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WilmerHale Offices

WilmerHale
950 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304
CALIFORNIA
United States
Visit website 1 650 858 6000 1 650 858 6100

Kevin Muck

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1 628 235 1029 KEVIN.MUCK@WILMERHALE.COM

Work Department

Life Sciences ; Securities Enforcement ; Securities Litigation ; SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) ; Transactions ; Technology ; Trials

Position

Partner

Career

Kevin Muck defends issuers, officers and directors in securities class actions, derivative litigation, merger litigation and shareholder disputes in federal and state courts throughout the United States, with extensive experience in the Delaware Court of Chancery. For nearly 35 years, he has represented clients in a wide range of industries, including life sciences, software, data storage and security, financial services, telecommunications, transportation, entertainment, gaming, and consumer retail. His clients have ranged from Fortune 100 corporations to high-profile private companies.

Mr. Muck also advises clients on corporate governance, disclosure issues and fiduciary duties, and handles internal and board investigations regarding such matters as accounting issues, executive compensation, whistleblower complaints and insider training. In addition, he represents companies and individuals in matters before the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Muck joined WilmerHale in 2020 after more than 15 years at another Bay Area law firm, where he co-founded the securities litigation practice and represented many leading technology and life science companies.

Professional Activities

A frequent lecturer, Mr. Muck often speaks on issues involving securities matters, fiduciary duties and class action litigation. He is also active in pro bono matters.

Memberships

  • California
  • US Supreme Court
  • US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • US District Court for the Central District of California
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • US District Court for the Northern District of California
  • US District Court for the Southern District of California
  • United States Tax Court

Education

JD, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 1985

BS, Santa Clara, 1982

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense

WilmerHale’s deep bench of securities litigators and regulatory enforcement specialists is frequently involved in high-stakes matters involving securities laws and rules of corporate governance actively litigated by government agencies, regulatory bodies and private parties. The firm has a presence across the US, notably in its California, New York, Boston and Washington DC offices. Stephanie Avakian in DC is chair of the securities and financial services department. Michael Bongiorno in New York and DC-based Matthew Martens co-chair the securities litigation and enforcement group. Kevin Muck and Susan Muck in San Francisco represented AnaptysBio in a class action alleging that its officers made false and misleading statements regarding one of the its drugs, etokimab, and in a derivative suit claiming that the directors breached their fiduciary duties. Up-and-coming partner Timothy Perla in Boston worked with Bongiorno to defend IVERIC bio, Inc. in a class action alleging that the company issued deceptively positive results about the success and potential of its treatment Fovista despite knowing that the Phase 3 clinical trial of the drug would be unsuccessful in achieving its primary endpoint.

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