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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Offices
425 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10017-3954
NEW YORK
United States
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Lynn Neuner
Work Department
Litigation
Position
An experienced trial lawyer specializing in securities, shareholder, insurance and false advertising disputes. Representations include: TD Bank in resolving historic litigation related to Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme on the eve of trial; Pfizer in numerous indemnity disputes involving opioids, talc, asbestos, and consumer products; Chubb, Axa XL, and Swiss Re in aviation insurance litigation related to airplanes allegedly grounded in Russia after the Ukraine invasion; Jabil in contract manufacturing dispute with Beckman Coulter and Danaher Corporation; TD Bank, N.A. in Ponzi scheme cases involving TelexFree and National Realty Investment Advisors; Travelers in coverage dispute regarding talc-related medical product; Frontdoor in acquisition litigation with Serviz; co-executors of estate of former CEO of Scholastic Inc.; Hovnanian in landmark securities case regarding credit default swaps; Travelers in centi-million-dollar pollution coverage action; Bayer in emergency court proceeding that ended competitor’s advertising campaign in two weeks; Weight Watchers in large securities class action and related derivative suits; Bayer in advertising challenges regarding Claritin, Aleve and Maty’s Healthy Products; Ziegler Family businesses in shareholder disputes; and multiple confidential international and U.S. arbitrations. Devotes significant pro bono counsel to U.S. veterans, including work on historic ruling allowing veterans to bring class actions in Veterans Court.
Career
Global Co-Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Department; Executive Committee Member; Former Co-Administrative Partner; former Co-Chair, Business Development, Recruiting, and Diversity Committees.
Memberships
Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers; Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Practising Law Institute; Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society; Commercial Division Advisory Council; Co-Chair of City Bar Association Working Group on Litigation Funding; Lawyers Committee of Inner-City Scholarship Fund; Board of Yale Law School Alumni Fund.
Education
Yale Law School; Williams College; Law clerk for Judge Walker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge Sarokin of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
(Leading lawyers)Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is headquartered in New York and is well regarded for handling a wide range of legal disputes including securities, commercial contracts, bankruptcy, and internal probes, advising high value national and international companies, particularly in the tech, pharma and insurance industries, as well as financial institutions. Recent notable work includes representing Twitter in multiple securities class actions and derivative lawsuits, as well as representing Chubb in connection to Boy Scouts of America’s Chapter 11 filing claims of sexual abuse. Jonathan Youngwood is a civil securities expert, while Lynn Neuner specializes in litigation related to securities, mergers, insurance coverage, and false advertising disputes. Bryce Friedman offers a broad range of legal services, including strategic planning, dispute resolution, and employee matters. Another prominent member of the team is Linton Mann III , who focuses on securities, shareholder derivative disputes, class actions, antitrust, and complex commercial conflicts. Michael Garvey is also noted for his leadership of the litigation team.
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
At Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, ‘the team has great industry experience, which puts them in a position to provide deep insight into risks and opportunities associated with securities litigation matters’. One client remarks that the lawyers are ‘very thorough and provide timely advice’ and benefit from ‘extensive experience and a sensitivity to clients’ practical needs and goals’. The firm has a stellar roster of clients, among them major corporates such as Alibaba Group and financial institutions such as Morgan Stanley. New York partners Jonathan Youngwood, who is ‘superior in securities litigation’, leads the practice with Lynn Neuner. Youngwood and senior counsel Janet Gochman are representing Twitter in a derivative action alleging breach of fiduciary duty by founder Jack Dorsey. Also in New York, Peter Kazanoff is ‘second to none in his experience, attention to detail and practical guidance’. He is currently handling a complex derivative action for KKR Biomet, which alleges that the company’s board knew it was facing regulatory compliance challenges concerning one of its facilities, but hid those facts from the market. Emerging partner talents Stephen Blake in Palo Alto (‘a very practical lawyer who is able to apply deep experience and substantive knowledge to very difficult problems’) and Craig Waldman in New York play pivotal roles in the practice. Palo Alto-based James Kreissman is now of counsel.
United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
Composed of ‘excellent writers, strategic thinkers and all around advocates’, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s appellate group sits within its formidable litigation offering. Closely integrated with its trial practice, the team is routinely involved in complex corporate appeals, with notable expertise in the financial services, insurance, class actions, and consumer products spheres. It additionally handles a significant volume of pro bono cases. In New York, Joseph McLaughlin is frequently involved in proceedings in trial and appellate courts across the country. Jonathan Youngwood and Lynn Neuner co-chair the overarching litigation department from New York.
United States > Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
(Leading trial lawyers)Lynn Neuner – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Global co-chair of the firm’s litigation department, New York-based Lynn Neuner is a prominent trial lawyer with in-depth expertise in the areas of commercial, securities, and insurance litigation, as well advertising disputes. In a fascinating on-going matter, Neuner has been defending The Toronto-Dominion Bank in a case concerning the Robert Stanford trial proceedings and the second largest Ponzi scheme in history, with an expected three month trial scheduled to begin in the Southern District of Texas in February 2023.
United States > Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
With several major financial institutions among its clients, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP boasts a strong financial services practice with a ‘high degree of expertise in securities litigation’. The firm also has experience navigating complex SEC investigations into clients including JPMorgan and Barclays. The practice is led by Jonathan Youngwood and Lynn Neuner in New York- Youngwood is highly regarded for his experience in securities litigation, particularly class actions, SPAC-related litigation and acting for underwriters in litigation arising from IPOs, while Neuner is also recognized as a leading lawyer in the commercial and securities litigation space. Also in New York is Joseph McLaughlin, who specializes in class actions, primarily relating to securities, and shareholder derivative litigation. Similarly, Craig Waldman, who is also based in New York, focuses on securities litigation including class and derivative actions, in addition to his experience in private equity and corporate transaction-related litigation. Senior counsel Simona Strauss, based in Palo Alto, is another key individual for the firm’s securities expertise, while she also concentrates on M&A litigation and regulatory investigations.
United States > Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP ‘has great industry experience, which puts them in a position to provide deep insight into risks and opportunities associated with securities litigation matters‘, and clients remark that the partners are ‘very thorough and provide timely advice‘. The practice is led by Jonathan Youngwood and seasoned trial lawyer Lynn Neuner. Youngwood and Palo Alto-based Stephen Blake are ‘very practical lawyers who are able to apply deep experience and substantive knowledge to very difficult problems and find the best possible outcomes, even when no good options are apparent‘ – they have been active in SPAC cases of late. Peter Kazanoff is ‘second to none in his experience, attention to detail and practical guidance‘, and Craig Waldman also plays a key role in the practice. James Kreissman is now of counsel. All lawyers are in New York unless otherwise stated.
United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP fields a white-collar team that consists of a number of former SEC officials and federal prosecutors with extensive experience in securities fraud, FCPA and anti-corruption violations, and investment advisor fraud. The practice is also noted for its strengths in criminal bid rigging and price fixing, and counts Fortune 500 companies as well as its executives among its clients. Lynn Neuner is reputed in the market for her vast trial experience, while Jonathan Youngwood is particularly well versed at the intersection of securities and white-collar criminal defense. Matters pertaining to cryptocurrency and other digital assets form part of Marc Berger‘s portfolio. Nicholas Goldin, whose strengths include enforcement matters and internal investigations, and Washington DC-based former head of the DOJ Fraud Section Jeffrey Knox are further names to note. Brooke Cucinella left the firm for an in-house position in July 2022. All named attorneys are based in New York unless otherwise stated.
United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is known for advising and representing both plaintiffs and defendants in antitrust litigation concerning monopolization, price fixing and tying claims across major industries such as chemicals, insurance, pharma, agricultural products, finance, and telecoms. The team is led by antitrust co-chair Sara Razi who has extensive private-sector and government antitrust experience, fellow co-chair John Terzaken, a leading antitrust litigator with a broad antitrust practice including investigations and follow-on litigation and litigation co-chair Jonathan Youngwood in New York, who co-chairs the litigation department. Other heads of team include New York-based antitrust co-chair Peter Guryan and litigation co-chair Lynn Neuner. Abram Ellis is highly regarded in the market and is especially experienced in antitrust litigation involving financial instruments, the healthcare industry and employment matters. All attorneys are based in Washington DC unless otherwise specified.
Lawyer Rankings
- Financial services litigation United States > Dispute resolution
- General commercial disputes United States > Dispute resolution
- Leading lawyers United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
- Securities litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
- Civil litigation/class actions: defense United States > Antitrust
- Leading trial lawyers United States > Dispute resolution
- Leading trial lawyers United States > Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) United States > Dispute resolution
- Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Tax > Not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Tax > International tax
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Finance > Project finance
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Fintech
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)