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Akin
1999 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90067-6022
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Work Department

Partner; Disputes & Investigations

Position

Neal Marder is a seasoned trial lawyer with a diverse civil litigation practice. He works with in-house counsel, senior management and boards of directors for companies, oftentimes facing multimillion dollar, high-profile, bet-the-company business disputes. Neal heads the firm’s consumer class actions practice and brings his nearly 35 years of experience as lead trial counsel to bear in defending against class action suits of all types. He defends against securities litigation and consumer fraud class and mass actions and has done so with a high rate of success: dismissals at the pleading stage, rulings striking entirely or narrowing class claims, decisions denying class certification and highly favorable settlements are all among the results he regularly delivers to clients. Neal also handles a broad range of other litigation, including business and consumer torts, intellectual property, securities, white collar, RICO and real estate. In addition to trying over 25 cases, he also has extensive experience in arbitrations and cross-border litigation.

To learn more about Neal, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/neal-ross-marder.html

Memberships

Counsel for Justice of the Los Angeles County Bar Association; American Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Business Trial Lawyers; Strafford Class Action Advisory Board; American Business Trial Lawyers Association; Bet Tzedek

Education

JD, Loyola Law school, magna cum laude (1986); BA, University of California, Los Angeles, cum laude (1982)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense

Akin frequently acts for private investment funds, broker dealers, and public accounting firms in private litigation under federal securities and commodities laws. It is well versed in both securities litigation and regulatory enforcement actions, often handling both in parallel for the same client. Stephen M. Baldini and Douglas Rappaport lead the practice from New York. Baldini and key partner Neal Marder in Los Angeles both played important roles in the defense of Eastman Kodak Company in multiple derivative and securities class actions. Scott Barnard, who recently handled a high-stakes matter for AB Energy Opportunity Fund, and Michelle Reed are the key partners in Dallas. New York-based Uri Itkin is a seasoned trial lawyer with substantial experience in cases involving structured finance and investment funds.