The ‘legally excellent’ securities litigation defense team at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is well-versed in work with broker-dealers and investment companies. Jeffrey Boujoukos, Kelly Gibson and Jason S. Pinney head the team: Boujoukos works across Philadelphia and Washington DC while Gibson travels between Philadelphia and New York, and Pinney is based in Boston. Pinney conducts internal investigations on behalf of senior management and directors, and advises on a variety of regulatory, compliance, and corporate governance issues. He also represents the firms clients in federal and state courts before the SEC, FINRA and state securities agencies. Michael Blanchard,, in Boston, covers a wide array of matters including corporate governance suits and M&A disputes.
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- ‘Legal excellence. Exceptional client service. Deep bench.’
Key clients
- Axsome Therapeutics Inc.
- Dennis Chack, former Vice President of FirstEnergy
Work highlights
Secured a full dismissal in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of AIG and the officers and employees of a Dutch paper mill.
Representing a global financial institution and the underwriting syndicate for the November 2021 initial public offering for Expensify Inc. in a putative securities class action filed in the US District Court for the District of Oregon.
Obtained a complete dismissal of all claims in a putative securities class action against Axsome Therapeutics Inc. and certain of its current and former directors and officers.
Practice head
G. Jeffrey Boujoukos; Kelly Gibson; Jason Pinney
Other key lawyers
Michael Blanchard; Michael Kichline; Laura Hughes McNally; Susan Resley; Timothy Burke; Matthew McDonough