Anne Johnson Palmer > Ropes & Gray LLP > San Francisco, United States > Lawyer Profile
Ropes & Gray LLP Offices
THREE EMBARCADERO CENTER
SUITE 2200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Anne Johnson Palmer
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Partner
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Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
(Next Generation Partners)Ropes & Gray LLP climbs the ranking this year having continued to bolster its practice with new hires and promotions, and having secured key roles in high-profile matters. It is particularly active in the asset management and private equity space, as well as representing investment banks, life sciences companies and public corporations in securities cases and regulatory enforcement matters. David Hennes in New York and Peter Welsh in Boston are the lead partners. Hennes and New York partner Martin Crisp are advising banks on a federal securities class action filed in connection with the IPO of Jianpu Technology Inc. Gregg Weiner in New York secured the dismissal of securities class action claims against underwriters including Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, which concerned alleged misstatements by AmTrust Financial Services in connection with certain equity offerings. The matters are currently on appeal in the Second Circuit. Robert Skinner is one of the country’s leading asset management litigators in the United States, frequently scoring high-profile victories for the most prominent asset managers. He is acting for Eaton Vance Funds and Nuveen Funds in cases against activist investor Saba Capital. Amy Jane Longo, formerly head of the trial unit at the SEC’s Los Angeles Regional Office, joined the practice, which also made up three new partners in 2022. Emerging talent in San Francisco Anne Johnson Palmer is highly recommended.
United States > Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
Ropes & Gray LLP has a wealth of experience in M&A and securities litigation, and its lawyers frequently appear in the Delaware Court of Chancery in high-stakes, high-profile cases. The firm has a strong private equity practice that generates significant work for the litigation group, as does the firm’s broader corporate client base. The firm has amassed a strong track record in fiduciary duty cases, controlling stockholder litigation, matters arising from friendly and hostile takeovers, and claims filed in connection with going-private transactions. Peter Welsh in Boston and David Hennes in New York are the lead partners. Boston-based Randall Bodner is also active, as is Anne Johnson Palmer in San Francisco.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
- Securities litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Healthcare > Service providers
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Tax > Not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Antitrust > Cartel
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Government > State attorneys general
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions