Mr. Showman is a seasoned litigator with extensive experience handling complex commercial matters and securities class actions for both plaintiffs and defendants. He has represented clients in FINRA securities arbitrations, as well as in FINRA investigations, and conducted numerous internal corporate investigations. In addition to his practice, Mr. Showman has lectured on securities litigation at New York University and Fordham University, and has served as an arbitrator for FINRA customer and employee disputes. His diverse expertise has earned him a reputation for skillfully navigating high-stakes cases and delivering favorable outcomes for his clients.

Throughout his career, Mr. Showman has secured significant victories in notable cases, including representing an oil shale production company in a contract dispute with an international development partner, leading to a successful settlement and project continuation. He has also won the dismissal of multimillion-dollar claims, such as a high-profile antitrust case brought by Prime Healthcare, Inc. He has conducted internal investigations that enhanced corporate practices, and his achievements include winning a $14.5 million arbitration award against Prudential Equity Group. Mr. Showman’s representative matters highlight his ability to deliver results in complex and challenging legal landscapes.

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York
• U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
• U.S. Courts of Appeals, Second and Fifth Circuits
• United States Supreme Court

Representative Matters

• Represented an oil shale production company in a dispute with an international development partner over a set of contracts to commercialize a technology to extract oil from solid sedimentary rock. Under the contracts, the development partner was responsible for funding a major portion of the project, and it indicated that it did not intend to follow through with certain contractual commitments. Had that happened, this major project would have been brought to a standstill. Our client settled its dispute with the development partner and terminated the contracts in order to successfully continue the project.
• Won dismissal of a bankruptcy petition filed for the improper purpose of avoiding a joint venture contract with our client.
• Won dismissal of an action filed by Prime Healthcare, Inc. against our client who operates hospitals in New Jersey. The complaint asserted antitrust and common law claims and alleged that our client had conspired with other to prevent Prime from competing in new Jersey. Damages were potentially in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. The victory required litigation in both New Jersey state court and New Jersey bankruptcy court.
• Conducted an internal investigation at a prominent not-for-profit company, resulting in substantial improvement of the company’s practices and procedures
• Represented a mortgagee bank in a property dispute; won dismissal for the bank and aided materially in achieving a settlement between the principals.
• Won dismissal for our client, a director of the defendant company, of a securities fraud class action, and settled the action on behalf of a second director without liability for the director.
• Worked with Mr. Ajamie in winning a $14.5 million arbitration award against Prudential Equity Group.
• Represented plaintiffs in numerous successful securities class actions.

Memberships & Community

• American Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• New York State Bar Association
• New York County Lawyers Association
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Other Attorney Experience

• Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP (2006 - 2008)
• Wallace A. Showman LLP, New York City (1999 - 2006)
• Wolf Popper LLP, New York City (1991 - 1995, 1997 - 1998)
• Kirby McInerney & Squire LLP, New York City (1995 - 1996)
• LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP, New York City (1988 - 1991)