About

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Fenwick & West’s technology-based clients — including leaders in the internet, computer hardware and software, digital media and entertainment, semiconductor, biotechnology and medical device industries — routinely call upon the firm to handle their most critical disputes. To meet the needs of these clients, Fenwick invests heavily to ensure we understand the businesses and technologies behind their products, services and inventions.

  • 100+ litigation attorneys, supported by dedicated, in-house teams of paralegals, staff scientists, document review specialists and IT
  • National practice in state and federal venues across the U.S.
  • Track record of obtaining successful outcomes on the largest and most complex "bet the company" cases as well as more typical commercial disputes
  • Sophisticated in-house technical staff and software tools enable us to handle client documents and data in electronic form, to maximize the use of computerized search, storage and sorting tools, and to minimize expense
  • Comprehensive understanding of our clients’ technologies and industries leads to litigation solutions that are also part of a business strategy

Chambers Review

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Litigation: Securities - California

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Fenwick possesses a high-quality practice often called upon by Silicon Valley-based technology companies to assist with a wide variety of securities disputes, particularly noted for its in-depth experience in handling post-IPO claims. The firm offers wider strengths in a broad range of securities class actions and shareholder derivative claims, alongside expertise in regulatory investigations and enforcement actions.

Work Highlights

  • Fenwick represented DocuSign in defending a class action alleging the company misrepresented shareholders regarding the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company's results and outlook.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Catherine Kevane
4
Catherine Kevane
4
Band 4
Catherine Kevane has a broad securities practice, often representing clients in derivative suits, stockholder litigation and SEC investigations.

She is even keeled, practical, reasonable, very intelligent and extremely efficient. She is also pleasant to deal with and a nice person.

Catherine outmaneuvered opposing counsel on numerous occasions and got us to the outcome I was hoping for. I wouldn't have been able to do it without her. An A+ experience.

Catherine is excellent both on overarching strategic issues as well as crafting a persuasive narrative for the court.

We are thrilled with her work-ethic and the results she's gotten for us.

4
Dean Kristy
4
Band 4
Dean Kristy is cochair of Fenwick's securities litigation practice, and regularly defends clients in significant class actions and shareholder litigation.

Dean is very good at working on pre-litigation strategy.

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Litigation: Securities

Catherine Kevane
4
Catherine Kevane
4
Band 4
4
Dean Kristy
4
Band 4

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