Juan Monteverde has concentrated his legal career advocating shareholder rights. Mr. Monteverde regularly handles high profile merger cases seeking to maximize shareholder value and has recovered damages and improved merger transactions in the process.
Mr. Monteverde has also broken new ground when it comes to challenging proxies related to compensation issues post Dodd-Frank Act for not providing accurate disclosure required for shareholders to cast informed votes. Knee v. Brocade Comm’ns Sys., Inc., No. 1-12-CV-220249, slip op. at 2 (Cal. Super. Ct. Santa Clara Cnty. Apr. 10, 2012) (Kleinberg, J.) (enjoining the 2012 shareholder vote because certain information relating to projected executive compensation (as related to an equity plan share increase that had a potential dilutive effect on shareholders) was not properly disclosed in the proxy statement).
Mr. Monteverde has written articles regarding executive compensation and also speaks regularly at ABA, PLI, ACI and other conferences regarding merger litigation or executive compensation issues.
Mr. Monteverde has been selected by Super Lawyers in 2013 and 2017-2019 as a New York Metro Rising Star in Securities Litigation, an award given to less than 2.5% of attorneys in a particular field. Mr. Monteverde has also been selected by Martindale-Hubbell in 2017-2019 as a Top Rated Lawyer.
Below is a list of selected cases and achievements:
In Re Hansen Medical, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, Lead Case No. 16-cv-294288 (Santa Clara Cnty., CA 2019)(obtaining $7.5 million post-close cash settlement) In Re Clubcorp Holdings Shareholder Litigation, Case No. A-17-758972-B (Dist. Ct. Cark Cnty., NV 2019)(obtaining $5 million post-close cash settlement)
In Re American Capital, Ltd. Shareholder Litigation, Case No. 422598-V (Rockwell Cty, MD 2018)(obtaining $17.5 million post close cash settlement)
In Re Jefferies Group, Inc. Shareholders Litigation, Cons. C.A. No. 8059-CB (Del. Ch. 2015)(obtaining as co-lead counsel $70 million post-close settlement)
In re Force Protection, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, Case No. A-11-651336-B (Dist. Ct. Clark Cnty., NV 2015)(obtaining as co-lead counsel $11 million post-close cash settlement)
In re Orchard Enterprises, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, C.A. No. 7840-VCL (Del. Ch. 2014) (obtaining as co-lead counsel $10.725 million post-close cash settlement)
In Re Harleysville Group, Inc. S’holders Litigation, C.A. 6907-VCP (Del. Ch. 2014)(obtaining significant disclosures for stockholders pre-close and securing valuable relief post close in the form of an Anti-Flip Provision providing former stockholders with 25% of any profits in a Qualifying Sale)
In re Cogent, Inc. Shareholders Litigation, Consol. C.A. No. 5780-VCP (Del. Ch. 2013) (obtaining as co-lead counsel post-close cash settlement of $1.9 million)
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It was really hard to be involved in a class action lawsuit, to say the least. However, working with Juan Monteverde was one of the luckiest coincidences of the whole experience.
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2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2017
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2013
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
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New York Metro Rising Star in Securities Litigation, SuperLawyers
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Top Rated Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2016 - Present
Founding Partner, Monteverde & Associates PC
1900 - Present
Founder, Monteverde & Associates PC
2010 - 2016
Partner and Chair of M&A Lit. Dept., Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP
2007 - 2010
Associate, Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
2006 - 2007
Associate, Smith Mazure Director Wilkins Young & Yagerman, P.C.
2003 - 2006
Summer Associate, Diaz Reus, LLP
obtained $17.4 million cash settlement
securing $6.5 million cash settlement
Obtained $7.5 million post-close cash settlement
obtainined $5 million post-close cash settlement
obtained $17.5 million post close cash settlement
obtained as co-lead counsel $70 million post-close settlement
obtained as co-lead counsel $11 million post-close cash settlement
obtained as co-lead counsel $11 million post-close cash settlement
obtained as co-lead counsel $10.725 million post-close cash settlement
obtained significant disclosures for stockholders pre-close and securing valuable relief post close in the form of an Anti-Flip Provision providing former stockholders with 25% of any profits in a Qualifying Sale
2006
JD - Juris Doctor
2002
B.S. Finance
N/A
2017
2013
English
Spanish
