Baker McKenzie

Displaying a ‘very collaborative approach’ among its core securities litigation lawyers at both an associate and partner level, as well as being able to leverage expertise across pivotal complementary areas of expertise, most notably with regard to white-collar and government investigations, Baker McKenzie LLP is able to provide a holistic service to defendants facing high-stakes securities class action and enforcement actions. Praised for his ’exceptional understanding of the law, relevant legal theory and strategy development’, Los Angeles-based team head Perrie Weiner is pivotal to much of the most notable work it handles, including in niche areas relating to SPACs and cryptocurrency, and for individuals in SEC enforcement cases regarding alleged insider trading infractions. Also based out of Los Angeles, Aaron Goodman is ‘exceptional at explaining complex legal matters’, often working with Weiner on securities fraud cases involving alleged misstatements/omissions related to life sciences and technology companies. In Chicago, Peter Chan and Peter Tomczak are also key members of the team, with the former providing insight to clients facing SEC enforcement action by dint of his previous role at the regulator.