Domenico “Nico” Minerva is a Partner in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP. A former financial advisor, his work focuses on securities and shareholder derivative litigation, representing Taft-Hartley, public pension funds, hedge funds, asset managers, insurance companies, and banks across the world. Minerva advises leading pension funds and other institutional investors on issues related to corporate fraud in the U.S. securities markets.
Minerva’s extensive securities litigation experience includes the case against global security systems company Tyco and co-defendant PricewaterhouseCoopers (In re Tyco International Ltd., Securities Litigation), which resulted in a $3.2 billion settlement—the largest single- defendant settlement in post-PSLRA history.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2025 | International Securities Litigation, Plaintiff |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2025 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers | 2025 | Securities Litigation, Corporate Governance, Shareholders Rights |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2024 | International Securities Litigation, Plaintiff |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2024 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2023 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2022 | Securities Litigation |
Minerva also has counseled companies and institutional investors on corporate governance reform. Minerva played an important role in the $1 billion recovery in In re Dell Technologies Inc. Class V Stockholders Litigation, which currently stands as the largest shareholder settlement ever in any state court in America and the 17th largest shareholder settlement of all time in federal and state court.
On behalf of consumers, Minerva represented a plaintiff in In Re ConAgra Foods Inc., over misleading claims that Wesson-brand vegetable oils are 100% natural.
An accomplished speaker, Minerva has given numerous presentations to investors on topics related to corporate fraud, wrongdoing, and waste.
He is an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Plan Attorneys (NAPPA) and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP).