David G. Januszewski

PARTNER

David G. Januszewski is a member of the Firm's pro bono committee and focuses on litigation in several of its practice areas.

David has served as lead counsel in complex litigation challenges ranging from securities, insurance, employment, bankruptcy and environmental issues to constitutional matters. He has also led internal investigations arising from alleged violations of banking, insurance, securities and other laws and regulations, as well as allegations of accounting irregularities. David has defended leading corporations and professionals in investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice and other federal and state agencies.

• Representation of two former WorldCom, Inc. directors in numerous federal and state actions filed on behalf of its shareholders, bondholders and ERISA plan participants.
• Representation of corporations and compensation committee directors with respect to investigations relating to stock option grant issues.
• Representation of environmental division of a major insurer with respect to coverage and other issues relating to pollution liability, clean-up and other insurance policies.
• Representation of several leading issuers, together with their officers and directors, in federal shareholder class actions across the country.
• Representation of a major international insurance company in an arbitration hearing arising from the company's acquisition of another company, in which the sellers unsuccessfully claimed certain contingent payments totaling $85 million.
• Representation of the audit committee of a well-known internet company in an investigation of accounting improprieties, and subsequent representation of the company in related federal criminal proceedings and an SEC investigation, resulting in no charges filed against the company, notwithstanding multiple felony convictions of former officers and employees.
• Representation of a leading resort company in a three year SEC investigation, where the Commission terminated its investigation without taking any action against the company or its directors, officers or employees.
• Representation of nine underwriters in securities class action, obtaining dismissal of the complaint and affirmance on appeal.
• Successfully tried, on behalf of a legal publication, a libel action in Connecticut state court.
• Representation of a national supermarket chain in a federal collective action and an action brought by New York Attorney General Spitzer, both alleging failure to pay minimum and overtime wages.
• Successful representation of a corporation in a two month arbitration hearing in which a former executive claimed more than $26 million in additional consideration arising from his sale of his company to the corporation and his subsequent employment by the corporation.
• Defended a national insurance broker in federal and state investigations arising from bribery of government officials by an officer, resolving the matter with no charges filed against the company.
• Served as plaintiff's counsel for a leading corporation in a professional liability case, prevailing after a two week jury trial in New York Supreme Court.
• Representation of an underwriter bank with respect to government investigations and litigation arising from the demise of Refco, Inc.
• Representation of a major international insurance company in reinsurance arbitration and coverage litigations.
• Prevailed on behalf of a company in arbitration before an accountant concerning accounting issues in connection with $10 million in post-closing balance sheet adjustments relating to the company's sale of a business.

David joined Cahill in 1990 and became a partner in 1997.