About the Firm

Egleston Firm Resume

The Egleston Law Firm (the "Firm") is based in New York and litigates throughout the state of New York in both state and federal court and throughout the country. The founder of the firm, Gregory M. Egleston, has been engaged in the practice of law for more than ten years.  The Firm concentrates in class action litigation on behalf of investors, consumers and small businesses.

The Firm has broad experience in the following areas: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), securities, shareholder derivative, consumer fraud and other types of complex litigation. The Firm also has experience in federal and state minimum wage laws, overtime laws or other employment laws regulating the payment of wages and benefits to employees.

Many of the Firm's cases involve complex multi-district litigation.  The Firm is experienced in, and thoroughly familiar with, all aspects of complex litigation, including the underlying substantive law, the procedures recommended in the Manual for Complex Litigation and the substance and procedure of class certification.

Before starting the Firm, Mr. Egleston specialized in securities class action litigation, shareholder derivative actions, and consumer fraud litigation at a prominent Manhattan plaintiffs' class action firm. Mr. Egleston has worked on many high profile class actions such as:

• In re Deutsche Telekom A.G. Sec. Litig. (S.D.N.Y.) ($120 million settlement fund);


• In re Willbros Group, Inc. Sec. Litig. (S.D. Tex.) ($10.5 million settlement fund);


• In re Lumenis Sec. Litig. (S.D.N.Y.) ($20.1 million settlement);


• In re Royal Dutch/Shell Transport Sec. Litig. (D.N.J.) ($130 million settlement);


• In re Marsh & McClennan Companies, Inc. Sec. Litig. (S.D.N.Y.) ($400,000,000 settlement);


• In re United Global Comm., Inc. Shareholder Litig. (Delaware Chancery Court) ($25 million recovery in going-private transactions); and


• In re Cablevision Sys. Corp. Shareholders Litig. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.) (sucessfully blocked going-private transaction by controlling shareholder leading to payment of a dividend to shareholders worth approximately $2.5 billion).

Mr. Egleston is also involved in a high profile landlord/tenant action entitled Roberts v. Tishman Speyer, L.P., et al., N.Y. Sup. Ct., Index No. 07600475.  The core legal issue is whether landlords could permissibly deregulate and charge market rents for certain so-called "luxury" apartment units in these complexes in years in which the landlords were simultaneously receiving tax abatements from New York City known as "J-51" benefits.  The Court of Appeals ruled that the New York statutory scheme prevents landlords of rent stabilized buildings from charging market rents while receiving J-51 benefits for as long as they continue to receive those tax benefits.

The Firm's approach to each case is the same.  It presents an aggressive position for its clients and uses all available resources necessary to achieve the best possible outcome for its clients.  In short, the Firm works hard to win settlements for its clients and takes pride in providing a high level of legal service.  It also develops a strong working relationship with its clients and will do whatever it takes within the bounds of the law to get results.

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