Mark F. Bideau

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  West Palm Beach Managing Shareholder; Boca Raton Managing Shareholder

  Firm Name

  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Matters: Represented major Tobacco Company in product liability litigation jury trials pending in Florida state
  federal courts.
  Represented a leading company in dietary supplements
  its founder in proceedings taken by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeking damages exceeding $25 million dollars. The company
  its founder prevailed.
  Product liability defense of national manufacturers of consumer products in significant litigation, both individual
  class actions.
  Represents public
  private clients in all types of complex commercial litigation, products liability,
  real estate matters such as a bench trial to enforce a contract to purchase over 20,000 acres of real property.
  Represented major condominium developer in connection with FDUTPA investigation
  litigation arising out of the real estate collapse.
  Represented owners
  operators of condominium hotel projects in several counties in litigation.
  Represented developer of condo hotel project in Panama in RICO action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
  Represented company responsible for toll collection operations on the Florida Turnpike in civil rights action through appeal in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
  Represented large financial institution as lead trial counsel in class action jury trial asserting damage claim in excess of $50 million.
  Represented publicly traded major consumer products manufacturer in securities litigation in various shareholder
  derivative actions with damage claims exceeding $100 million.
  Represented Fortune 500 Company in contract disputes with former Chairman of the Board.
  Represented senior officers
  directors of public companies in SEC investigations.
  Defended Fortune 100 Company in Section 16(b) litigation alleging short-swing profits of $34 million.
  As member of legal team, represented George W. Bush
  Dick Cheney in Florida Presidential litigation arising out of 2004 Presidential Election.
  Represented major health insurer in numerous state
  federal lawsuits involving ERISA
  other HMO related matters.
  Represented major employers in all types of employee disputes, including discrimination, ADA, FLSA claims in federal
  state courts throughout Florida, as well as in EEOC investigations.
  Represented major home builders
  developers including Technical Olympics USA (f/k/a Engle Homes), Centex Homes, Toll Brothers, Inc.
  GL Homes in all types of construction, development, l
  acquisition
  homeowner disputes.
  Represented national developers such as The Goodman Company (thirteen story office tower
  accompanying garage
  Lazovitz, Inc. (dispute involving the construction of two nursing home facilities in Dade County
  an adult apartment complex)
  Yale Properties (luxury high-rise beachfront condominiums)
  Cigna Insurance Company as surety, (Manatee County prisons)
  KRAVCO, Inc. (regional shopping malls)
  
  Mellon Bank (condominium defect litigation involving 670 condominium units).
  Represented clients with probate matters including - will construction, contested claims,
  disputes between
  among personal representatives, including corporate fiduciaries.
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