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About
Provided by Douglas Rappaport
Practice Areas
The leader of Akin’s investment funds litigation group, Doug Rappaport focuses on complex commercial, securities and governance disputes. In recent years, he has served as counsel in trials involving disputes over secured assets, partnership interests, securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, trade secrets, options backdating, tax appraisals and the fraudulent sale of securities, having won numerous dispositive motions and appeals in both state and federal court.
Doug also regularly advises investment funds and other clients on day-to-day matters of regulatory compliance, trading, fiduciary duties and corporate governance. Additionally, he provides advice on activist investing issues, devising strategies regarding the solicitation of board seats, the displacement of existing corporate management and contests for corporate control.
Doug regularly represents investment funds, corporations and individuals in regulatory and internal investigations. His experience extends to matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and state and foreign securities agencies.
Professional Memberships
New York Bar; Member, Board of Directors, Chair of Governance Committee, ArsNova Theater; Member, Board of Directors, Community Basketball
Personal
J.D., Harvard Law School, cum laude, 1991; B.A., University of Pennsylvania, summa cum laude, 1987
Chambers Review
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Douglas Rappaport leverages his experience as a commercial litigator to provide advice to activist investors on strategic issues including solicitation of board seats and control contests.
Douglas Rappaport focuses his practice on investment funds, with expertise in a wide array of securities disputes and commercial litigation including breach of contract, alleged fraud and activist campaigns.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He's fast, efficient, and experienced. We're extraordinarily comfortable with his skills."
"Doug is excellent. I highly recommend him."
"He's very commercial, very responsive and very familiar with the issues clients face in this space."
"His key strengths are his judgment and ability to recognize problems and come up with solutions for them."
"He's commercial, responsive and very familiar with the issues we face."
"He's good at seeing the bigger picture and how we get to the end goal."
"He's fast, efficient, and experienced. We're extraordinarily comfortable with his skills."
"Doug is excellent. I highly recommend him."
"He's very commercial, very responsive and very familiar with the issues clients face in this space."
"His key strengths are his judgment and ability to recognize problems and come up with solutions for them."
"He's commercial, responsive and very familiar with the issues we face."
"He's good at seeing the bigger picture and how we get to the end goal."
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