Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP

Securities Fraud Litigation; Arbitration; Direct and Opt-Out Actions

Partner

Mr. D'Ancona concentrates his practice in the area of securities litigation, representing plaintiffs in securities fraud class actions, direct actions and complex commercial litigation. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. D'Ancona served as a law clerk to the Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Examples of cases Mr. D'Ancona has litigated include: Baker v. SeaWorld (S.D. Cal.) (settled, $65,000,000); In re Allergan, Inc. Proxy Violation Securities Litigation (C.D. Cal) (settled, $250,000,000); In re Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Securities Litigation (D. Vt.) (settled, $36,000,000); In re Bank of America Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y.) (settled, $2.4 billion); Transatlantic Holdings v. AIG (American Arbitration Association) (settled, $75,000,000); In re Satyam Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y.) (settled, $150,000,000); Forsta-A.P. Fonden v. St. Jude Medical, Inc. (D. Minn.) (settled, $39,250,000); In re Target Corp. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation (D. Minn.) (on behalf of issuer banks) (settled).

Mr. D'Ancona is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; USDC, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; USDC, District of New Jersey; USCA, Second Circuit; USCA, Third Circuit.

Wesleyan University, B.A. 1999, with honors; Temple University Beasley School of Law; J.D. 2007, magna cum laude; Received Hon. S.R. Beckett Memorial Scholarship and Law Faculty Scholarship;