CORPORATE & WHITE COLLAR DISPUTES

CORPORATE DISPUTES & INVESTIGATIONS

Florentina represents foreign and domestic companies, private equity and venture capital investors, family offices, financial institutions, executives, directors, and trustees in sophisticated commercial and corporate disputes. She handles matters involving alleged fraud, breach of contract, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and corporate governance disputes, investment-related claims, financial product disputes, fiduciary duty claims, and business torts.

Florentina has substantial experience taking matters through litigation and arbitration, including developing case strategy, managing discovery, preparing witnesses, conducting and defending depositions, briefing dispositive motions, preparing for trial, and examining witnesses.

She also assists private funds, investors and family offices in responding to joint venture or shareholder demands, internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, and disputes involving portfolio assets or counterparties.

Florentina's approach is deliberately strategic and commercially focused. With expansive experience in business disputes, Florentina understands that litigation is rarely an isolated legal event for an investor or investment organization; it can affect the value of an asset, a financing relationship, a transaction, or an entire portfolio. Therefore, she works to understand the underlying business objective and develop a legal strategy around it.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Secured dismissal of breach of contract and fraud claims before the Delaware Court of Chancery against pharmaceutical company arising out of sale to private equity company.
Represented biotechnology company in indemnification dispute arising out of products liability lawsuits and secured favorable settlement.
Represented investment bank in relation to third-party subpoenas in stockholder lawsuits arising from C-corp conversions.
Secured dismissal of breach of duty of oversight claim as majority stockholder against director of publicly traded company.
Advised compensation committee of publicly traded company in relation to stockholder demand letter requesting corporate governance reforms, negotiated private settlement, and counseled compensation committee regarding compensation negotiations with its chief executive officer.
Represented private equity investor in relation to fiduciary duty lawsuit arising from going-private transaction and negotiated terms of settlement.
Secured dismissal of breach of contract claim before the Delaware Court of Chancery against company founder arising out of Membership Interest Purchase Agreement after private equity exit.
Secured dismissal of class action lawsuit in New York state court against private benefits manager.
Represented European bank in money laundering investigation; coordinated discovery and productions to several U.S. federal and state regulators and advised client on its rights and responsibilities during the investigation.

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