Atherton Galardi Secures Trial and Appellate Victories for CNN and Anderson Cooper
Congratulations to Atherton Galardi partner Martin Reeder and Ballard Spahr partner Charles (Chuck) Tobin for winning a series of trial and appellate court victories on behalf of CNN in a high-stakes litigation. Their clients, CNN, Anderson Cooper, and other media...
Atherton Galardi Gets Securities Fraud Claims Dismissed With Prejudice
Congratulations to Scott Atherton and Terry Mullen for obtaining a dismissal with prejudice of state and federal securities fraud claims asserted by an institutional investor against the Founder, Chairman and CEO of a public company. Those purported securities fraud...
Atherton Galardi Successfully Defends Trial Victory in Corporate Control Case On Appeal
Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal has affirmed the trial victory Joe Galardi and Scott Atherton obtained on behalf of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”) in a $100 million corporate control case. Congratulations to Joe...
Atherton Galardi Wins $100 Million Corporate Board Claim At Trial
Please join us in congratulating Shareholders Joe Galardi, Scott Atherton, and Alaina Karsten who prevailed at trial in a high-stakes corporate governance dispute. They represented the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”), a...
Scott Atherton Appointed To Serve As Chairperson of Federal Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel
The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of a full-time United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida at West Palm Beach, Florida. This appointment will succeed the incumbent, U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Lee...
ATHERTON GALARDI PROUDLY SPONSORS PALM BEACH COUNTY LEGAL AID’S ANNUAL PRO BONO RECOGNITION NIGHT
The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving disadvantaged members of the community. Through its pro bono legal counsel, Legal Aid helps protect children, the elderly, and other vulnerable or under-protected people in...
Federal Rules May Soon Make Noncompete Agreements Harder to Enforce
President Biden just announced that he plans to issue an executive order directing the Federal Trade Commission to adopt rules restricting the use of noncompete clauses in certain employment agreements. Employers and employees often enter into noncompete agreements...
Scott Atherton and Martin Reeder selected by peers as Top Lawyers in Palm Beach County
Scott Atherton was selected by his peers for a “Top Lawyer” designation in the areas of “Bet-the-Company Litigation” and “Legal Malpractice.” Martin Reeder was also peer selected as a “Top Lawyer” in “First Amendment Law.” Scott and Martin’s Top Lawyer selections will...
How Founding Shareholders Scott and Lauren Atherton Went from Big Law to Building a Business Litigation Boutique
Lauren and Scott’s story started like many other lawyer couples, but they ultimately decided they wanted something different. After meeting in law school and marrying after graduation, they each took positions at large law firms. Scott joined Akerman LLP’s...
AGMR Shareholder Joe Galardi Wins Appellate Victory Defending Private Equity Firm in Shareholder Derivative Litigation
Shareholder Joe Galardi recently won an appellate victory in the Fourth District Court of Appeals in Palm Beach County, Florida. Joe represented a private equity firm and its founding partner who were the general/managing partners of a Delaware limited partnership....