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Thomas Redburn is the Chair of the firm’s Securities Litigation practice and has extensive experience representing clients in a wide range of commercial disputes involving securities and complex financial transactions. Tom’s practice is focused on representing clients as plaintiffs and defendants in litigation arising under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, securities fraud opt-out cases, fiduciary duty and derivative actions, state blue sky laws, shareholder activism, debtholder disputes, structured finance, disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions, and other complex actions.
He has obtained significant victories and recoveries, including representing institutional investors in federal securities law actions arising from disclosures at Marrone Bio Innovations Inc., American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (n/k/a VEREIT Inc.), Barrick Gold Corporation, and Ocwen Financial Corporation. Tom is currently representing a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund in a securities fraud litigation against the Boeing Company and recently represented a high-net-worth financial institution in a shareholder derivative suit on behalf of shareholders of TerraForm Power Inc. He represents Appaloosa Management in several highly contested structured finance matters and successfully argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in appeals relating to those matters. Tom applied his keen analytical skills to successfully argue in the First Department of New York’s Appellate Division on behalf of holders of bonds issued by Global A&T Electronics (GATE), obtaining reinstatement of the bondholders’ claims that the company breached its agreement with creditors. Tom also regularly represents bondholders in complex adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court including the Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (Incora) bondholder trial in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas that spanned over six months.
Tom regularly litigates (and has extensive trial experience) in federal and state courts in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, the District of Columbia, Texas, and other jurisdictions all over the United States.
In addition to his trial practice, Tom regularly counsels boards and executives on litigation risks and related compliance issues.
Tom maintains an active pro bono practice (including a recent trial in federal court challenging Florida’s restrictions on medical care for transgender persons) and sits on the board of North Star Academy Charter School of Newark.