Meir Feder has argued appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court and in eight federal circuits; he also briefs and argues state court appeals and dispositive motions in significant trial-level cases. He has significant experience in multiple practice areas, including securities, antitrust, class action, consumer, criminal, and employment litigation.
Meir recently obtained the dismissal with prejudice of a putative securities class action seeking more than $20 billion in damages, In re Dell Inc. Securities Litigation, 591 F. Supp. 2d 877 (W.D. Tex. 2008), and successfully appealed a federal district court ruling casting doubt on Macy's companywide binding arbitration program, Manigault v. Macy's, 2009 WL 765006 (2d Cir. 2009). He also recently obtained a summary judgment in a putative consumer class action seeking up to $3 billion in statutory damages, and then successfully argued the resulting appeal, Levine v. World Financial Network, 554 F.3d 1314 (11th Cir. 2009).
Meir heads the Issues & Appeals Practice in Jones Day's New York Office. Prior to joining the Firm, he was deputy chief appellate attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Before assuming that supervisory position, he prosecuted cases for the U.S. Attorney's Office ranging from bank and health care fraud to international narcotics trafficking, and tried seven cases in federal district court.
An adjunct professor at New York University School of Law where he has taught Supreme Court practice and advocacy, Meir is also co-director of the school's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.
Issues & Appeals Appellate Advocacy in the U.S. Supreme Court Appellate Litigation in Other Federal & State Courts Trial Litigation in Federal & State Courts
Stoneridge v. Scientific-Atlanta: Securities Fraud Defendants Look To Continue Their Streak, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Issues & Overview, 2008
Stoneridge v. Scientific-Atlantic: The Death Knell for 'Scheme' Liability?, Securities Litigation & Regulation, Vol. 13, Iss. 13, 2007
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Securities Fraud Suits Must Be Dismissed Unless Plaintiffs Plead Fact Establishing a "Cogent and Compelling Inference" of Fraudulent Intent, 2007
Cause and Effect: Section 10b-5 Not a Loss Insurance Policy, Practice Perspectives: Securities and Shareholder Litigation & SEC Enforcement, 2007
An Appellate Practice In New York: Wave Of The Future? The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, 2006
Adams v. Robertson, 520 U.S. 83 (1997) BMW of North America v. Gore,, 517 U.S. 559 (1996) DeJesus v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., No. 96-455 (U.S. Supreme Court) Empresa Cubana del Tabaco v. General Cigar Co., No. 04-2527-cv (2d Cir.) Federated Logistics & Operations v. N.L.R.B., 400 F.3d 920 (D.C. Cir. 2005) Federated Logistics and Operations v. National Labor Relations Board and UNITE, Cases Nos. 03-1323, 03-1357 (D.C. Cir.) Flanagan v. Ahearn, No. 96-1379 (U.S. Supreme Court) Helms v. ConsumerInfo.com, No. 05-13335 (11th Cir.) In re Dell Inc. Securities Lit, No. 1:06-CV-726-SS (W.D. Tex, Austin Div) In re Elec. Data Sys. Corp. Sec. Litig., No. 6:03-MD-1512 (E.D. Tex.); In re. Elec. Data Sys. "ERISA" Litig., No. 6:03-MD-1512 (E.D. Tex.) In re McDonald, No. 06-4120 (6th Cir.)
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Ngo v. Woodford, 403 F.3d 620, 9th Cir. 2005, No. 05-416 Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp., No. 96-1394 (U.S. Supreme Court) People v. Cole, 38 Cal.4th 964 (2006). Rosenburg, et al. v. International Business Machines, 3:06-CV-00430-PJH (N.D. Ca.) SOURCECORP, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 3:04-CV-2351 (N.D. Tex.), No. 06-11368 (5th Cir.) South Road Associates v. IBM, 4 N.Y. 3d 272 (N.Y. 2005) Ticor Title Insurance Co. v. Brown, 511 U.S. 117 (1994) United States v. Alcantara-Soler, 210 F.3d 355 (2d Cir. 2000) United States v. Conde, 178 F.3d 616 (2d Cir. 1999) United States v. Harris, 199 F.3d 1324 (2d Cir. 1999) United States v. Hoffenberg, 164 F.3d 620 (2d Cir. 1998) United States v. Quinones, 313 F.3d 49 (2d Cir. 2002) United States v. Simmons, 164 F.3d 76 (2d Cir. 1998) United States v. Tang, 214 F.3d 365 (2d Cir. 2000) United States v. Wilson, 216 F.3d 74 (2d Cir. 2000) Woodford v. Ngo, No. 05-416 (U.S.)
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United States v. Mervyn Phelan, No. 05-1952 (2d Cir.) Unsolicited tender offer for Applica
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