed by Colorado Supreme Court in Curtis v. Nevins, 31 P.3d 146, 2001 WL 1028739 (Colo. Sept. 10, 2001).
  Counsel for Bear Stearns, Inc. in successful defense of multi-week NASD arbitration relating to substantial investments in mortgage- backed interest only strips by the Colorado Springs school district, resulting in dismissal of all claims.
  Counsel for Kidder Peabody in defense of several consolidated Denver District Court state class actions, bankruptcy trustee's action,
  three federal lawsuits, including related state
  federal enforcement proceedings, relating to financial collapse of Denver- based investment advisor involving direct investment losses of $200 million by 1,400 investors in the trading of options.
  Successfully obtained summary judgment dismissing multimillion- dollar claims of Hedged Bankruptcy Trustee in Denver District
  Representation of outside directors in consolidated federal court class action
  related SEC investigation.
  Representation of five former directors or officers in consolidated class action proceedings
  related SEC investigation, resulting in dismissal of all claims against these defendants prior to trial
  without payment of any damage by them.
  Defense of state
  federal lawsuits relating to real estate limited partnership offering underwritten by CIGNA, dismissed on summary judgment
  presently on appeal in the state case,
  fully dismissed following appeal of the federal case.
  Defense of class claims against issuer
  inside directors/officers.
  Defense of class claims
  SEC investigation on behalf of issuer
  inside directors/officers.
  Represented plaintiff in successful jury trial for violation of 4 of Commodity Futures Trading Act, including award of substantial actual
  punitive damages, affirmed following appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
  Representation of bank directors in proceedings resulting in dismissal of all claims
  without payment of any damage against defendants. MHC Mutual Conversion Fund, L.P., et al. v. S
  ler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., et al ., 761 F.3d 1109 (10th Cir. 2014).
  Other Representations
  Successfully defended federal gr
  jury investigation of alleged defense contracting fraud,
  secured summary judgment dismissing later civil whistle-blower litigation. Anderson ex rel United States v. Northern Telecom, 52 F.3d 810 (9th Cir. 1995).
  Obtained jury verdicts dismissing civil fraud
  state consumer protection act treble damage claims in two jury trials brought by local grocery chain against national grocery wholesaler. Todd Holding Co., Inc. v. SuperValue Stores, Inc ., 874 P.2d 402 (Colo. 1993).
  Obtained $28 million jury verdict for plaintiff in breach of warranty
  contract claims against manufacturer of world's largest surface mining dragline, settled following successful appeal Curragh Queensl
  Mng Ltd., v. Dresser Industries, Inc ., et al., 55 P.3d 235 (Colo. App. 2002).
  Representation of five former directors
  officers of MiniScribe Corporation in consolidated class action proceedings
  related SEC investigation, resulting in dismissal of all claims against these defendants prior to trial
  without payment of any damages by them.
• Additional Links
  http://www.gtlaw.com/People/David-G-Palmer