Litigation: Securities
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In today’s global economy, litigation, government investigations, and multidimensional corporate challenges often play out on the world stage. Clients turn to Morgan Lewis when their vital interests are at stake, looking to our team’s trial capabilities, legal and business sophistication, broad scope of litigation services, and ability to help find solutions to complex challenges. With experience in most jurisdictions worldwide and a rare combination of trial capacity and practical insight, we frequently serve as trial, strategic, permitting, and coordinating counsel in large, complex matters. Our deep skill set and breadth of experience across industries and jurisdictions give us a unique ability to address clients’ legal and business concerns, distinguishing Morgan Lewis from other law firms.
Collectively, our firm has close to 1,000 litigators in more than 30 offices*. The core team includes leading courtroom lawyers, as well as former general counsel and associate counsel to some of the world’s most sophisticated financial institutions and companies. We are fortunate to have a number of former high-ranking government prosecutors and lawyers whose experience, insight, and credibility are invaluable in helping clients navigate complicated investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.
Our deep bench of trial lawyers, combined with our technology-savvy discovery teams, works to protect clients’ short- and long-term interests inside and outside the courtroom.
Chambers Review
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius boasts a market-leading group with a deep bench in commercial, securities and white-collar criminal litigation. Highly esteemed for its strengths in antitrust, IP and product liability disputes. Particularly distinguished for its representation of clients in the financial services, pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. Strong choice for complex class action mandates and distinguished for its handling of appellate proceedings. Also experienced in handling post-acquisition disputes.
Work Highlights
- Morgan Lewis represent Phoenix American Financial Services in a putative investor class action that alleges one of the funds administered by Phoenix was a Ponzi scheme and that it subsequently aided and abetted said scheme.
Strengths
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"I am routinely impressed with the legal and practical strategies that Morgan Lewis attorneys employ, even in unusually complex litigation."
"I appreciate the breadth of the firm: they have a lot of specialists and can assemble teams quickly, which is helpful."
"I am very pleased with the talent level and responsiveness of the attorneys supporting my matters."
"I am routinely impressed with the legal and practical strategies that Morgan Lewis attorneys employ, even in unusually complex litigation."
"I appreciate the breadth of the firm: they have a lot of specialists and can assemble teams quickly, which is helpful."
"I am very pleased with the talent level and responsiveness of the attorneys supporting my matters."
Notable Practitioners
Eric Kraeutler is a seasoned trial lawyer who acts for clients in commercial litigation and intellectual property matters, as well as government investigations and international arbitrations.
"A really good lawyer."
Jami Wintz McKeon is the chair of the firm and splits her time between Philadelphia and San Francisco. She has experience handling sophisticated commercial disputes for clients within the financial services and technology sector.
"I love Jami, she's a great lawyer."
Gordon Cooney is one of the most esteemed litigators in Pennsylvania. He offers considerable expertise in both criminal and civil litigation and represents pharmaceuticals, financial services and technology sector clients.
"Gordon is an absolute genius in terms of navigating solutions and negotiating settlements and resolutions in big cases. He understands business objectives that drive companies day to day and delivers on those objectives."
"He's incredible."
"Gordon is synonymous with Philadelphia litigation in a really good way."
Michael Kichline regularly represents clients in securities class actions and derivative suits, as well as post-acquisition disputes.
"Michael is a great lawyer. He has great judgment and is incredibly well known. I think the world of him."
"He's very good."
"A very strong lawyer."
John Lavelle acts for clients in commercial disputes, particularly in the area of product liability. He draws his clients from a range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and financial services.
"John Lavelle is a very experienced litigator. He has the ability to manage large and complex matters, under multiple states and with thousands of plaintiffs."
Troy Brown is active in the commercial litigation space and advises clients on post-acquisition and contract disputes, particularly in the pharmaceutical space.
"His judgment, strategic sense and trial prowess are extremely impressive. He's fearless, dogged, pugnacious and relentless."
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