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CurrentMr. Dimond has extensive experience litigating commercial matters, including complex cases involving breach of contract, contests for corporate control, real estate, landlord-tenant disputes, environmental issues, non-compete and employment agreements, legal and accounting malpractice, creditor’s rights, defamation, intellectual property, D&O liability, RICO, FDIC investigations, insurance coverage, fraud, collections, charitable pledges, and bankruptcy proceedings. He also possesses broad-ranging experience defending and prosecuting class-action matters involving securities, insurance, monopolistic and anti-competitive conduct, the Truth-in-Lending Act, the FLSA, Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, and other consumer protection statutes, and he has been named lead counsel in a federal securities class action. Mr. Dimond also has extensive experience in the federal and state receivership arena, including the prosecution and defense of receivership claims, and he serves as a Court-appointed Receiver for the SEC and the FTC. Further, Mr. Dimond has over two decades of experience in the securities arbitration arena, both in the representation of investors against brokerage firms and of brokerage firms accused of misconduct. During his years with Morgan Lewis, Mr. Dimond defended securities arbitration claims on behalf of brokerage firms such as Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, and Oppenheimer & Co. Since 1999, Mr. Dimond has limited his securities practice to the representation of individual and institutional investors bringing claims for broker misconduct.Mr. Dimond currently serves as the Chair of the Southern District of Florida local rules committee. He has served as Chair of the Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, Chair of the Sealed Docket and Court Records Subcommittee, and Vice-Chair of the Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Committee. Mr. Dimond has also served a Chair of the Miami-Dade County Federal Court Committee.
