Timothy J. McGinn

• Won summary judgment and dismissal of defamation, conspiracy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims for three defendants who, in the Netflix documentary “Immigration Nation,” had accused the plaintiffs, a Bay County commissioner and his construction company, of wage theft, Hamm v. Resilience Force, 31 Fla. L.W. Supp. 2d 356 (Fla. 14th Cir. Ct. Sept. 1, 2023)
• Obtained dismissal of a products liability and wrongful death action for an agricultural company alleged to have caused its former employee’s illness by exposing him to an herbicide
• Won dismissal of defamation, tortious interference, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and conspiracy claims for an attorney who had been hired to conduct an internal investigation of a non-denominational church and whose report detailed his findings of pastoral misconduct
• Won appellate reversal of a trial court ruling and obtained a protective order quashing the non-party deposition of the founder and former chief executive officer of a multi-billion-dollar company
• Won summary judgment and dismissal of a slander claim for the founder and chairman of one of the largest banks in the United States, who was alleged to have defamed a former senior employee after the employee joined a competitor, Centennial Bank v. ServisFirst Bank, No. 8:16-cv-00088, 2021 WL 915121 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 10, 2021)
• Won summary judgment, dismissal of defamation and cyberstalking claims, and attorney’s fees for a Hallandale Beach city commissioner who had accused the plaintiff, a pet store owner, of sourcing his dogs from “puppy mills,” Marquez v. Lazarow, 324 So. 3d 485 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020) & Marquez v. Lazarow, 347 So. 3d 472 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022)
• Won judgment on the pleadings for the U.S. bank subsidiary of a multinational financial services company and obtained dismissal of a writ of garnishment that had frozen approximately $13 million in client funds, BDT Investments, Inc. v. Lisa, S.A., No. 18-22005, 2019 WL 7373084 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 31, 2019)
• Counsel to a leading insurance broker in federal multidistrict litigation alleging the broker had violated antitrust and racketeering laws by overseeing an industry-wide bid-rigging scheme to protect incumbent insurers from competition
• Conducted a publicly traded company’s internal investigation of allegations of self-dealing by its chief executive officer
• Counsel to a global financial services firm for the litigation and settlement of billion-dollar residential mortgage-backed securities claims brought by a monoline insurance company
• Counsel to a large insurance company for its investigation of its reinsurer’s mismanagement of tens of millions of dollars in reinsurance trust accounts and ties to a hedge fund under federal investigation
• Counsel to prominent investment advisers and hedge funds during insider trading investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Counsel to the City of New York in obtaining the dismissal of a toxic tort claim on appeal, Cleghorne v. City of New York, 99 A.D.3d 443 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep’t 2012)
• Counsel to senior executives of a private aviation company in obtaining the dismissal of derivative claims brought by a company creditor, CML V, LLC v. Bax, 6 A.3d 238 (Del. Ch. 2010), aff’d, 28 A.3d 1037 (Del. 2011)
• Pro bono counsel to indigent clients in divorce, custody, and child support proceedings

• New York State Bar Association, Empire State Counsel, 2015
• Legal Aid Society, Pro Bono Publico Award, 2012
• Duke University School of Law
  • Moot Court Board, Co-Chairman, 2008-09
  • Hardt Cup Moot Court Tournament, Champion, 2007

• “The Florida Bar’s Annual Review of U.S. Supreme Court First Amendment Decisions (October Term 2021),” panelist, The Florida Bar, June 24, 2022
• “The Florida Bar’s Annual Review of U.S. Supreme Court First Amendment Decisions (October Term 2020),” panelist, The Florida Bar, June 25, 2021
• “The Florida Bar’s Annual Review of U.S. Supreme Court First Amendment Decisions (October 2019),” panelist, The Florida Bar, June 19, 2020
• “The Florida Bar’s Annual Review of U.S. Supreme Court First Amendment Decisions (October 2018),” panelist, The Florida Bar, June 28, 2019
• “The Florida Bar’s Annual Review of U.S. Supreme Court First Amendment Decisions (October 2017),” panelist, The Florida Bar, June 15, 2018

Professional Associations & Memberships

• New York City Bar Association, Securities Litigation Committee, Secretary, 2015-16

Civic & Community Service

• Leadership Miami, Spring Class 44, 2022-2023