Scott Mendeloff

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Shareholder

  Firm Name

  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Matters: Represented a U.S. publicly traded corporation regarding FCPA/business corruption matters in Germany, Spain, the U.K.
  the U.A.E.
  Represented a French corporation in $50+ million international fraud matter featuring joint litigation arrangement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
  Represented a French municipal finance bank in a fraud
  breach of contract action against the former CEO of a borrower. Obtained judgment in U.S. District Court in excess of $124 million including punitive damages in excess of $53 million.
  Represented the foregoing French bank in the collection of more than $25 million in assets, the great majority of which had been secreted in the names of nominees
  off-shore trusts.
  Defended individuals in a $600 million trade secret case which also featured counterclaims for contract breach.
  Represented a Chicago hospital in an adversary proceeding alleging a wide variety of D&O claims.
  Represented third-party administrator of health care plans in numerous suits, ranging from claims disputes to defamation.
  Represented a Chicago hospital in an adversary proceeding alleging breach of contract
  breach of fiduciary duty against former hospital management company. Obtained judgment in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in excess of $37 million.
  Represented a Chicago hospital in an adversary proceeding alleging breach of contract
  breach of fiduciary duty relating to a real estate option agreement. Trial in U.S. Bankruptcy Court lead to judgment in excess of $4 million
  order of specific performance permitting the client to retroactively exercise an option that had expired nine years earlier.
  Defended a bankruptcy debtor in an administrative fee dispute. Defeated the $1.5 million administrative fee claim against the client in trial in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
  Represented a client victimized in a fraud scheme to protect collateral against competing claimants in a not-for-profit dissolution proceeding in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Recovered 100 percent of the client's loss, including attorney's fees (in excess of $22 million).
  Defended qui tam false claims. Obtained dismissal with prejudice of the case seeking damages exceeding $15 million.
  Defended a client in a contract dispute in the Circuit Court of Cook County.
  Represented a Fortune 500 client in a RICO/fraud case in U.S. District Court alleging covert misrouting of the defendant's most expensive telephone traffic onto client's network.
  Defended big four accounting firm in an accountant's liability adversary case in U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking $30 million in damages. Obtained Summary Judgment.
  Some of the above representations were h
  led by Mr. Mendeloff prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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