Securities: Litigation
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 3
About
Provided by Goodwin
When a company is faced with a securities class action or shareholder derivative litigation, they need a partner who understands what is at stake and can think outside the box to achieve resolution. Goodwin’s deep experience, creative thinking and tenacity has led to our involvement in precedent-setting securities cases in courts across the country. The results we achieve are best of breed and have helped shape the law nationally, including outright dismissals of billions of dollars in putative class action and shareholder derivative claims. Our cases range from defending high tech and biotech companies in class action securities fraud litigation brought following restatements of earnings or the release of bad business news, to resolving shareholder derivative challenges, to multibillion dollar mergers and acquisitions.
We have in-depth experience handling securities class actions, shareholder derivative litigation, M&A litigation, and private equity and portfolio company litigation. We also work hand-in-hand with our Enforcement + Government Investigations practice on SEC enforcement actions and state agency investigations, responding to investigation requests, negotiating the resolution of enforcement actions, and obtaining successful results for our clients.
Chambers Review
Goodwin demonstrates complementary litigation and M&A expertise to great effect when advising on securities disputes relating to major corporate transactions. It draws an impressive set of clients from the technology and life sciences sectors, as well as representing major financial institutions acting as underwriters. The firm offers an impressive geographical coverage, with securities litigators present in the firm's Boston, New York, DC and California offices.
Deborah Birnbach and James McGarry are key contacts for the firm's nationwide securities practice. They are both based in the firm's Boston office.
Work Highlights
- Goodwin represented Citrix in a federal securities class action that alleged Citrix made misstatements about its attempts to transition its business from on-premise software to subscription-based cloud software. Goodwin achieved a dismissal with full prejudice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I have been really impressed. They are a fantastic full-service firm that provides great expertise."
"The issues involved are complex and nuanced and the team is great at picking up issues and working collaboratively to obtain information that is helpful to the group."
"The team's expertise is not just deep in terms of individual knowledge but also broad, covering a wide range of issues from regulatory compliance to litigation. The team has a robust support structure, which allows for efficient handling of complex matters and seamless coordination among different experts."
"I have been really impressed. They are a fantastic full-service firm that provides great expertise."
"The issues involved are complex and nuanced and the team is great at picking up issues and working collaboratively to obtain information that is helpful to the group."
"The team's expertise is not just deep in terms of individual knowledge but also broad, covering a wide range of issues from regulatory compliance to litigation. The team has a robust support structure, which allows for efficient handling of complex matters and seamless coordination among different experts."
