Ronald Berenstain, a partner in the firm's Litigation practice, has been lead counsel in scores of high-stakes securities and corporate governance cases for more than 30 years. His practice is focused on representing public companies and their officers and directors, as well as underwriters and accountants in shareholder class action litigation, shareholder derivative litigation, merger and acquisition litigation, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action litigation, Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement proceedings and internal investigations. He has extensive experience with accounting irregularity issues, financial restatements, compliance with disclosure regulations, insider trading claims and director and officer insurance issues. He has counseled public companies and their boards of directors on disclosure and compliance issues and corporate governance matters.
Ranked by Chambers & Best Lawyers
Named “Litigation - ERISA Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA 12 years in a row
Professional Recognition
- Named Best Lawyers' "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation - ERISA, 2016, 2020, 2024
- Ranked by Chambers USA as “America’s Leading Lawyer" for Commercial Litigation, 2012 – 2023
- Listed as a “Washington’s Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers Magazine, 2003 – 2023
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities, 2003 – 2024
- Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
(AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.) - Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
Professional Leadership
- Board of Governors, Swedish Medical Center Foundation, Member
Clerkships
- Hon. William Byrne, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 1977 - 1978