Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has a strong reputation defending corporates, banks and officers/directors in securities class actions, where as well as frequently achieving notable successes at a pleadings stage, is also well regarded for taking cases to trial. Splitting his time between Hartford and Boston, Michael Blanchard‘s corporate governance litigation practice includes counselling in the boardroom and advocacy in the courtroom, with a focus on all facets of stockholder litigation: books and records demands, derivative litigation, public and private mergers & acquisitions. San Francisco-based attorney Chuck Shimada regularly advises underwriter banks as defendants on securities class action litigation for alleged mis-statements/omissions in offering documents with regard to IPOs. Philadelphia-based Michael Kichline has a strong reputation among D&O insurance providers. Splitting his time between Philadelphia and Washington DC, Jeffrey Boujoukos heads up the securities enforcement and litigation.