Timothy Katsiff > Ballard Spahr LLP > Philadelphia, United States > Lawyer Profile

Ballard Spahr LLP
1735 MARKET STREET, 51ST FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7599
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
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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 securities litigation practice in Ballard Spahr LLP‘s Philadelphia office ‘delivers practical and concise advice’. Highly-respected trial lawyer David Axelrod leads the practice and Norman Goldberger co-leads the firm’s municipal securities regulation and enforcement team, while the ‘practical, commercially-focused’ Timothy Katsiff frequently handles securities class actions and derivative actions for companies, also stand out. Axelrod’s recent highlights include acting for pharmaceutical company Teva in a case alleging the company engaged in price fixing, and the team also recently negotiated a deferred prosecution that allowed the company to continue as a going concern in the US. John Grugan left the team in March 2024.