Securities and corporate governance litigation, and particularly class actions, put companies at tremendous risk and can be extremely disruptive. Obtaining experienced and effective defense counsel is crucial.
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Securities and corporate governance litigation, and particularly class actions, put companies at tremendous risk and can be extremely disruptive. Obtaining experienced and effective defense counsel is crucial.
The attorneys in Perkins Coie’s Securities Litigation practice possess deep and broad experience in class action defense, corporate governance litigation, professional liability litigation, and regulatory enforcement proceedings. They represent clients in high-stakes cases for securities issuers and their officers and directors, as well as for investment advisors and other professional services firms.
Class Actions: Major companies have turned to attorneys in Perkins Coie’s Securities Litigation practice for help in opposing more than 300 class action complaints, including those alleging securities fraud. In addition to our mastery of the applicable federal and state case law, we develop a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses and industries and use that knowledge to prevent the litigation from derailing the company’s business objectives.
Corporate Governance Litigation: Our attorneys represent securities issuers and other major corporations, as well as their officers, directors, and various committees, in litigating complex, high-stakes corporate governance disputes, including shareholder derivative litigation.
Regulatory Enforcement: We have represented clients in every major securities enforcement initiative conducted by the SEC, FINRA, and state regulatory agencies during the past decade, including handling investigations involving insider trading, financial fraud, Ponzi schemes, hedge funds, the subprime and credit crisis, auction rate securities, accounting irregularities, options backdating, mutual fund trading, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Reducing Risks of Securities Litigation
Securities, corporate governance, and professional negligence cases, particularly those involving class actions or government investigations, put companies at tremendous risk and can be extremely disruptive. While we defend these cases aggressively, we also seek to minimize, and when possible to eliminate, the interruptions that company management experiences as a result of the litigation.
We have served as lead counsel for national and regional clients in a variety of actions and investigations, including the following:
- Shareholder class actions alleging securities fraud
- Shareholder derivative actions alleging breach of fiduciary duty
- Proceedings before the SEC
- Actions arising from mergers, acquisitions, and other contests for control
- Investigations by various federal agencies and self-regulatory organizations
- Litigation involving audits of financial statements and other accounting issues
- Actions against law firms, accounting firms, and other professional services firms
The attorneys in Perkins Coie’s Securities Litigation practice understand the distinctive legal issues and business implications of the cases they handle and are committed to providing cost-effective representation. Efficient staffing and resource allocation are just some of the ways we are able to provide high-value, high-caliber, and comprehensive representation, regardless of the nature of the lawsuit or the jurisdiction in which it is filed.
The attorneys in Perkins Coie’s Securities Litigation practice possess deep and broad experience in class action defense, corporate governance litigation, professional liability litigation, and regulatory enforcement proceedings. They represent clients in high-stakes cases for securities issuers and their officers and directors, as well as for investment advisors and other professional services firms.
Class Actions: Major companies have turned to attorneys in Perkins Coie’s Securities Litigation practice for help in opposing more than 300 class action complaints, including those alleging securities fraud. In addition to our mastery of the applicable federal and state case law, we develop a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses and industries and use that knowledge to prevent the litigation from derailing the company’s business objectives.
Corporate Governance Litigation: Our attorneys represent securities issuers and other major corporations, as well as their officers, directors, and various committees, in litigating complex, high-stakes corporate governance disputes, including shareholder derivative litigation.
Regulatory Enforcement: We have represented clients in every major securities enforcement initiative conducted by the SEC, FINRA, and state regulatory agencies during the past decade, including handling investigations involving insider trading, financial fraud, Ponzi schemes, hedge funds, the subprime and credit crisis, auction rate securities, accounting irregularities, options backdating, mutual fund trading, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Reducing Risks of Securities Litigation
Securities, corporate governance, and professional negligence cases, particularly those involving class actions or government investigations, put companies at tremendous risk and can be extremely disruptive. While we defend these cases aggressively, we also seek to minimize, and when possible to eliminate, the interruptions that company management experiences as a result of the litigation.
We have served as lead counsel for national and regional clients in a variety of actions and investigations, including the following:
- Shareholder class actions alleging securities fraud
- Shareholder derivative actions alleging breach of fiduciary duty
- Proceedings before the SEC
- Actions arising from mergers, acquisitions, and other contests for control
- Investigations by various federal agencies and self-regulatory organizations
- Litigation involving audits of financial statements and other accounting issues
- Actions against law firms, accounting firms, and other professional services firms
The attorneys in Perkins Coie’s Securities Litigation practice understand the distinctive legal issues and business implications of the cases they handle and are committed to providing cost-effective representation. Efficient staffing and resource allocation are just some of the ways we are able to provide high-value, high-caliber, and comprehensive representation, regardless of the nature of the lawsuit or the jurisdiction in which it is filed.
