Litigation: Securities
USA Guide 2024 : New York
Band 3
About
Provided by Winston & Strawn LLP
Winston’s NY office is its second-largest, boasting 215+ attorneys. Our NY litigators represent a wide variety of domestic and international public and private companies, financial institutions, sports leagues, and individuals in commercial disputes, class actions, antitrust/unfair competition, securities, bankruptcy, tax, non-compete/misappropriation of trade secrets, and labor & employment matters. Our NY commercial litigators have led some of the most important victories for the firm that have also generated historic changes and press.
Our NY securities litigation practice is built to field teams of broadly experienced litigators who are both advocates with established trial acumen and counsellors/strategists, viewing their task as part of a collective solution to a client’s business problem. Accordingly, our experienced securities litigators see the entire field, taking a case-customized interdisciplinary approach to complex securities litigation. We collaborate seamlessly with other Winston attorneys across all legal disciplines and industries, leveraging the strengths of our robust litigation, corporate, and transactional practices. Our NY securities litigators represent public companies in high-end engagements in parallel/“piggyback” civil proceedings following governmental investigations, qui tam lawsuits, and other “corporate trauma” in heavily regulated sectors, and we are uniquely positioned in high-stakes M&A and corporate governance litigation in Delaware.
Chambers Review
Winston & Strawn boasts a strong New York securities litigation practice with an enviable client base of public and private companies as well as several major investment banks. It is able to draw on nationwide network to provide full coverage of complex securities concerns, including shareholder class and derivative actions and M&A litigation. The group possesses wider commercial litigation capacity, with experience handling claims in the antitrust, product liability and employment fields.
Work Highlights
- Winston & Strawn obtained a complete dismissal on behalf of Cantor Fitzgerald entities and various officers and directors in a securities class action related to the $1.6 billion de-SPAC merger between CF Finance Acquisition Corp. II and View, Inc.
Strengths
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"I am extremely impressed by the deep experience across multiple areas of law and the professionalism of the team. They are a joy to work with."
"It's an extremely astute and competent team. They are excellent from most senior to most junior."
"I am extremely impressed by the deep experience across multiple areas of law and the professionalism of the team. They are a joy to work with."
"It's an extremely astute and competent team. They are excellent from most senior to most junior."
Notable Practitioners
James Smith is recognized for his broad-ranging securities litigation practice, regularly handling securities fraud class actions, derivative suits and M&A-related disputes.
"I think of him as a quintessential litigator in term of being a very strong advocate who excellently structures our arguments. He is a strategic thinker who identifies the weaknesses and gives pragmatic advice."
Matthew DiRisio is a strong performer in the full gamut of securities-related litigation, with experience handling M&A, SPAC and corporate governance disputes as well as shareholder class and derivative actions.
"His demeanor, his professionalism and knowledge, are traits instrumental in gaining our trust and confidence in him and the firm."
"He is thoughtful, responsive and a great help. He provides good advice when anticipating claims that could be litigated. He has a practical understanding."
Ranked Lawyers at
Winston & Strawn LLP
New York
Members
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Angela Smedley
George Mastoris
Harvey Kurzweil
Kelly Librera
Kerry Donovan
Luke Connelly
Martin Geagan
Samantha Lerner
Head of Department
Sean Anderson
Seth Farber
Tom Walsh
Head of Department
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