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NEW YORK, NY 10153
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Mr Joshua Amsel
Position
Partner
Career
Joshua Amsel is a partner in Weil’s Securities Litigation practice group, where he focuses on defending shareholder class and derivative litigation, advising on M&A transactions and related litigation, and counseling boards of directors, board committees, and senior management with respect to securities, corporate governance, disclosure, and regulatory issues. Joshua’s litigation practice covers a wide variety of sectors, including, but not limited to, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, retail and consumer products, and technology. Joshua also has extensive experience representing clients in connection with internal, governmental, and regulatory investigations, including those before the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Education
Cornell University (B.S.); Fordham University School of Law (J.D.)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York has ‘subject matter experts dedicated solely to securities and corporate governance litigation, and that expertise is brought to bear both in the courtroom and boardroom‘. The firm is active in the Delaware Chancery Court and the Delaware Supreme Court, though it handles matters across the country. It has carved out a leading role in SPAC-related cases, which continue to be a key facet of the market, as well as maintaining a strong track record of success in appraisal litigation. John Neuwirth (who is ‘the literal master of M&A litigation‘) and Caroline Zalka jointly lead the securities litigation practice, in which many partners handle deal-related cases. Zalka and key partner Jonathan Polkes are representing Warner Bros. Discovery in class actions concerning the $40bn merger between AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. Stacy Nettleton also plays a key role in the practice, while Joshua Amsel and emerging partner talent Evert Christensen are ‘top-notch standouts who are equally smart, hard working, pragmatic‘. In late 2023, Stefania Venezia was made up to partner in recognition of her work on securities and M&A litigation, as well as regulatory investigations.
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
(Next Generation Partners)The securities litigators at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York ‘anticipate problems and produce excellent work‘, handling ecurities, derivative, breach of fiduciary duty and M&A litigation, as well as internal investigations and regulatory enforcement actions for some of the largest corporations in the US. John Neuwirth and Caroline Zalka lead the practice and are ‘dependable, expert, and a pleasure to work with‘. Neuwirth and up-and-coming partner Joshua Amsel are key counsel to AMC Entertainment in a high-value matter. Jonathan Polkes, who is a key adviser to Morgan Stanley, Stacy Nettleton, who has forged a strong reputation in matters concerning the Covid pandemic and the #MeToo movement, and emerging talent Evert Christensen also play pivotal roles in the practice. Regulatory enforcement specialist Robert Stern in Washington DC is ‘insightful, tenacious and a great advocate’. He is currently acting for RBC Capital Markets in a case seeking to recoup underwriter fees paid to investment banks that underwrote Puerto Rico’s general obligation debt.
Lawyer Rankings
- M&A litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
- Next Generation Partners United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Securities litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Tax > Financial products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense