Scott A. Edelman

Scott A. Edelman's representative experience includes advising:

Securities Litigation

• Clover Health in a securities fraud class action and derivative actions.
• Vereit in securities fraud actions in the US District Court for Southern NY.
• SQM in a securities class action related to Chilean authorities' investigations.
• LendingClub Corp. for its former CEO in multiple securities class actions in various courts.
• Underwriters of NIO's September 2018 IPO in a class action.
• American Renal Associates as a defendant in securities class action matters in the District of Massachusetts.
• Ambac Financial Group in a securities fraud action related to Puerto Rican debt, resulting in dismissal.

Commercial and Antitrust Disputes

• BMI against the DOJ on music licensing impacting the industry, securing multiple victories including against Pandora and in rate court proceedings against Radio Music Licensing Committee.
• Dycom Industries in a five-day trial over stock purchase agreement disputes.
• One of the Big Four accounting firms in a lawsuit regarding SCANA's share price decline.
• Equitable Insurance in class action and opt-out claims concerning insurance rates.
• SoundExchange before the Copyright Royalty Board on royalty rate matters.
• Susquehanna in litigation and arbitration concerning ByteDance ownership interest.

M&A Litigation/Arbitration

• Cerberus Capital Management in a major trial win related to a merger with United Rentals during the credit market turmoil.
• Citi Global Markets in securing an injunction in a high-profile FINRA arbitration case.

White Collar and Corporate Governance

• Multiple non-public clients in criminal, regulatory, and congressional investigations.
• Advised numerous boards and committees on corporate governance and fiduciary duties.