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Securities: Litigation - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Williams & Connolly LLP offers a robust litigation practice offering counsel to accounting and private equity firms, as well as public companies and their senior executives in a variety of securities and M&A disputes. It is recognized for litigating a variety of securities-based cases. The firm is notably active in financial services litigation, having worked on a number of RMBS-related matters. It has a substantial practice advising clients in securities cases arising out of government actions and investigations. The firm draws on its exceptional reputation for trial advocacy to provide clients with highly effective representation.

Notable practitioners

The securities litigation group is led by Steven Farina, Robert Van Kirk and Amanda MacDonald. They are based in Washington, DC.

Work Highlights

Provided by Williams & Connolly LLP

  • Williams & Connolly represented Medtronic in a securities case relating to an action taken by a regulator alleging that the regulatory action rendered certain of Medtronic's statements about future product approvals false and misleading.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Williams & Connolly have an excellent bench and are streamlined in their staffing. A go-to for high-profile and high-stakes litigation, they are brilliant."

Securities: Litigation respondent
USA

"The quality of associates and the broader team is very high."

Securities: Litigation respondent
USA

"They are a very strong law firm capable of taking on sophisticated and complex work. They are the go-to firm for high-stakes, high-profile corporate/commercial litigation. They're reasonable, practical and down-to-earth."

Securities: Litigation respondent
USA