Kenneth G. Gilman is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 1979) and Boston University (B.A.,1976).

Mr. Gilman is a member of the bars of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Florida Bar and the American Bar Association. Mr. Gilman has served, and currently serves as lead or co-counsel in various types of complex litigation, including cases in the areas of antitrust, consumer protection, insurance, dangerous and defective products, environmental law, personal injury and securities fraud.

Representative cases which have produced significant legal evelopments, include: Sebago, Inc., et. al. v. Beazer East, Inc., et. al., No. 96-10069- Wolf (D. Mass.) (Nationwide Class Settlements with two manufacturers of phenolic insulation with a value in excess of $240 million; 18 F.Supp.2d 70 (D.Mass. 1998); Coleman, et. al. v. GAF Building Materials Corporation, No. CV-96-0954-Galanos (Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama) (Nationwide class of persons who owned properties with GAF defective roofing shingles with settlement value in excess of $75 million); In re: Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Inner-Seal OSB Trade Practices Litigation; Ciardi v. F. Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd, et. al.,(Civil Action No. 99-03244, Middlesex Superior Court Department Mass.), (a case that created new law in Massachusetts conferring standing upon indirect purchasers for claims of price-fixing or other anti-competitive conduct. Settlement funds obtained of over $22.5 million); Michaels v. Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company, Index No. 5318-95 (N.Y.Sup.Ct. Albany County) 1997 N.Y. misc. LEXIS 171 (1996); Agnes v. The Enstar Group, Inc., et. al., 90-C-1204-N (M.D. Alabama)(Settlement obtained of over $23 million); In re Hallwod Energy Partners L.P. Securities Litigation, 90-Civ-1555-JFK (S.D.N.Y.)(In which a $9.1 million settlement was obtained after five years of intensive litigation arising out of a complex oil and gas merger; Sullivan, et. al. v. Shearson California Radison Plaza Partners Limited Partnership, et. al., No. 89-5472 (C.D.Cal.)(Securities fraud action resulting in settlement in excess of $11 million); and Alert Income Partners Securities Litigation, No. 92-2-9150(D.Colo.)(Securities fraud action resulting in settlement valued at $60 million).

Mr. Gilman was previously associated with Gilman, McLaughlin and Hanrahan in Boston, Massachusetts and with the firm of Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick and Hoehl in Miami, Florida. In 1985, Mr. Gilman was appointed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida as the Equity Receiver in the Intercontinental Commodities litigation.

During the period from 1980 through 1984, he participated as counsel to the Equity Receiver in the Lloyd Carr and Company commodities fraud litigation. In that capacity, he prosecuted complex litigation in Federal and state courts in Massachusetts and Florida, resulting in significant recoveries for defrauded investors. Also as part of this litigation, Mr. Gilman acted as special counsel for the Department of Justice.

David Pastor is a 1979 graduate of Boston University School of Law and a 1976 graduate of Haverford College. During law school, Mr. Pastor clerked for two Wisconsin state court judges.

Mr. Pastor is a member of the bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Mr. Pastor has served, and currently serves as class counsel in numerous class actions in various state and federal courts and has substantial experience in various types of complex class action litigation, including cases involving securities fraud and market manipulation, privacy rights, antitrust misconduct, consumer protection claims and defective products.

Certain of Mr. Pastor's cases have produced significant legal developments, including In re Blech Securities Litigation, 961 F. Supp. 569 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) and 2002 WL 31356498 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 17, 2002)(liability of a clearing broker as a primary violator for a scheme initiated by one of the clearing broker's correspondent broker-dealers) and Weld v. Glaxo Wellcome, Inc., 434 Mass. 81, 746 N.E.2d 522 (2001)(certification of class action against several defendants engaged in parallel conduct where certain defendants had no contact with the plaintiff and engaged in no conduct which directly affected the plaintiff).

John C. Martland is a 1978 graduate of Suffolk University Law School (J.D.) and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colby College in 1972.

Mr. Martland was previously associated with the Law Offices of Harold Brown in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was the senior trial attorney and with the firm of Ring and Rudnick, also located in Boston.

Mr. Martland has had experience in a wide variety of complex civil litigation and been trial counsel in complex civil actions in state and federal courts throughout the United States.

He has served as counsel in complex business litigation in state courts in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.

He has represented franchisees in arbitration proceedings before the American Arbitration Association in Massachusetts, North Carolina, Illinois and New Jersey. He is a member of the bar of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.

He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the American Bar Association and is a member of the ABA Antitrust Section.

Mr. Martland was a speaker at the 1998 Annual Forum on Franchising of the American Bar Association, where he delivered a paper entitled "Mediation: An In-Depth Analysis of the Process and the Techniques - the Franchisee Perspective" and has been a frequent speaker at the annual conventions of the American Franchisee Association and the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers on franchise law topics.

Douglas M. Brooks is a 1982 graduate of Suffolk University Law School (J.D.) and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in 1979.

He was a Note Editor for the Suffolk University Transnational Law Journal in 1981-1982.

Mr. Brooks was previously associated with the Law Offices of Harold Brown in Boston, Massachusetts.

Mr. Brooks has litigated a wide variety of civil cases, including matters involving franchising, dealer and distribution, as well as securities actions.

He is a member of the bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and a member of the Forum on Franchising and Litigation Section of the American Bar Association.

Mr. Brooks was a speaker at the 1995 Annual Forum on Franchising of the American Bar Association, where he delivered a paper entitled "Survey Evidence - Use of Collected Data in Encroachment Cases" and has been a frequent speaker at the annual conventions of the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers and the American Franchisee Association.

Significant trials and appeals handled by Mr. Brooks include NXIVM Corp. v. Ross Institute, 364 F.3d 471 (2nd Cir. 2004) (affirming denial of preliminary injunction against non-profit anti-cult organization in lawsuit alleging Copyright and Lanham Act violations; Mr. Brooks is representing the defendant pro bono); Wolinetz v. Berkshire Life Insurance Co., 361 F.3d 44 (1st Cir. 2004) (reversing summary judgment in "vanishing premium" case based on statute of limitations); In re: America Online, Inc., 168 F.Supp.2d 1359 (S.D.Fla. 2001) (denying summary judgment); Scheck v. Burger King Corp., 756 F.Supp. 543 (S.D.Fla. 1991) (denying summary judgment in franchise encroachment litigation), further opinion, 798 F.Supp. 692 (S.D.Fla. 1992); Rhodes v. Consumers’ Buyline, Inc., 668 F.Supp. 368 (D.Mass. 1993) (denying motion to compel arbitration in pyramid scheme case); Szymanski v. Boston Mutual Life Ins. Co., 56 Mass.App. 367 (2002), rev. den., 438 Mass. 1106 (2003) (reversing summary judgment in vanishing premium litigation); Oganesov v. GNC Franchising Inc., Bus. Franchise Guide (CCH) ¶11,808 (Pa. Ct. Cmn. Pl., March 3, 2000) (awarding $700,000 judgment for franchisee in encroachment litigation), aff’d, Bus. Franchise Guide (CCH) ¶12,163 (Pa.Super. 2001).

Daniel D'Angelo is a 1995 cum laude graduate of New England School of Law (J.D.) received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University. Mr. D'Angelo was a Case Note Editor for the New England Journal on Criminal & Civil Confinement and published an article entitled Reno v. Flores: What Rights Should Detained Alien Juveniles Be Afforded? He is a member of the bar for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. During law school, Mr. D’Angelo clerked for the Honorable Gordon A. Martin, Jr., Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Trial Court.

Mr. D’Angelo’s efforts have contributed to numerous multi-million dollar class recoveries for a wide variety of clients. Examples of such cases include: Fortin et. al. v. Ajinomoto U.S.A., Civil Action No. 02-2345C (Middlesex Superior Court Department, Massachusetts) ($8.2 million settlement on behalf of Massachusetts consumers for claims arising from price-fixing conspiracy); Ayala et. al. v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., No. BC285240 (Los Angeles Superior Court, California) (Settlement of behalf of a nationwide class of motorcycle owners resulting from an engine overheating defect. The settlement, which provided for a fix to the motorcycles and a two year limited warranty to each class member, was estimated at a value of between $22 and $35 million); Sebago, Inc., et. al. v. Beazer East, Inc., No. 96-10069 (D. Mass.) (Nationwide class settlements with the two manufacturers of phenolic foam insulation, worth a combined estimated value of more than $240 million); Coleman, et. al. v. GAF Building Materials Corporation, No. CV-96-0954-Galanos (Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama) (Nationwide class of persons who owned properties with defective roofing shingles received settlement benefits estimated at a value in excess of $75 million); Ciardi v. F. Hoffman-LaRoche, Ltd., et. al., Civil Action No. 99-03244 (Middlesex Superior Court Department, Massachusetts) (Landmark decision in Massachusetts conferring standing upon indirect purchasers for claims arising from price-fixing or other anti-competitive conduct. Settlement funds valued at over $22.5 million were obtained and distributed to over 300 charitable organizations providing food and nutrition programs in Massachusetts); Paradis v. Bird Incorporated, No. 00-CV-0235 (Merrimack Superior Court, New Hampshire) (Settlement obtained for purchasers of Bird defective roofing shingles valued at approximately $9.6 million); In re: New England Mutual Life Insurance Company Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 1105 (D. Mass.) ($180 million nationwide settlement on behalf of six hundred thousand class members to resolve allegations of deceptive sales practices of life insurance policies); and Duhaine v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (Civil Action No. 96-10706-GAO, D. Mass.) ($350 million settlement for approximately 3.7 million policyholders to resolve allegations of deceptive sales practices of life insurance policies).

Mr. D’Angelo also is or has been involved in other class actions and complex cases, including: In re OSB Antitrust Litigation, (E.D. Pa.); In re Massachusetts Smokeless Tobacco Litigation (Suffolk Superior Court Department, Mass.); In re Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.); In re Publication Paper Antitrust Ligitation (D. Conn.); In re Compact Disc Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust Litigation(D. Me.); In re Cardizem CD Antitrust Litigation, (E.D. Mich.); In re Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride Antitrust Litigation, (E.D. N.Y.); In re Relafen Antitrust Litigation (D. Mass.); In re High-Fructose Corn Syrup Antitrust Litigation, (C.D. Ill.) Boos v. Abbott Laboratories, (D. Mass.); In re Blech Securities Litigation (S.D. N.Y.); In re Interneuron Pharmaceuticals Securities Litigation, (D. Mass.); Lynn v. Infinity Investors Limited, et. al., (E.D. Tenn.); In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation (D. N.J.); Natal v. Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co., (San Diego, CA Superior Court); In re: Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Premium Litigation (D. Mass.); In re Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Insurance Litigation (D. N.J.); Szymanski v. Boston Mutual Life Ins. Co., C.A. (Suffolk Superior Court Department, Mass.); In re Propulsid Products Liability Litigation, (E.D. La.); In re Zonolite Attic Insulation Products Liability Litigation (D. Mass.); In re Rezulin Products Liability Litigation, (S.D. N.Y.); In re Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Tires Products Liability Litigation, (S.D. Ind.).