WilmerHale

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.