David Carlet is a senior staff attorney in the corporate governance department working out of the New York City office, prosecuting securities fraud, corporate governance, and shareholder rights litigation on behalf of the firm’s institutional investor clients.
Since joining BLB&G in 2008, David has worked on numerous matters, including In re Schering-Plough Corp./ENHANCE Securities Litigation, In re Merck & Co., Inc. VIOXX Securities Litigation, In re Starz Stockholder Litigation, In re Appraisal of Towers Watson & Co., In re Allergan, Inc. Proxy Violation Securities Litigation, In re Appraisal of Diamond Resorts International, Inc., In re Volkswagen AG Securities Litigation, In re Pfizer Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation, New York State Teachers' Retirement System v. General Motors Company, and Cumming v. Edens, et. al. (New Senior Investment Group, Inc.). Among other cases, David is currently prosecuting Dieckman v. Regency GP LP and In re Straight Path Communications, Inc.
Prior to joining BLB&G, David was a tax associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman in Chicago and Baker & McKenzie in San Diego, where he provided tax advice for mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, real estate, debt restructurings and workouts, and estate planning.