Mr Gregory Castaldo > Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP > Radnor, United States > Lawyer Profile

Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP
280 KING OF PRUSSIA ROAD
RADNOR, PA 19087
PENNSYLVANIA
United States

Work Department

Securities Fraud Litigation; Global Securities Litigation; Fiduciary Litigation; Direct and Opt-Out Actions; Antitrust and Unfair Business Practices; Whistleblower Representation; Corporate Governance Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Castaldo is a master litigation strategist with over 20 years experience in complex securities fraud cases. Institutional investors trust Mr. Castaldo’s judgment in developing and executing successful litigation plans, from initial claim identification and investigation, all the way through resolution. As a result, he handles many of the firm’s most significant cases in both state and federal courts.

Mr. Castaldo has represented several of the world’s largest pension funds in cases against Bank of America related to its acquisition of Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Tenet Healthcare, and Duke Energy. In 2014, he won a rare plaintiff’s victory in a full jury trial against China’s Longtop Financial Technologies in the Southern District of New York.

Memberships

Mr. Castaldo is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; USCA, Second Circuit.

Education

Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania, B.A.; Loyola Law School, J.D.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: plaintiff

Based in in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and San Francisco, California, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP is highly regarded as one of the leading players in securities litigation, its 27-partner practice having amassed a strong track record in representing states attorneys’ general offices, as well as public and private entities, including municipalities, state agencies, mutual fund managers, sovereign wealth funds, and multi-employer welfare funds. In the Radnor office, the practice is led by seven respected partners, with David Kessler and Darren Check the most active in this area of law. Together, they negotiated a $450m settlement for Sjunde AP-Fonden in the long-running litigation concerning misrepresentations made about the carrying value of Kraft Heinz assets, the sustainability of its margins, and the success of the company’s cost-cutting strategy in the wake of its 2015 merger. Sharan Nirmul and Richard Russo, Jr. are the lead partners in a new securities fraud class action concerning representations and omissions made by former executives of Signature Bank and its auditor KPMG about the bank’s emergent risk profile and deficient management of those risks that ultimately caused it to collapse in March 2023. Jennifer Joost and Gregory Castaldo also played key roles in that case. Matthew Mustokoff and Andrew Zivitz, who are involved in the high-profile case In re Celgene Corp. Securities Litigation, and key partner Naumon Amjed also play prominent roles in the practice.