Edmund M. O'Toole

Representative Matters

• Representing a "David" against a "Goliath" in a multi-million-dollar communications services dispute 
• Representing an international art foundation in an ownership and governance dispute with a development partner
• Representing a systems and engineering company in a lawsuit related to a corporate disposition
• Represented monoline insurers involved in disputes with a unit of a large money-center bank concerning representations and warranties that were made concerning the issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
• Represented several law schools in putative class actions brought by former law students who claimed to have been misled about their postgraduate employment options
• Represented institutional investors in a securities-related action against an RMBS issuer
• Represented a consulting firm in a trial over the terms of a "business divorce"
• Represented a hedge fund in litigation concerning the rights and obligations of a departing member
• Represented a private equity firm in claims related to breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty
• Represented a domestic coal company, an international chemical manufacturer, a consumer products conglomerate, an architectural firm, and a French cosmetics distributor in separate complex breach of contract matters
• Represented two departing corporate officers in a derivative action brought against the officers and the board of directors
• Represented a nonprofit community association in a governance dispute

Education

• J.D. cum laude Georgetown University Law Center 1991
• B.A. Williams College 1986

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts
• New York

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Member, New York City Bar Association (City Bar); member, Immigration and Naturalization Law Committee, 2010 - 2011; member, Committee on Federal Legislation, 1997 - 2000
• Member, International Bar Association (IBA)

• Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, New York Metro, 2013 – 2020
• City Bar Justice Center, Jeremy G. Epstein Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service, 2012
• Venable LLP, Benjamin R. Civiletti Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, 2012

Pro Bono

• Serves as Venable's pro bono liaison to the City Bar Refugee Assistance Project and oversees the representation of asylum applicants

Volunteerism

• Served on three nonprofit boards