Ira K. Gross

Representative Client Work

• On behalf of Wellington Management Company LLP, tried case that established, for the first time, the enforceability of a non-competition covenant against a portfolio manager
• Obtained dismissal of claims against the Bank of Ireland for investment losses in connection with a failed brokerage company
• Recovered damages for post-acquisition adjustments on behalf of the purchaser of the Osco pharmacy chain
• Secured indemnification for former company president in connection with freeze out claims by a stockholder
• Established full insurance coverage for private university in connection with hazing claims that had generated multimillion dollar punitive damages award
• Successfully defended New Hampshire banking institution against series of lender liability claims
• Obtained favorable settlement, after extended litigation, for acquirer of manufacturing enterprise, in action by competitor for interference with exclusive distributing agreement
• Secured dismissal on First Amendment grounds (affirmed on appeal) of claim involving corporate governance of religious institution
• Negotiated multimillion dollar settlement of breach of contract action on behalf of telecommunications industry manufacturer

Bar & Court Admissions

• New York, 1975
• Massachusetts, 1977
• U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Awards & Honors

• Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2006, 2007)

Professional & Civic Activities

• Boston Bar Association
• Instructor, Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Program

Education

• J.D., Yale Law School, 1974
• B.A., magna cum laude, Yale University, 1968