Walter C Carlson
USA Guide 2024
Senior Statespeople : Litigation: Securities
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WALTER CARLSON regularly serves as lead counsel in securities litigation, shareholder derivative suits, M&A litigation, and defense of SEC enforcement matters. He has first-chaired major matters in state and federal courts across the country for more than 25 years. He was co-head of the firmwide Securities and Shareholder Litigation practice area team for many years and served as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee from 2002–2018. Walter’s experience and success has been recognized in Chambers USA in Litigation since 2003.
Walter also serves as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors of United States Cellular Corporation. He has previously served as Chairman of the Audit Committee for each of these companies.
Chambers Review
USA
Walter Carlson is a leading securities litigator who regularly represents clients in large-scale class and derivative actions involving issues such as fraud and corporate transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is very knowledgeable and a go-to practitioner for high-stakes public company litigation."
"Walter has a world of experience and thinks strongly about his cases."
"He is very knowledgeable and a go-to practitioner for high-stakes public company litigation."
"Walter has a world of experience and thinks strongly about his cases."
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