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During his 15 years as a litigator and trial lawyer, Mr.
Enright has handled matters in the fields of securities,
commodities, consumer fraud and commercial
litigation, with a particular focus on shareholder
M&A and securities fraud class action litigation. He
has a track record of achieving victories in federal
trials and appeals, including Nathenson v. Zonagen,
Inc., 267 F. 3d 400, 413 (5th Cir. 2001); SEC v.
Butler, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7194 (W.D. Pa. April
18, 2005); and Belizan v. Hershon, 434 F. 3d 579
(D.C. Cir. 2006).
Enright has handled matters in the fields of securities,
commodities, consumer fraud and commercial
litigation, with a particular focus on shareholder
M&A and securities fraud class action litigation. He
has a track record of achieving victories in federal
trials and appeals, including Nathenson v. Zonagen,
Inc., 267 F. 3d 400, 413 (5th Cir. 2001); SEC v.
Butler, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7194 (W.D. Pa. April
18, 2005); and Belizan v. Hershon, 434 F. 3d 579
(D.C. Cir. 2006).
Indeed, Mr. Enright has played a lead role in numerous securities and shareholder
class actions from inception to conclusion. His leadership has produced multi-
million dollar recoveries in shareholder class actions involving such companies as
Allied Irish Banks PLC, Iridium World Communications, Ltd., En Pointe
Technologies, Inc., PriceSmart, Inc., Polk Audio, Inc., Meade Instruments Corp.,
Xicor, Inc., Streamlogic Corp., Interbank Funding Corp., Riggs National Corp.,
UTStarcom, Inc., and Manugistics Group, Inc.
Mr. Enright also has a successful track record of obtaining injunctive relief in
connection with shareholder M&A litigation, having won preliminary injunctions in
the cases of In re: Portec Rail Products, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, G.D. 10-3547
(Ct. Com. Pleas Pa. 2010), In re Craftmade International, Inc. Shareholders
Litigation, C.A. No. 6950-VCL (Del. Ch. 2011) , and In re Parlux Fragrances
Shareholder Litigation, C.A. No. 7199-VCG (Del. Ch. 2012). He also served as co-
lead counsel in Berger v. Life Sciences Research, Inc., No. SOM-C-12006-09 (NJ
Sup. Ct 2009), a merger case that produced a significant increase in the transaction
price from $7.50 to $8.50 per share, representing additional consideration for
shareholders of approximately $11.5 million.
The courts have recognized and praised the quality of Mr. Enright’s work. In In re
Interbank Funding Corp. Sec. Litig. (D.D.C. 02-1490), Judge Bates of the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia observed that Mr. Enright had
“skillfully, efficiently, and zealously represented the class, and . . . worked
relentlessly throughout the course of the case.” Similarly, in Freeland v. Iridium
World Communications, LTD, (D.D.C. 99-1002), Judge Nanette Laughrey stated that
Mr. Enright had done "an outstanding job" in connection with the recovery of $43.1
million for the shareholder class.
Mr. Enright is a 1993 cum laude graduate of Drew University, where he earned a
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics, and a 1996 graduate of the
George Washington University Law School, where he received his Juris Doctor. He
was a Member Editor of The George Washington University Journal of
International Law and Economics from 1994 to 1996, and clerked for the House
Judiciary Committee in 1994. He is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and New Jersey, and is admitted to practice before several United States
District Courts and Circuit Courts.
Mr. Enright practices in the firm's Washington, DC office, and has been named as one
of Washington's "Top Lawyers" by Washingtonian magazine. His published
securities litigation-related articles include:
• "SEC Enforcement Actions and Investigations in Private and Public Offerings,"
Securities: Public and Private Offerings, Second Edition, West Publishing 2007.
• "Dura Pharmaceuticals: Loss Causation Redefined or Merely Clarified?", J.
Tax'n & Reg. Fin. Inst., September/October 2007, at 5.
class actions from inception to conclusion. His leadership has produced multi-
million dollar recoveries in shareholder class actions involving such companies as
Allied Irish Banks PLC, Iridium World Communications, Ltd., En Pointe
Technologies, Inc., PriceSmart, Inc., Polk Audio, Inc., Meade Instruments Corp.,
Xicor, Inc., Streamlogic Corp., Interbank Funding Corp., Riggs National Corp.,
UTStarcom, Inc., and Manugistics Group, Inc.
Mr. Enright also has a successful track record of obtaining injunctive relief in
connection with shareholder M&A litigation, having won preliminary injunctions in
the cases of In re: Portec Rail Products, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, G.D. 10-3547
(Ct. Com. Pleas Pa. 2010), In re Craftmade International, Inc. Shareholders
Litigation, C.A. No. 6950-VCL (Del. Ch. 2011) , and In re Parlux Fragrances
Shareholder Litigation, C.A. No. 7199-VCG (Del. Ch. 2012). He also served as co-
lead counsel in Berger v. Life Sciences Research, Inc., No. SOM-C-12006-09 (NJ
Sup. Ct 2009), a merger case that produced a significant increase in the transaction
price from $7.50 to $8.50 per share, representing additional consideration for
shareholders of approximately $11.5 million.
The courts have recognized and praised the quality of Mr. Enright’s work. In In re
Interbank Funding Corp. Sec. Litig. (D.D.C. 02-1490), Judge Bates of the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia observed that Mr. Enright had
“skillfully, efficiently, and zealously represented the class, and . . . worked
relentlessly throughout the course of the case.” Similarly, in Freeland v. Iridium
World Communications, LTD, (D.D.C. 99-1002), Judge Nanette Laughrey stated that
Mr. Enright had done "an outstanding job" in connection with the recovery of $43.1
million for the shareholder class.
Mr. Enright is a 1993 cum laude graduate of Drew University, where he earned a
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics, and a 1996 graduate of the
George Washington University Law School, where he received his Juris Doctor. He
was a Member Editor of The George Washington University Journal of
International Law and Economics from 1994 to 1996, and clerked for the House
Judiciary Committee in 1994. He is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and New Jersey, and is admitted to practice before several United States
District Courts and Circuit Courts.
Mr. Enright practices in the firm's Washington, DC office, and has been named as one
of Washington's "Top Lawyers" by Washingtonian magazine. His published
securities litigation-related articles include:
• "SEC Enforcement Actions and Investigations in Private and Public Offerings,"
Securities: Public and Private Offerings, Second Edition, West Publishing 2007.
• "Dura Pharmaceuticals: Loss Causation Redefined or Merely Clarified?", J.
Tax'n & Reg. Fin. Inst., September/October 2007, at 5.
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