Michael J. Klein received his undergraduate degree in 2001 from Emory University and his J.D., with honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2004. While at the University of Connecticut, Mr. Klein served as an executive editor of the Connecticut Law Review. Mr. Klein is a member of the New York and Connecticut State Bars and is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, the Eastern Districts of New York, the Northern District of Illinois, the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the Eastern District of Michigan and the District of Colorado. Settled cases in which Mr. Klein had substantial responsibility include: Overby v. Tyco International, Ltd., Case No. 02-CV-1357-B (D.N.H.) (settlement of $70.525m in cash; Mr. Klein participated in over eighty days of deposition); National City Corporation Securities, Derivative & ERISA Litig., 1:08-cv-07000-PAG (N.D. Ohio) (settlement of $43m in cash;); Zilhaver et al. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc. et al, Case No. 06-cv-2237 (JMR) (D. Minn.) (a settlement of $17 million cash to the company’s 401(k) plan approved in August of 2009); In re: Diebold ERISA Litig., Case No. 06-cv-00170 (SEL) (N.D. Ohio) (recovery of $4.5 million in cash to the company’s 401(k) plan); Jones v. Novastar Financial, Inc. et al., 4:08-cv-00490-NKL (W.D. Mo.) (recovery of $925,000 million in cash for the company’s 401(k) plan) and In Re Affiliated Computer Services ERISA Litig., Master File No. 06 CV 1592 (CBA) (N.D. Tex. 2008) (recovery of $1.5 million in cash, plus plan enhancements).
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