Gary D. Greenwald, as your Mediator, brings to the table:

  • 27 years of experience in ESOP litigation;

  • Lead trial counsel for Plaintiff Participants and/or ESOP trustee in ESOP litigation pending in district courts in 11 states, including Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Missouri, North Dakota, California, Oregon, Mississippi, New Orleans, and Georgia (1992-2015);

  • Senior Vice-President, Compliance Officer and Member of the Fiduciary Committee for the largest ESOP trustee service provider in the United States (2017-to present);

  • In role as Compliance Officer, is involved in assisting counsel in the defense of ESOP litigation filed against the Company (2017-to present);

  • Member of The ESOP Association and the National Center of Employee Ownership (“NCEO”), the two largest service provider organizations for the ESOP industry; and 

  • An annual speaker at the NCEO Annual Conference since 2001 with presentations on fiduciary process, ESOP valuation issues, indemnification and legal decisions affecting the ESOP industry.

 

More about Gary…

When he’s not involved in ESOP case management and negotiation and approval of ESOP transactions, Gary can be found on the golf course either in Ohio or in his travels around the country. When it’s not golf season, he spends his time cheering on his beloved Ohio State Buckeyes from his home in Columbus, Ohio. Gary received his undergraduate degree at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and his graduate degree in law from THE Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Gary has spent the last 27 years of his career focusing on the management and resolution of ERISA and ESOP litigation—first for Plaintiffs, now for Defendants. Although he is no longer in the courtroom, he has no interest in retiring.

 
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