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Greg Blue focuses on resolving financial disputes rooted in breaches of trust and confidence among business partners, investors, directors, and fiduciaries. With more than thirty years of experience, Greg is known for navigating complex cases involving alleged fraud, financial improprieties, and corporate governance disputes in closely held companies, investment vehicles, and joint enterprises.

Greg represents a broad range of clients in these matters, including venture capital funds and their principals, founders and executives, board members, and investors who have lost money due to investment fraud or financial misrepresentation. He also advises clients in sensitive disputes among business partners and joint-venture participants, including real-estate–related governance conflicts among co-owners of commercial properties.

Greg also represents clients in civil and criminal financial fraud investigations involving federal and state agencies, including the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Reserve, and the Internal Revenue Service. His work includes responding to subpoenas and regulatory inquiries, guiding clients through parallel proceedings, and protecting their interests during high-stakes government scrutiny.

Greg also advises Boards of Directors, special committees, and individual officers and directors in internal investigations involving alleged breaches of fiduciary duty, conflicts of interest, corporate misconduct, and other governance issues. Clients trust him to manage these matters discreetly and strategically, with a clear appreciation of both legal and reputational risk.

His practice also includes cross-border judgment enforcement and U.S. discovery matters involving foreign proceedings. Greg has successfully confirmed foreign arbitration awards, successfully opposed efforts to recognize foreign judgments in the United States, and obtained orders quashing improperly issued subpoenas obtained in violation of U.S. discovery rules, all in matters involving international business interests and assets.

Greg also litigates high-stakes employment matters, including in disputes arising from executive separations, founder removals, and alleged retaliation or interference.

Greg has significant experience representing creditors and shareholders in bankruptcy court, often in cases involving financial fraud, mismanagement, or disputes over corporate governance. In addition, he represents policyholders in insurance coverage disputes, helping clients secure coverage for complex business claims and litigation risks.

Greg was a History and Political Science major at The George Washington University and received his J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review.

Thomson Reuters has included Greg on the Super Lawyers list for Business Litigation in New York, NY for the years 2015-2025.

Greg is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and California, and is a member of the bar of the United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey, the Northern and Central Districts of California, the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Courts of Appeals for Second, Fourth, and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court. Greg also is a member of the mediation panel for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Representative Matters

Business Litigation

  • Obtained an order of dismissal of a federal action alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) on the ground that the claims were barred by the “RICO Amendment” to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. (Southern District of New York)
  • Obtained dismissal of direct and derivative claims asserting breach of fiduciary duty against a company’s former CEO after moving to dismiss those claims for lack of standing and lack of jurisdiction. (Northern District of California)
  • Represented an investor in a limited liability company in the removal of the LLC’s Manager. (Delaware Chancery Court)
  • Represented a venture fund in a case brought by company founders alleging breach of a stockholders’ agreement and voting agreement, obtaining a dismissal without any payment or other consideration. (Los Angeles Superior Court)
  • Successfully defended a large financial institution in a putative class action alleging RICO and fraud, obtaining dismissal at the pleading stage (Southern District of Indiana)
  • Obtained a $36 million settlement for a family of investors in securities fraud litigation (District of New Hampshire)
  • Obtained an order quashing improper subpoenas and dismissing a New York action in connection with a foreign bank’s attempt to enforce a foreign judgment in New York. (New York Supreme Court).
  • Obtained an order staying enforcement of a UAE judgment in South Dakota (Circuit Court, Minnehaha County).
  • Obtained a judgment against a foreign defendant in a case alleging fraud in connection with a reverse merger (Southern District of New York)
  • Obtained a multi-million-dollar settlement on behalf of a venture capital fund related to the sale of its stock in a technology company to insiders. (Pre-litigation settlement)
  • Defended a client alleged to have violated Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, successfully opposing motions for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, and prevailing on a motion to dismiss (Southern District of New York)
  • Represented venture capital funds sued for alleged tortious interference with a contract involving their investments in a portfolio company, winning dismissal at the pleading stage (Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
  • Represented an investor who brought suit for breach of stock purchase agreements, obtaining a full recovery plus pre-judgment interest on summary judgment (Middle District of Pennsylvania)
  • Represented a limited liability company and its majority member in a declaratory judgment action concerning a former member’s claim for rescission of the agreement transferring his interest in the company. (New York State Supreme Court)
  • Represented the co-owners of a hotel in a dispute with their business partners concerning owner loans, personal guarantees and capital contributions. (New York State Supreme Court)

Real Estate Litigation

  • Represented a large, publicly-traded banking institution in contract litigation involving an alleged breach of contract concerning the sale of real estate in Manhattan (New York State Supreme Court)
  • Represented a real estate investor in a dispute with his partner concerning California real estate, successfully negotiating a resolution of the matter with the withdrawal of one of the partners from the venture (pre-litigation settlement)
  • Represented limited partners in a partnership that owned an office tower with respect to claims of self-dealing and breach of fiduciary duty by the general partner in connection with the sale of the property (pre-litigation settlement)
  • Represented a commercial tenant in a lawsuit alleging that the tenant fraudulently calculated a co-tenant’s share of rent, winning the case on a motion to dismiss (New York State Supreme Court)
  • A dispute between investors and a financial institution involving a fraudulently marketed hedge fund investment, resulting in the return of a portion of the investors’ money (pre-litigation resolution)

Attorney Liability Litigation

  • Represented an attorney in a dispute with his former partner concerning alleged conversion of firm assets
  • Represented an attorney alleged to have aided his client in perpetrating a fraud, obtaining dismissal of the case with an award of fees against the plaintiff
  • Represented an attorney sued for alleged complicity in his client’s fraud, obtaining a favorable early-stage settlement

Employment Litigation

  • Won summary judgment dismissing Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law claims in a class action. (Southern District of New York, affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit)
  • Won summary judgment dismissing claims against venture capital fund alleging that the fund participated in the wrongful termination of a company co-founder. (Los Angeles Superior Court)
  • Represented an employer sued under federal and state wage laws alleged to have underpaid the company’s CFO, obtaining dismissal of the federal suit (Eastern District of New York)
  • Represented an employee in a discrimination suit, successfully arguing that an employee who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement with an arbitration provision is not required to arbitrate her sexual harassment and discrimination claims prior to filing suit under Title VII (Southern District of New York)

Investigations

  • Greg’s practice also includes representation of individuals in criminal and civil investigations concerning alleged financial frauds, representation of venture capital firms and other investors in responding to investigatory subpoenas, conducting internal investigations for boards and special committees, and representing officers and directors who are the focus of those investigations.