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WilmerHale Offices
950 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Kevin Muck
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
Leveraging a ‘deep bench’ on both coasts, WilmerHale has ‘tremendous experience’ litigating resource-intensive state and federal securities class actions and derivative claims, regularly achieving success at a motion to dismiss stage, through summary judgment or defeating class certification. A persuasive advocate, New York-based attorney Michael Bongiorno is highly skilled at successfully representing issuers, both at trial and appellate level, including life sciences companies faced with securities class actions following alleged mis-statements/omissions on offering documents relating to the efficacy or otherwise of drugs on the market. New York-based practitioners Fraser Hunter and Lori Martin are both adept at handling private class actions and regulatory enforcement matters, with Martin particularly skilled at mutual funds-related securities litigation. Other key practitioners include San Francisco-based attorneys Kevin Muck and Susan Muck who both excel at defending issuers in the technology and life sciences sector; New York-based Andrew Rhys Davies, who is adept at handling cross-border securities litigation matters; Matthew Martens, in Washington DC; and Boston located Timothy Perla, who is skilled across a wide range of class actions and shareholder derivative lawsuits. Washington DC-based attorney Stephanie Avakian, who chairs the securities and financial services department, is able to leverage the substantial insight she gained in her former role as director of SEC enforcement on dealings with the regulator.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Industry focus > Education
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Government > State attorneys general
- International trade and national security > Trade remedies and trade policy
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government contracts
- Government > Government relations
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense