EXPERIENCE
Holly Stein Sollod brings over 25 years of complex commercial litigation and arbitration experience to her national trial practice based in Denver, Colorado. Ms. Sollod is the recent past-Chair of Holland & Hart's Securities Litigation, Government Investigations and White Collar Defense practice group and former Chair of the firm's Business Litigation Group. She is highly-regarded in her practice as a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, a prominent and distinguished group of experienced arbitrators recognized for their meaningful contribution to the profession. Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Ms. Sollod was a Senior Attorney and Director of Disciplinary Hearings and Arbitrations for the American Stock Exchange, Inc. and an associate at a New York law firm.
Ms. Sollod represents clients in virtually all aspects of securities litigation including individual suits and class actions under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company and Investment Advisors Acts of 1940 and a variety of state laws; internal corporate and audit committee investigations; SEC enforcement proceedings and investigations; PCAOB matters; and FINRA arbitrations and investigations. Her clients include broker-dealers, issuers, directors, accounting firms, and individuals. She has arbitrated over 50 NASD/FINRA and AAA cases.
Ms. Sollod also represents clients in a myriad of corporate governance disputes including arbitration and litigation dealing with internal organizational disputes and acts of malfeasance for majority and minority shareholders, partners, members, managers, trustees, executives, officers, and directors of publicly and closely held corporations. Her experience includes representation of clients in shareholder derivative suits, fiduciary liability suits, corporate control disputes, operating agreement disputes, and corporate "divorce." She has also acted as counsel to Special Litigation Committees and Panel.
In addition, Ms. Sollod's trial practice includes complex commercial disputes involving claims of violations of consumer protection statutes, RICO, COCCA, fraud, negligence, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty. She is also a member of Holland & Hart's Subprime Mortgage Industry Group.
Ms. Sollod is a dedicated and active member of the Colorado Bar Association, serving as Founder and Chair of the Subcommittee on Securities Litigation. She is also a frequent lecturer on Securities, Class Actions, Arbitration and Corporate Governance.
Ms. Sollod's recent significant achievements include:
 Defeated breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by purported nationwide class action of customers of UBS Financial Services Inc. relating to UBS' bank sweep program on summary judgment.
Defeated shareholder suits in Delaware and California seeking preliminary injunctions to block client's takeover of Nevada corporation.
Defended uranium producer in $60 million RICO and breach of contract claim brought by large corporate purchaser of uranium.
Represented First Data Corp. and its directors and officers in private equity litigation.
Defeated class certification in Colorado Consumer Protection Act ("CCPA") litigation against Citicorp Vendor Finance.
Defended Citigroup Capital Holdings f/k/a/ Salomon Smith Barney Holdings and Jack Grubman in opt-out case involving analyst coverage of Qwest securities.
Defended HEALTHSOUTH Corporation in opt-out action alleging federal and state securities law claims. Successfully moved to transfer case to Atlanta.
Defended FirstWorld Communications (Verado Holdings) and its officers and directors in securities class actions.
Defended financial services company against claims for CCPA violations in action relating to variable annuities. Won motion to dismiss CCPA claims.
Defended shareholder derivative litigation brought against the Level 3 board of directors.
Defended The North Face Inc. in securities class actions.
Defended Einstein/Noah Bagels Inc. and its officers and directors in consolidated securities class action.
Defended Pace Membership Warehouse Inc. and its officers and inside directors in federal and state securities fraud litigation.
Defended officers and directors of Scotts' Liquid Gold-Inc. in a shareholder derivative action.
Represented major financial services firms in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, and New Mexico in connection with customer arbitrations and matters before state regulators and FINRA.
Represented entities, officers and directors in non-public SEC investigations, involving Ponzi schemes, the sale of annuities, insider trading, supervision, fraud, and market timing in mutual funds.
Ms. Sollod is admitted to practice in U.S. District courts in Colorado and New York, and the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators
Founder and Chair, Colorado Bar Association, Securities Litigation Subcommittee
Member, Board of Arbitrators of the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, FINRA, and the American Arbitration Association since 1986
Member, National Board of Arbitrators/Mediators, National Research Exchange, Inc., Rapid ADR, resolving claims against research analysts, 2005 to present
Member, Securities Litigation Committee, The Securities Arbitration Subcommittee, White Collar Crime Committee, and the Class Action and Derivative Subcommittee of the American Bar Association
Member, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association - Compliance and Legal Division
PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Author, "Securities Litigation and Regulation: Sweeping Changes Expected with Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act," Holland & Hart News Update, August 2010.
Lecturer, "Up-the-Ladder Reporting Rules under Section 307 of Sarbanes Oxley: The Practical Realities of Reporting Material Violations and the Role of the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee," theRacetotheBottom.org CLE Seminar, April 2010.
Lecturer, "Securities Litigation 101: A Primer for Corporate Lawyers," Colorado Bar Association Securities Subcommittee, September 2009.
Lecturer, "Economic Crisis Litigation Update," Colorado Bar Association, CLE, July 2009
Lecturer, T2M Summit Conference - Directors and Officers Governance & Compliance, Dec. 2007, 2004, 2002 (Utah)
Lecturer, Litigating the Class Action in Colorado, National Business Institute, Nov. 1999.
Lecturer, Director and Officers Insurance, Securities Litigation, Practicing Law Institute, (San Francisco, CA) 1995.
Lecturer, Securities Arbitration Advocacy, American Arbitration Association, 1994.
EDUCATION
New York University School of Law J.D. 1981
Cornell University B.A. 1978
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