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Gavin J. Rooney is the co-chair of the Lowenstein Sandler Class Action and Derivative Litigation Group. Mr. Rooney has extensive experience in complex business litigation matters litigated in the federal and state courts of New Jersey, New York, and other jurisdictions.
Much of Mr. Rooney's practice focuses on the defense of large corporate clients sued in class actions. Mr. Rooney has defended class actions for clients in the public utility, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications industries. Mr. Rooney’s record of success includes the first-ever decertification of a New Jersey state class action, a ruling exempting public utilities from the reach of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, a decision dismissing a classwide damages model which established New Jersey law on the admissibility of such models, and dismissals of several cases based upon the tariff defenses of public utilities and telecommunication carriers. At present, Mr. Rooney is counsel to a large, New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company in the defense of several securities and consumer fraud class actions pending in the federal and state courts of New Jersey.
Additionally, Mr. Rooney also handles non-class securities claims, shareholder disputes, environmental and real estate matters, and other types of commercial litigation. Mr. Rooney is presently defending a high-profile case against an investment fund that allegedly conspired with a stock analyst to drive down the stock price of a public company, which has been widely reported in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and other newspapers.
Mr. Rooney is also well-experienced in trial and appellate work. He has tried numerous jury and non-jury cases, and won a jury verdict on behalf of an investment fund plaintiff valued at over $1 million arising out of a public company’s tardy registration of stock. Mr. Rooney has argued before the mid-level appellate courts of New Jersey and New York on numerous occasions, argued several cases before the New Jersey Supreme Court, and appeared before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Gavin J. Rooney, prevailing on a summary judgment motion on behalf of hedge fund client, Copper River Partners, and its former principal, David Rocker, comments on the court's decision in this case, which was brought by Fairfax Financial Holdings and alleged a conspiracy to drive down the stock price of Fairfax in order to profit on short positions.,
Bloomberg, September 25, 2008
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Gavin J. Rooney comments on copycat suits filed in New Jersey, in the wake of Overstock.com's recent libel suit against Gradient Analytics Inc. alleging negative ratings that caused Overstock.com's stock to plummet.,
The Recorder, March 29, 2007
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Gavin J. Rooney is featured for his representation of brokerage company defendant Blaylock & Partners in the shareholder suit of Ohio Public Employees Retirement System v. Freddie Mac.,
The American Lawyer, July 2006
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Columbia University School of Law
(J.D., 1992),
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
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State University of New York at Binghamton
(B.A., 1989),
with honors, Phi Beta Kappa
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New Jersey
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New York
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- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Adjunct Faculty, Seton Hall School of Law (1999-present)
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