Defending its clients in claims brought under the Securities Act of 1933 and the 1934 Securities Exchange Act, Ballard Spahr LLP's Securities Litigation: Defense team acts as advisors in a broad range of industries, such as Fintech, Financial Services, and Life Science-based. Leading the firm in these matters are partners David Axelrod and David Margules ; Axelrod utilizes his speciality in defending corporations and individuals in government-facing litigation, more recently in the defense of parties sued for defamation. Whereas Margules' practice involves fiduciary duty claims and corporate valuation proceedings. Elizabeth Fenton has departed from the firm as of May 2025 to join Barnes & Thornburg LLP.
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Practice head
David Axelrod; David Margules
Other key lawyers
Norman Goldberger; Elizabeth A. Sloan; Lauren Engelmyer; Alan C. Cardenas-Moreno; Emily Friedman;