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Randall W. Bodner
Partner
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Randy, head of the firm’s Securities Litigation Practice Group, focuses on business and securities litigation including corporate governance matters, deal-related litigation, contentious insolvency litigation, securities enforcement matters, D&O insurance coverage, and other complex commercial disputes. Called “an engaged, passionate advocate of superior creativity” by Chambers USA, Randy has considerable experience in both the courtroom and the boardroom from his successful representations of corporations, financial services companies, private equity clients, hedge fund clients, and individual officers and directors in corporate and securities disputes around the country. Randy has also conducted numerous internal investigations for clients involving highly sensitive matters, successfully defended against investigations and threatened actions by the SEC and other government agencies, and guided companies through grand jury investigations to avoid criminal prosecution.
Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Randy served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where his notable successes included convictions in the six-month trial of high-ranking members of the Medellin Cocaine Cartel as well as the two-month trial of the acting boss and other members of the Luchese Organized Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra.
- GT Solar International. Lead counsel defending GT Solar and its lead venture capital sponsors in a securities class action brought by shareholders alleging Section 11 and Section 12 claims arising from alleged disclosure violations in a $500 million IPO.
- Carter’s Inc. Lead counsel representing a large public company clothing retailer in multiple state and federal derivative and securities fraud class actions as well as DOJ and SEC investigations related to the Company’s reporting of margin support payments to wholesale customers in allegedly incorrect financial periods.
- Officers of federally chartered purchaser of residential mortgages. Lead counsel in defending officers sued in 10b-5 securities fraud and derivative class actions for allegedly failing to disclose adequately their exposure to subprime and other nontraditional mortgage-related securities, including in a matter involving a preferred stock offering totaling $6 billion.
- Covidien. Lead counsel representing a large public health care company in multiple state class actions filed in connection with the Company’s $2.6 billion acquisition of a leading medical device corporation, in which the plaintiffs alleged that the public disclosures associated with the transaction were inadequate and that the transaction impacted their potential appraisal rights adversely
- Brooks Automation. Lead counsel for a large public company in multiple state and federal derivative and securities fraud class actions as well as DOJ and SEC investigations related to the alleged backdating of stock options.
- Bain Capital Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners, Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe, Silver Lake Partners and TPG. Lead counsel representing private equity funds in shareholder litigation challenging deals involving billions of dollars relating to private buy-outs of public companies.
- D&O and General Partner Liability Insurance issues. Advises dozens of private equity firms, public companies, mutual fund complexes, and hedge funds on risk management and liability issues.
Honors & Awards
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2008-2011)
- The Best Lawyers in America (2008-2012)
- Financial Times “U.S. Innovative Lawyer" (2010)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004-2011; cover story, 2004)
- Marquis Who’s Who in America
- 2010 Burton Award for excellence in legal writing
Clerkships
- Honorable Ellsworth A. Van Graafeiland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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Education
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JD, magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1985
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BA, summa cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1981; Rufus Choate Scholar; 1981 James Fairbanks Colby, Jr. Government Prize; Phi Beta Kappa; Varsity Lacrosse (Goalie)
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Memberships & Affiliations
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Member of the Board of Trustees, St. James School, St. James, MD
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American Bar Association (Litigation Section)
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