Amber Venturelli is an associate in Weil’s Securities Litigation practice in New York. She has experience defending securities fraud class action litigation, shareholder derivative suits, and commercial disputes in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings.
Some of Amber’s notable engagements include serving on Weil teams representing:
- Morgan Stanley – representation of the Company in Twitter’s expedited lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking to force the closing of Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter.
- Churchill Capital Corp. III – representation in a SPAC sponsored by Churchill Capital Group, and certain directors in ongoing fiduciary duty litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery relating to CCIII’s $11 billion merger with MultiPlan, Inc.
- Walgreens Boots Alliance – representation of Walgreens in a federal securities class action relating to statements the company made about a proposed merger with Rite Aid.
- Lululemon – representation of clothing retailer lululemon athletica inc., its senior officers and directors in a consumer protection action, securities class action and shareholder derivative actions.
- Digital Currency Group, Inc. – representation of DCG and certain executives in a securities fraud class action brought by plaintiffs claiming “billions” in damages stemming from an alleged “sham transaction” that was supposedly orchestrated to hide signs of an impending loss, as well as a related suit accusing DCG of facilitating fraudulent misrepresentations concerning the solvency of a subsidiary.
- ATI Physical Therapy – representation of ATI and certain of its officers and directors in connection with federal securities and derivative litigation and Delaware fiduciary duty litigation relating to its 2021 de-SPAC transaction with Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II.
- Estée Lauder – representation of Estée Lauder and its directors and officers in securities class action and derivative matters relating to allegedly false and misleading public statements.
- A global provider of beauty and personal care products in a dispute pending before an international arbitration tribunal concerning allegations of fraud.
Prior to joining Weil, Amber served as a legislative aide in the New York State Senate. She received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and her B.A., summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from SUNY Albany.