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About
Provided by Lynn K Neuner
Practice Areas
An experienced trial lawyer specializing in securities, shareholder, insurance and false advertising disputes. Representations include: TD Bank in historic litigation related to Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme; Pfizer in Viatris securities litigation and numerous indemnity disputes; Lloyd’s and RSA in successful resolution during the third week of jury trial in connection with a business interruption and physical damage claim; Olon S.p.A. in breach of contract and fraud dispute against Perfect Day; Chubb, Axa XL, and Swiss Re in aviation insurance litigation related to airplanes allegedly grounded in Russia; TD Bank in Ponzi scheme cases involving TelexFree in Massachusetts and National Realty Investment Advisors in New Jersey; Jabil in contract manufacturing dispute with Beckman Coulter and Danaher Corporation; Frontdoor in acquisition litigation with Serviz; co-executors of estate of former CEO of Scholastic Inc. in various trust and probate matters; Hovnanian in landmark securities case regarding credit default swaps; Phoenix Insurance Company in asbestos-related coverage litigation; Travelers in centi-million-dollar pollution coverage action; Bayer in emergency court proceeding that ended competitor’s advertising campaign in two weeks; Weight Watchers in large securities class action and related derivative suits; Bayer in advertising challenges regarding Claritin, Aleve and Maty’s Healthy Products; Ziegler Family businesses in shareholder disputes; Footlocker Board members in derivative suits; and multiple confidential international and U.S. arbitrations. Devotes significant pro bono counsel to U.S. veterans, including work on historic ruling allowing veterans to bring class actions in Veterans Court and winning a 20-year dispute to secure disability benefits for a veteran following a VA appeal.
Career
Global Co-Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Department; Executive Committee Member; Former Co-Administrative Partner; former Co-Chair, Business Development, Recruiting, and Diversity Committees.
Professional Memberships
Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America; Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Practising Law Institute; Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society; Commercial Division Advisory Council; Co-Chair of City Bar Association Working Group on Litigation Funding; American Bar Association; Steering Committee of Lawyers Committee of Inner-City Scholarship Fund; Board of Yale Law School Alumni Fund.
Personal
Yale Law School; Williams College; Law clerk for Judge Walker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge Sarokin of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Chambers Review
USA
Lynn Neuner maintains a versatile practice, which sees her act for corporate and financial clients in shareholder disputes and securities matters, as well as insurance litigation.
Lynn Neuner maintains a versatile practice, which sees her act for corporate and financial clients in shareholder disputes and securities matters, as well as insurance litigation.
Lynn Neuner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a renowned litigator with a wealth of expertise in false advertising claims. She is especially active on behalf of clients in the pharmaceutical sector.
Lynn Neuner maintains a strong insurer-side coverage practice. She has notable experience leading property damage, contamination and bodily injury claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lynn is commercially aware and very user-friendly."
"Lynn is a strategic thinker with trial sense."
"She is a terrific lawyer."
"Lynn is an incredibly talented attorney who is very bright and extremely hard-working. She is adept at helping clients with the most complex issues."
"One of the best lawyers I've ever encountered, she's extremely strategic and smart. Congenial but very effective and aggressive in representing her clients' interests."
"Lynn is a client's dream attorney: fantastically talented, commercially aware and very user-friendly."
"Lynn is commercially aware and very user-friendly."
"Lynn is a strategic thinker with trial sense."
"She is a terrific lawyer."
"Lynn is an incredibly talented attorney who is very bright and extremely hard-working. She is adept at helping clients with the most complex issues."
"One of the best lawyers I've ever encountered, she's extremely strategic and smart. Congenial but very effective and aggressive in representing her clients' interests."
"Lynn is a client's dream attorney: fantastically talented, commercially aware and very user-friendly."
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