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Mr. Meyers’ practice concentrates on complex civil litigation and arbitration, regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, internal investigations, and employment disputes in the securities and financial services industries, with a particular emphasis on hedge funds, investment advisers, and broker-dealers.  He has successfully litigated a number of high-profile securities fraud cases, and is currently representing several domestic and international hedge funds in a number of significant litigation matters involving mortgage-backed securities fraud, accountant liability, portfolio allocation fraud, and margin liquidation issues. 

Mr. Meyers’ victories include complete defense verdicts in a $900 million securities arbitration involving allegedly fraudulent analyst research, and a $450 million securities arbitration involving complex hedging transactions with synthetic derivatives.  He has also represented a number of public and private companies, senior corporate executives, investment advisers, and hedge funds in a variety of securities fraud matters.  These matters include direct liability cases, derivative actions, and class actions involving insider trading, accounting fraud, earnings management, and market timing. Mr. Meyers has successfully represented clients throughout the country in federal and state jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations and mediations.  In addition, he has successfully defended clients in investigations and regulatory proceedings involving the SEC, the Department of Justice, the New York Attorney General, the NYSE, the NASD, as well as various state securities regulators. 

Ulmer & Berne, established in 1908, is a full-service Midwest regional law firm with 175 attorneys in Chicago, Illinois and Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.  Ulmer & Berne represents publicly traded and privately held companies, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, family businesses, international joint ventures and affiliations, investor groups, start-ups and emerging businesses, public bodies and nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.ulmer.com.