Cases
Significant Representations: Drafted the briefs
argued before the Supreme Judicial Court on the matter of Preventive Med. Assocs., Inc. v. Commonwealth, 465 Mass. 810, 992 N.E.2d 257 (Mass., 2013), which established the procedures in Massachusetts that must be followed to search
seize the e-mails of an indicted defendant.
Secured a $1.1 million judgment in favor of a financial services company
related independent broker dealer after a FINRA arbitration hearing, along with the dismissal of all counterclaims seeking several million dollars in damages.
Secured, after a 2 1/2 week jury trial, the complete dismissal of claims of fraud
breach of fiduciary duty against a Boston real estate investment firm
various of its officers
directors.
Secured a jury verdict of $1.1 million, after a two-week trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, on behalf of a national, publicly-traded retailer on claims of breach of non-competition, non-solicitation
confidentiality agreements by a former executive. See Casual Male Retail Group. Inc. et al. v. Robert H. Yarbrough. et al., Civil Action No. 05-CV -12049-NMG.
Secured the dismissal of a securities fraud class-action complaint brought against the former general counsel of a publicly traded pharmaceutical company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The dismissal was subsequently affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. See New Jersey Carpenters Pension v. Biogen Idec Inc., 537 F.3d 35 (1st Cir. 2008).
Secured the dismissal of an action brought by a publicly-traded company seeking to enforce a non-competition agreement
enjoin its former COO from continuing to serve as the new CEO of a publicly-traded power technology company.
Conducted an internal investigation for an independent trading technology firm
agency broker after a whistle-blower raised various allegations of fraud, including securities
accounting fraud. The conclusions reached through the investigation were subsequently upheld in litigation brought against the company by the whistle-blower.
Represented the former controller of a publicly-traded technology company before the Securities & Exchange Commission's enforcement division in connection with a stock option back-dating investigation.
Secured the dismissal of assault
battery charges brought against a former NHL player, coach,
general manager, now a current high-profile, international television personality, at the probable cause stage.
The following representations were h
led by Mr. Maguire prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.: Represented one of the nation's largest private corporations in connection with a gr
jury investigation of price fixing conducted by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice.
Conducted an internal investigation of business practices for the audit committee at a large, publicly traded news
media conglomerate.
Represented numerous current
former employees of a publicly traded pharmaceutical company in connection with an anti-kickback investigation by the Heath Care Fraud Unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Represented one of the Big Four accounting firms in connection with a securities-related gr
jury investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Represented a former high-level executive in connection with a gr
jury investigation into possible securities violations at a publicly traded company by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York.
Conducted an internal investigation into potential circulation fraud issues for one of the nation's leading daily newspapers.
Represented an executive of a publicly traded international pharmaceutical company in connection with an anti-kickback
off-label investigation by the Health Care Fraud Unit of the United States Attorney's Office.
Conducted an internal investigation regarding potential immigration law violations for one of the nation's largest retailers.
Represented a company
its CEO in connection with a terrorism-related investigation by various federal authorities.
