Bob Gans is a veteran trial attorney and former public company General Counsel who leads the Litigation Practice Group at Scale LLP. Bob brings over three decades of experience handling high-stakes commercial disputes, with a particular focus on securities litigation, corporate governance, and professional liability.
Bob has served as lead counsel in numerous complex cases and is one of the few attorneys to have tried a securities fraud class action to verdict since the passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, which the trial judge described it as “the best tried case I’ve witnessed in my years on the bench.”
In addition to his litigation practice, Bob served as General Counsel for a publicly traded company, where he oversaw more than $150 million in capital markets transactions and advised on disclosure, materiality, and governance issues. His ability to interface effectively with boards, auditors, and regulators makes him a trusted advisor to companies navigating litigation-prone environments.
Outside General Counsel
Capital Markets
Mergers & Acquisitions
SEC Compliance
Accountants’ Liability
Corporate Governance
Investor Rights
Complex Litigation
ShiftPixy, Inc.
Industrial Human Capital, Inc.
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Dartmouth College
New York University School of Law
California
New York
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