Timothy Katsiff > Ballard Spahr LLP > Philadelphia, United States > Lawyer Profile
Ballard Spahr LLP Offices
1735 MARKET STREET, 51ST FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7599
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
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Timothy Katsiff
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Timothy Katsiff is Co-Leader of the firm’s Class Action Litigation Team. He represents companies, as well as directors and officers, in securities class actions, derivative actions, and merger litigation. He represents audit and special committees of boards of public companies, broker-dealers, and individuals in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and self-regulatory organization proceedings.
Tim also handles business torts, trade secrets and patent suits, and environmental, insurance, and banking cases. He has defended public companies in merger-related shareholder suits in California, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. He has represented major financial institutions in various matters. His experience also includes defending a major energy company in a large commercial contract dispute and representing a defense contractor in various contract disputes.
At Ballard Spahr, Tim is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and its Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation Group.
Memberships
American Inns of Court
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
Education
Cornell Law School (J.D. 1994)
Articles Editor, Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
University of Chicago (B.A. 1991, With Honors in the College and Special Honors)
Personal
Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, and 11th Circuits
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
The Philadelphia office of Ballard Spahr LLP is home to partners with extensive experience in securities litigation, who frequently advise companies and their officers and directors on everything, from derivative actions and regulatory or internal investigations to special committee representations and shareholder class actions. Practice leader David Axelrod (who is ‘an up-and-coming national legal star’) is the standout partner, having a long-standing reputation as a first-chair trial lawyer for the defense in government-facing litigation involving the SEC and DOJ. He is currently representing the former CFO of First Energy in a case arising from allegations that the company paid bribes for political influence. Norman Goldberger, who co-leads the firm’s municipal securities regulation and enforcement team, experienced regulatory litigator John Grugan and Timothy Katsiff (who ‘has terrific judgment, is extremely knowledgeable, and responds promptly’) are also pivotal figures in the practice. Goldberger assisted Wrap Technologies with securities fraud litigation in California, and shareholder derivative litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense