Lee S. Shalov

Lee S. Shalov is a partner and member of McLaughlin & Stern’s Litigation and Financial Services Department. Since 1988, Mr. Shalov has concentrated his practice in complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on prosecuting and defending securities class actions, employment class actions, derivative actions, and mutual and hedge fund actions. Mr. Shalov has litigated cases throughout the country and represented companies and hedge funds located in England, Germany, and China. He also has substantial trial experience, having conducted jury and non-jury trials in federal and state court. Some of Mr. Shalov’s representative engagements include the following:

• Lead counsel in wage and hour employment class actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state labor laws, including: Frlekin v. Apple Inc., Case No. 13-cv-3451 (N.D.Cal.) (defeated summary judgment motion in nationwide class action against Apple for uncompensated security checks); Ramirez v. Riverbay Corp., Index No.: 13-cv-2367 (S.D.N.Y.) (secured conditional class certification for over 1,700 employees who were not compensated for work performed before and after scheduled shifts and wrongfully paid compensatory time rather than overtime cash payments); Siewharack v. Queens Long Island Medical Group, P.C. (E.D.N.Y) (obtained $2.45 million settlement for employees of medical company who were not compensated for time worked); Ludwig V. Pret A Manger (S.D.N.Y.) (obtained $299,000 settlement for misclassified managers in training); Marshall v. Deutsche Post DHL Express (USA) Inc. (S.D.N.Y.) (prosecuting wage and hour class action on behalf of DHL clearance agents in New York, California and Florida); and Terrana v. JCPenny (S.D.N.Y.) (prosecuting wage and hour class action on behalf of non-exempt hourly employees of JCPenny in New York.)
• Lead counsel in securities class actions that generated substantial recoveries for investors, including: In re Baan Company Sec. Litig., (D.D.C.) ($32.5 million settlement); In re Winstar Sec. Litig. (S.D.N.Y.) (settlements totaling over $30 million); In re Dreyfus Aggressive Growth Mutual Fund Litig. ($18.5 million recovery); In re TEAM Communications Sec. Litig. (C.D.Cal.) ($12.5 million settlement); In re Recoton Sec. Litig. (M.D.Fla.) (settled for $3.6 million); Cheney v. Cyberguard Corp. (S.D.Fla.) (settled for $10 million); Baker v. Health Management Systems, Inc (E.D.N.Y.) (settled for $2.45 million); and Varljen v. H.J. Meyers & Co., Inc. (S.D.N.Y.) (settled for more than $5 million.)
• Trial counsel in In re: Globalstar Sec. Litig. (S.D.N.Y.), a securities class action that settled at trial for $20 million. In commenting on the efforts of Plaintiffs’ trial team, the Honorable Kevin P. Castel observed that Mr. Shalov and his colleagues “have all done a terrific job in presenting the case for the plaintiffs.”
• Lead counsel in consumer class actions involving defective products and misleading advertising, including: Baird v. Thomson Consumer Electronics(consumer class action that made available $100 million in cash and other benefits to purchasers of defective products); Khoday v. Symantec (D.Minn.); and Sabol v. Hydroxatone (D.N.J.)
• Representing investors in hedge fund actions arising out of Bernard Madoff and Thomas Petters Ponzi schemes, including: Elendow Fund v. Rye Select Broad Market XL Fund (S.D.N.Y.); Tradex Global Master Fund SPC Ltd. v. Lancelot Investment Management L.L.C. (Illinois, Cook County)
• Trial counsel for Audiovox Corporation in Audiovox Corp. v. Benyamini (Sup. Ct. Nassau County), which resulted in a plaintiffs’ jury verdict in connection with the enforcement of a corporate guaranty.
• Representing China-based company and senior executives in securities class and derivative actions. In re Advanced Battery Sec. Litig. (S.D.N.Y.)

Mr. Shalov has been regularly cited in the press for his innovative efforts on behalf of aggrieved consumers, employees and investors. He has also been recognized since 2007 in New York’s “Super Lawyers”, which is a competitive selection of the top five percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through independent research. More information on the selection process can be obtained at SuperLawyers.com.

Wade C. Wilkinson

Wade C. Wilkinson is an associate in the litigation department where he concentrates in complex litigation with a focus in wage and hour collective actions, consumer class actions, bankruptcy litigation and general commercial litigation. Mr. Wilkinson graduated cum laude from Albany Law School of Union University in 2005. While attending Albany, Mr. Wilkinson worked as a research assistant to Professor David D. Siegel during which time he edited Professor Siegel’s two monthly publications, Siegel’s Practice Review and New York State Law Digest, as well the 4th edition of Professor Siegel’s New York Practice “horn book.” Additionally, Mr. Wilkinson was a member of the Albany Law Review and Albany’s Moot Court program.

Previously Mr. Wilkinson was an associate at several prominent New York firms where he practiced in the fields of commercial and real estate litigation and bankruptcy litigation, gaining extensive experience in both federal and state court. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Ithaca College in 2001. Additionally, while in college, Mr. Wilkinson was selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as a member of the 2000 Academic All-America First-Team.

Brett R. Gallaway

Brett R. Gallaway is an associate in the litigation department where he specializes in wage and hour collective actions and consumer class actions. Mr. Gallaway has worked in the area of complex litigation with a focus on wage and hour cases since graduating from Tulane Law School in 2011. He has a detailed working knowledge of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants through all stages of FLSA litigation.

While in law school, Mr. Gallaway was on the Moot Court Board, three national Moot Court Trial Teams and practiced as a student attorney in the Tulane Domestic Violence Law Clinic. He received his Bachelor of Science degree magna cum laude from New York University. Mr. Gallaway is a native of New York City and is a member of the New York County Lawyer’s Association.