Litigation: Securities
USA Guide 2024 : New York
Band 5
About
Provided by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Our New York Litigation practice helps clients with every aspect of their business and commercial litigation needs, nationally and internationally. Our litigators have significant depth and breadth of resources, a commitment to deliver high quality, cost-effective services and a detailed knowledge of clients’ industries and business concerns. We offer a full-service Litigation Department with attorneys who specialize in specific practice areas in bankruptcy and restructuring, consumer class action, commercial litigation, real estate, intellectual property, securities and fiduciary duty, and trade secrets and non-competes.
Seyfarth's New York litigators are experienced, innovative and aggressive in their pursuit of strategic outcomes. Our approach includes a thorough assessment of client needs and concerns, assignment of attorneys with demonstrated skills and experience in the appropriate areas, client participation in planning and decision-making, thorough case preparation, effective use of paralegals and other resources, and consideration of alternative dispute resolution processes at the beginning of disputes and at various phases in the life of a dispute. Taking advantage of our size and resources, our attorneys move beyond the development of broad-based litigation skills and specialize in one or more areas of litigation practice. By doing so, we cultivate highly knowledgeable team members who develop and deliver focused, innovative legal solutions.
Chambers Review
Seyfarth Shaw offers a full-service securities litigation practice with capabilities across the gamut of related disputes. It hosts a respected bench of attorneys with deep expertise advising clients in the financial sector including banks, investment firms, broker-dealers and insurance companies. The firm is a strong choice for individual officers, directors and other high-ranking executives implicated in securities actions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Senior leadership is always present and junior partners are given opportunities and shine. They are responsive, usually returning emails and phone calls within 24 hours."
"Seyfarth has very experienced attorneys who can handle complex matters. They are client-focused and responsive."
"They can digest and simplify complex matters so they can be understood by their peers and clients."
"Senior leadership is always present and junior partners are given opportunities and shine. They are responsive, usually returning emails and phone calls within 24 hours."
"Seyfarth has very experienced attorneys who can handle complex matters. They are client-focused and responsive."
"They can digest and simplify complex matters so they can be understood by their peers and clients."
Notable Practitioners
Gregory Markel maintains an active litigation practice in the field of securities law, regularly handling class actions, corporate governance litigation and fiduciary duty claims.
"Greg is the ultimate expert on corporate governance matters and their broader impact upon corporate decisions. He is also extremely committed to promoting diversity and is an absolute pleasure to work with."
"He exhibits a high degree of sophistication and commercial awareness."
"People pay him a tremendous amount of respect. It's always a pleasure to deal with him."
Vincent Sama is highlighted for his strong track record across a range of securities disputes, including class actions, M&A litigation and regulatory matters. He acts for corporate issuers as well as financial institutions.
"He provides excellent client service. He provides intelligent, sophisticated representation at all times."