Bar admissions & court admissions:

• Bar of the State of New York
• Bar of the State of Connecticut
• U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First, Second, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits

Donnie Hall is a Partner at Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP with more than 25 years of experience representing institutional investors, individual investors and consumers in securities, antitrust, and complex litigation. He is known for achieving landmark recoveries in high-stakes cases while providing clients with clear, business-minded strategies that protect assets and reputations.

Donnie has been at the forefront of some of the largest securities actions in history. He was a member of the trial team in In re Bank of America, which secured a $2.425 billion settlement — the largest ever for violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and among the top securities recoveries of all time. He has successfully represented pension funds and institutional investors in cases such as Merrill Lynch ($475 million settlement), Fannie Mae 2008 ($170 million), and Ambac Financial Group. His opt-out litigation work in the AOL Time Warner cases delivered multiples of the recoveries available through the class action, underscoring his ability to design strategies that maximize client outcomes. He also represented the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and other institutional clients in individual actions against Allianz Global Investors, recovering losses stemming from gross mismanagement of investment funds.  He has guided institutional clients through both U.S. and foreign forums, advising on when to pursue individual actions or join collective proceedings to achieve the best result.

Donnie also represented public pension fund clients in In re Eletrobras Secs. Litig., No. 15-cv-5754 (S.D.N.Y.), as co-lead counsel representing the Employee Retirement System of City of Providence in a class action against a Brazilian company, and in Kasper v. AAC Holdings, Inc., No. 15-cv-923 (M.D. Tenn.), as co-lead counsel representing ATRS.  Mr. Hall successfully represented institutional investor clients in In re Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 08-cv-411 (S.D.N.Y.) (“In re Ambac”) and In re Majesco Securities Litigation, No. 05-cv-3557 (D.N.J.), among others. 

Currently, Donnie represents leading pension funds and investors in high-profile matters including: In re Vale as court appointed lead counsel for the court-appointed lead plaintiff, CAAT Pension Plan, arising out of the January 2019 collapse of a tailings dam and Vale’s false and misleading statements about the safety of its dams and commitment to the health and safety of its workers; CalSTRS and the Firemen’s Retirement System of St. Louis in a derivative action in Delaware arising out of Facebook’s many years of improper data sharing with third parties, Karen Sbriglio, Retirement System of St. Louis and California State Teachers’ Retirement System, derivatively on behalf of Nominal Defendant Facebook, Inc. vs. Mark Zuckerberg, et al., Case Number: 2018-0307-JRS (Del. Ch.) which is the first Caremark claim to ever go to trial in Delaware; and State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio v. Charles River Labs. Int’l Inc., Case No. 23-cv-11132 (D. Mass.), a securities class action, as court appointed lead counsel for the court-appointed lead plaintiff.

Beyond securities litigation, Donnie prosecutes major consumer protection and antitrust actions that hold corporations accountable for misconduct. His work has helped consumers and businesses recover damages from price-fixing, deceptive practices, and anti-competitive conduct.

Clients turn to Donnie not only for his track record in billion-dollar settlements, but also for his ability to translate complex legal issues into practical strategies. Whether pursuing securities claims, consumer class actions, or antitrust litigation, he is recognized as a trusted partner to retirement boards, trustees, and investors navigating risk across US and global markets.

Donnie earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where he was a member of the Fordham Urban Law Journal and Moot Court Board, and earned his B.A. in Philosophy from the College of William & Mary. He is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut, multiple federal courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Council, New York State Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America and American Association for Justice.