Securities & Fiduciary Duty Litigation

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Resolving complex securities disputes with a value-driven approach.

More and more companies every year face securities, derivative, M&A, and related litigation. Often complex and always costly, these matters call for top-quality trial lawyers with deep experience in all phases of a dispute, from eliminating or reducing exposure early on, to navigating the complex issues and decisions involved in parallel government investigations and private litigation, and positioning clients for summary resolutions that avoid the uncertainty and expense of a trial.  When trial is necessary, we have a deep bench of highly experienced trial veterans. 

HOW WE HELP

National in scope, Seyfarth’s Securities & Fiduciary Duty Litigation team drives results within an efficient, high-value service model designed to reduce risk, limit negative exposure, and protect the client’s bottom line. Our deep experience successfully defending individuals, companies, and financial institutions has given us a lead trial counsel and trusted advisor role in a wide variety of securities, financial, and corporate governance disputes, including complex securities class actions, shareholder litigation, derivative claims, and regulatory investigations.

Our team includes highly rated and nationally known securities litigators, former state and federal prosecutors, as well as partners with deep experience dealing with government agencies and is bolstered by Seyfarth’s Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) defense team, known for its success record in large FINRA arbitration matters.

Our clients range from large public companies and investment banks to middle- and upper-middle-market companies in technology, biotech, hospitality, and financial services. Our team defends these companies, as well as their officers and directors, in shareholder derivative actions, class actions, government investigations, and proceedings brought by the SEC, FINRA, DOJ and other federal and state agencies, and in internal investigations. We also help clients avoid litigation or reduce exposure by establishing compliance protocols, facilitating cooperation with investigations, and analyzing strategic responses and defenses to threatened or actual litigation.

THE SEYFARTH EXPERIENCE

Members of the Securities & Fiduciary Duty Litigation team embrace Seyfarth’s dedication to rates below those of comparable firms, technology-driven efficiency and responsiveness, combined with right-sized staffing and effective case management techniques. Our litigators collaborate with clients to develop tailor-made alternative fee arrangements from a variety of models. The value proposition—lower cost and top-of-the-line quality and effectiveness—has been recognized by our clients and by The Legal 500.