Mr Bruce Vanyo > Katten > Los Angeles, United States > Lawyer Profile
Katten Offices
515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET
SUITE 1000
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Mr Bruce Vanyo
Work Department
Securities Litigation
Position
There is a reason Bruce Vanyo’s peers call him the “dean of securities litigation.” He has spent more than 40 years handling securities fraud and corporate governance lawsuits for clients such as Amarin Corporation, Amdocs, Inc., Angie’s List, Boeing Company, Cree, Inc. and GW Pharmaceuticals — and succeeding on their behalf. Leading the firm’s securities litigation and enforcement practice, Bruce represents clients across a number of industries, particularly technology and life sciences.
Bruce has “defended more major securities cases than any other lawyer in America,” as the National Association of Corporate Directors has said. He represents clients who are in the midst of high-profile, sensitive cases that demand a deft approach and swift resolution. He makes it a priority to stop these lawsuits at the earliest opportunity, and regularly achieves this outcome. Of the more than 60 securities class actions Bruce has resolved over the past two decades, he has obtained complete dismissal at or before the pleading stage in more than three-quarters of them.
By resolving cases efficiently, Bruce minimizes distractions for his clients and allows them to focus on running their businesses. His approach also controls the potentially burdensome costs of litigation.
A number of Bruce’s victories have favorably influenced securities law for defendants. He recently earned the dismissal of an $800 million securities class action, for instance, that clarified and limited a company’s disclosure requirements with regard to the FDA’s drug approval process. When the technology industry was besieged by class actions, he was tapped to lead its securities litigation reform efforts, creating the pleading and safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Education
JD, Columbia Law School, 1972; BS, Miami University, summa cum laude, 1967
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
(Hall of Fame)Katten has a strong and long-established reputation across the US for its defense work in litigation cases and regulatory matters requiring, including matters that involve novel points of law. Bruce Vanyo, who works from both Los Angeles and New York, leads a practice that handles securities class actions, stockholder derivatives cases, M&A litigation, proxy disclosure suits and SEC investigations and enforcement actions. Vanyo has been involved in cases arising from SPAC transactions, among them the defense of orbital space launch vehicle company Astra Space in a 10b5 case concerning allegations that the company made misleading statements in its public disclosures and SEC filings concerning its addressable market and plans for diversification. Michael Diver, a former Enforcement Branch Chief of the SEC’s Chicago office, and Michael Lohnes – both based in Chicago – are acting for Inotiv, Inc. in a class acting claiming that it made false and misleading statements issued in press releases and SEC filings regarding the acquisition of Envigo, a business that provides research-quality animals for use in laboratory tests, and potential risks associated with Envigo’s animal-housing facilities. Christina Costley is a standout practitioner in LA. Richard Zelichov has left the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Securities litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
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Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Industry focus > Sport
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation