A partner in the Paul, Weiss Litigation Department and Co-Chair of the Investment Funds Litigation Practice Group, Greg Laufer represents clients in commercial litigation matters, with a focus on litigation involving investment advisors and their portfolio companies. Laufer’s broad range of experience includes representing clients in securities litigation, bankruptcy and restructuring matters, employment law, intellectual property matters and complex commercial disputes. He also has experience in international arbitrations, regulatory matters and internal investigations.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2027 | Commercial Litigation |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Commercial Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2025 | Commercial Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2024 | Commercial Litigation |
Laufer’s recent experience includes representing:
- Tesla’s directors in investigations and litigation arising out of Elon Musk’s “going private” tweets.
- The board of directors and senior executives of the Boeing Company in derivative litigation arising out of the Alaska Airlines door plug incident.
- Berkshire Hathaway Energy in a putative class action asserting violations of the antitrust laws based on allegedly inflated broker commissions.
- Primo Brands, a leading branded beverage company, in a putative class action alleging violations of consumer protection laws.
- Goldman Sachs in a securities fraud case relating to large bond offerings in Southeast Asia.
- Nikola Corporation, a manufacturer of heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles, and several of its officers and directors, in the dismissal of a putative securities class action in the District of Arizona, as well as ongoing related derivative litigation in Arizona and Delaware, regarding alleged misstatements about the company’s products and performances.
- Apollo Global Management and its affiliates and portfolio companies in connection with various securities litigations, regulatory inquiries and proceedings, commercial disputes, internal investigations and employment matters.
- World Wrestling Entertainment in derivative actions concerning challenges to governance changes and relating to internal investigations.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals in a class action alleging misrepresentations and omissions about Soliris—a drug used to treat certain rare blood disorders.
- the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Transit Authority in various matters, including real estate disputes, Takings litigation, and public transportation access matters.
- current and former independent directors of NortonLifeLock in connection with multiple state and federal derivative litigations in California and Delaware court relating to certain accounting disclosures.
- The Citco Group, the world’s largest hedge fund administrator, in winning summary judgment on all counts on the eve of trial in a $220 million suit brought by Louisiana public pension funds stemming from their failed investment in a hedge fund managed by Alphonse “Buddy” Fletcher, Jr.
- Meridian Bioscience, an Ohio-based life science company, in the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action alleging that Meridian made false and misleading statements regarding the regulatory compliance and safety and efficacy of one of its products.
- On Deck Capital in a Section 11 action that the lead plaintiff voluntarily withdrew after a motion to dismiss was filed.
Laufer also represents clients in significant bankruptcy and restructuring matters. His recent experience includes representing:
- Diamond Sports Group, the nation’s largest owner of regional sports networks, in its chapter 11 cases filed in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. In connection with its filing, Diamond entered into a restructuring support agreement with the company’s creditors that would eliminate over $8 billion of its outstanding debt.
- Brookfield Asset Management and Simon Property Group, the sponsors of Copper Retail JV LLC, a newly formed joint venture, in connection with the purchase of the operating assets of J.C. Penney under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code.