Holly Stein Sollod

Client Results

• Represented Great West Financial Services Equities Inc. in a week-long FINRA arbitration brought by terminated executive, seeking over $900,000 in damages and expungement of his Form U-5. Arbitrators denied all relief to executive.

• Represented Western Union and its top executives in several nationwide class action suits; achieved dismissal of all claims on motion to dismiss.

• Represented Colorado Springs based cybersecurity company and its top executives in securities class actions; achieved dismissal of all claims on motion to dismiss.

• Represented a Colorado based IT consulting company and its top executives in securities class action achieved dismissal of all claims on motion to dismiss.

• Represented provider of electrotherapy medical devices used for pain management and rehabilitation and its executives in securities class action.

• Represented internet solutions and telecommunications provider and its top executives in securities class actions.

• Represented former CFO of Idaho educational publishing company in shareholder class action and related SEC litigation.

• Represented publicly traded company in $10 million earn-out dispute brought by former CEO of acquired company.

• Represented Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. in FINRA arbitration involving $60 million intraday margin call.

• Acted as counsel to Special Litigation Committee in Nevada shareholder derivative case seeking $800 million in damages against DISH Network and its officers and directors.

• Achieved dismissal of shareholder derivative suit against Western Union and its top executives on motions to dismiss for failure to make a pre-suit demand.

• Achieved dismissal of shareholder derivative suit against IT consulting company on motions to dismiss for failure to make a pre-suit demand.

• Acted as counsel to Special Litigation Committee in shareholder derivative suit involving manufacturer of casino chips in Nevada.

• Acted as counsel to Special Litigation Committee in shareholder derivative suit involving multi-level marketing company in Utah.

• Representation of target corporations and directors in M&A litigation in Colorado, Nevada, and Utah.

• Defended hedge fund administrator in suits by investors in alleged Ponzi scheme in state and federal court.

• Representation of CFO of sports nutrition company in SEC investigation and enforcement action involving under reporting of executive compensation.

• Representation of former CFO of environmental emissions controls company in SEC investigation involving accounting irregularities.

• Representation of CFO of Idaho company in SEC settled enforcement action.

• Representation of individual investor in Chinese reverse merger in settled SEC enforcement action.

• Representation of companies and individuals in state investigations into Ponzi schemes, the sale of annuities, insider trading, supervision, fraud, reverse mergers, accounting fraud issues and market timing.

• Won dismissal of consumer class action against Western Union alleging RICO violations.

• Won summary judgment on breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by purported class members against UBS Financial Services Inc. in action relating to bank's sweeps program.

• Representation of Nevada "pay day" loan companies in purported class actions alleging violations of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA").

• Representation of Oklahoma bank in nationwide class action alleging violation of Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and consumer protection laws.

• More than 30 years' experience as an arbitrator and mediator in complex commercial and securities related cases.  Chairperson qualified.