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Practice Focus
Litigation, Antitrust and Competition Law, Business
Law
Biography
Greg Hansel is Chair of the Litigation Practice Group and is listed in
Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America. He focuses his
practice on complex business litigation. He has successfully handled some
of Maine’s largest cases and has a national litigation practice. Greg is
experienced in class actions, antitrust & trade regulation, healthcare,
securities, mass torts, contract, fraud, RICO, employment, international, real
estate, land use, intellectual property, technology, lender liability,
professional malpractice, corporate, personal injury, wrongful death, products
liability, construction, fidelity & surety, white collar criminal and
insurance as well as arbitration and mediation. He also keeps a general
practice counseling businesses and individuals.
Representative Matters
- Successfully defended Visa U.S.A., Inc. and Bayer Corporation in
indirect-purchaser antitrust class actions in Maine Superior Court. In both
cases, the courts granted motions to dismiss.
- Won a $40 million arbitration award in a contested international securities
fraud case tried for three weeks in Washington, D.C. on behalf of Kingspan Group
PLC, a publicly traded Irish company. Kingspan v. Baker, American
Arbitration Association.
- Achieved a $143 million settlement for the plaintiffs in Compact Disc
Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1361 (D. Maine), as
Court-appointed Liaison Counsel for the class
- As Court-appointed co-lead counsel for the certified class of foundries in
Foundry Resins Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1638 (S.D. Ohio 2004),
recovered $14.2 million for direct-purchaser class. Argued before the
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in the case. Federal courts
also appointed Greg co-lead counsel for direct purchasers in Marine Hose
Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1888 (S.D. Fla. 2007); Window Coverings
Antitrust Litigation (Blind Builders USA Inc. v. Royal Window Coverings (USA)
LP), Case No. 07-1387 (E.D.P.A. 2007) and In re ACR Copper Tubing
Litigation, Case No. 06-2207 (W.D. Tenn. 2006).
- Lead trial counsel in obtaining a $1 million jury verdict for punitive
damages, one of the largest in Maine history, in landlord/tenant
litigation. Argued and won a unanimous affirmance in the Supreme Judicial
Court of Maine. Harris v. Soley, 756 A.2d 499 (Me. 2000).
- Defending Maine's largest private employer, Bath Iron Works Division of
General Dynamics Corporation, in U.S. District Court, defeated class
certification in an employment claim asserted by former employees. Rand v.
Bath Iron Works, 2000 WL 761630 (D.Maine 2000).
- Successfully represented Aetna, Inc. in national healthcare RICO class
action litigation. The Court certified the first class of health insurers and
later approved a settlement for $45.5 million in favor of the class.
Synthroid Marketing Litigation, MDL No. 1182 (N.D. Ill. 2000).
- In Pillar Point Partners Antitrust and Patent Litigation, MDL No.
1202 (D.Ariz.), an antitrust class action for price fixing, Greg and co-counsel
recovered $50 million for a national class of ophthalmologists who purchased
lasers used in LASIK eye surgery.
Previous Legal
Experience
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United States Supreme Court Judicial Intern
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Senior Legislative Assistant to the Attorney General of Florida
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Legislative Intern in the United States Senate
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Policy Researcher in the Division of Consumer Protection of the Federal
Trade Commission.
Before coming to Maine and joining Preti Flaherty, Greg had a successful
legal career in Florida. He began as an associate in the Commercial
Litigation department of Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings & Evans (now Gray
Robinson) in Tampa, where he became a partner. He later joined Holland
& Knight LLP, one of the nation's largest law firms, as a partner.
Professional Achievements/Awards
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"AV" rating, the highest possible, from the Martindale-Hubbell Law
Directory
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Listed in the latest edition of Woodward/White Best Lawyers in America
for commercial litigation
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Board Certified in Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law by the Florida
Bar
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Board Certified in Business Litigation by The Florida Bar
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Chairman of the Florida Bar Convention
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Member of The Florida Bar Grievance Committee
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Appointed Hearing Master of the City of Tampa Code Enforcement Board
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Member of the Ferguson-White Inn of Court
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Listed in Who's Who in American Law
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Named a Maine "Litigation Star" in Benchmark; Litigation, the Guide to
America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (2008)
Publications and Lectures
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“Extreme Litigation: An Interview with Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges, Chairman
of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation” in the Maine Bar
Journal, Winter 2004 issue
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Speaker, “Hot Topics in Class Actions,” Annual Meeting of Maine State Bar
Association, 2006.
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"Limiting Shareholder Class Actions: The Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995," in The Florida Bar Journal
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"Strong Suit: A Primer on Class Actions," in Mainebiz
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Co-author of chapters in the books Business Litigation in Florida
(The Florida Bar) and Taking Effective Depositions (Lorman Business
Center).
Admissions
- Maine, Florida, District of Columbia, and federal courts, including the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Professional Activities
Civic Involvement
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Board of Trustees, Portland Symphony Orchestra
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Board of Trustees, Regional Vice-Chair and Executive Committee, Lawyers’
Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
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Executive Committee, Appalachian Mountain Club, Maine Chapter
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Chairman of Annual Giving in Northern New England for the University of
Virginia School of Law.
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Portland Rotary Club.
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pro bono attorney for Maine Equal Justice Partners.
Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1986 (Dillard Fellow; Moot Court Board)
B.A., Harvard University, 1982 (magna cum laude)
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