Craig P. Ramsdell | Garofolo & Ramsdell, LLP

Partner

Craig P. Ramsdell is an accomplished litigator and transactional attorney who represents individuals and businesses in a variety of legal matters. Craig has represented individuals and businesses in complex litigation matters involving contractual issues, employment matters, energy matters, consumer protection, franchise matters, property matters, and intentional tort and negligence matters.

Craig has appeared before multiple judicial forums, including before various federal and state courts, arbitration and mediation tribunals, and before numerous administrative agencies. Craig has successfully represented clients in multiple jury and bench trials and represents clients in all aspects of pre-litigation and litigation proceedings.

Craig also counsels clients through all stages of the company’s life cycle, including entity formation, stock issuances, capital structure, corporate governance, crowdfunding, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings and general corporate matters.

Craig was selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers List for the years 2023 and 2024 in the area of Employee Benefits. Craig was named to the Northern California Rising Stars List by Super Lawyers Magazine in the area Business Litigation from 2019 to 2021 and in the area of Employee Benefits in 2022.

Craig has represented individuals and businesses in the following notable matters, among others:

As lead counsel, prevailed on summary judgment with respect to claim for severance benefits and achieved settlement in Bernadette Paine v. Investment and Administrative Committee of The Walt Disney Company Sponsored Qualified Benefit Plans and Key Employees Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plan, The Walt Disney Company, and Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, an action that included claims for benefits and fiduciary breach under ERISA.
As lead counsel, achieved monetary settlement and obtained injunctive relief in class action captioned Essila, et al. v. Paradise Irrigation District, et al. in Butte County Superior Court involving issues relating to a public retirement plan, including, but not limited to, fiduciary breach. In the Court’s Order granting Final Approval of Settlement, the Court acknowledged “the excellent result achieved and the outstanding quality of representation of Settlement Class Counsel.”
As lead counsel, achieved and recovered judgment of $3,800,000 for multiple parties in complex breach of contract action.
As lead counsel, achieved settlement in Roosevelt v. Northbay Healthcare Corporation, in Solano County Superior Court, Case No. FCS055956, which involved issues of racial discrimination and disparate treatment.
As lead counsel, achieved favorable settlement in McCrary v. Tereo Corp., et al., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California involving complex issues of patent infringement, copyright infringement, and trade secrets.
As lead counsel, won jury trial involving negligence claim made by Verizon Communications against client in the Superior Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk County.
As lead counsel, won jury trial involving breach of contract and consumer protection claims against Bank of America in the District Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Case No. 1359-CV-1000.
Garofolo & Ramsdell, LLP was appointed lead settlement class counsel in Spinedex Physical Therapy, U.S.A., Inc., et al. v. United Healthcare of Arizona, Inc., et al. in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, an action that included claims for fiduciary breach against one of the largest insurance companies in the United States and involved many thousands of class members.
Garofolo & Ramsdell, LLP won appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California Spine & Neurosurgery Institute v. Blue Cross of California affirming that a claims fiduciary waives the defense of an anti-assignment provision if the defense is not asserted during the administrative process.
Key member of litigation team that successfully defended the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company in a $65 million breach of contract action.
Prevailed on Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss lawsuit obtaining a favorable judgment and attorney’s fees award for client sued for exercising First Amendment rights.
Achieved favorable settlement for client well in advance of trial for confidential settlement amount An employee-plaintiff for wrongful termination (discrimination based on gender and sex) in the Superior Court of State of California, County of Alameda.
Successfully led a litigation team in defending a major electric company in a complex arbitration proceeding initiated by seven plaintiffs who joined together to challenge the method by which the company allocates its costs to its various customer groups seeking over $5 million in damages.

Craig has successfully represented companies with respect to the following complex commercial transactions, among others:

As lead counsel, represented POWr, Inc. with respect to its stock acquisition by a publicly traded company, Pluribus, Inc., valued at over $20,000,000.
As lead counsel, Doctorbase, Inc., a health technology company, with respect to its acquisition by Kareo, Inc.
Represented a technology company in more than $20 million of financings, comprised of convertible notes, convertible debt financing, acquisitions, etc.
Represented the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company with respect to the issuance of $164.8 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds.
Represented public entities with respect to the issuance of Clean Renewable Energy Bonds in the amounts of more than $2 million and $1 million.
Represented public entities in the acquisition of a $21 million Standby Letter of Credit, a $2 million Line of Credit and a $933,750 Commercial Term Loan.

Craig began his career at the Boston law firm of Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele, PC. where he represented multi-million dollars companies and governmental entities in complex litigation and commercial disputes.

Craig graduated cum laude from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts where he served as Chief-Note-Editor of the Transnational Law Review. He was awarded with the Best Brief Award and Distinguished Oral Advocated Award and was selected to the Dean’s list.

Craig attended the College of the Holy Cross where he graduated with Honors and was a member of the Men’s Varsity Rowing Team.

Craig is admitted to practice in California, Nevada, and Massachusetts, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.