Goodwin, Litigation | Chambers USA Profile

About

Provided by Goodwin

Our 200+ litigators across the United States and Europe are committed to meeting our clients’ most pressing needs, whether they require quick and discrete resolutions, courtroom victories, or other outcomes.

We represent clients in trials, arbitrations, mediations, and negotiations, and we provide counsel on compliance, litigation avoidance, and risk management. Our lawyers have extensive experience with high-profile matters across multiple industries, including technology, life sciences, healthcare, financial services, real estate, and private equity. And we excel at integrating financial, scientific, and other expertise with cutting-edge management and trial strategies that are based on meticulous assessments of every option available to our clients.

Our comprehensive coverage includes representations in:

Antitrust and competition
Appellate and supreme court litigation
Class actions
Commercial litigation
Consumer financial services
Data, privacy, and cybersecurity
Employment
ERISA litigation
Government investigations and enforcement
Products liability and counseling
Securities and shareholder litigation
Trade secrets, employee mobility, and non-competes
White collar defense

Chambers Review

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Litigation: Securities - New York

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Goodwin possesses a well-regarded litigation group offering expertise across the gamut of civil litigation, as well as in regulatory and criminal proceedings. It offers considerable abilities in securities cases, acting for clients such as technology companies, banks, underwriters and REITs in M&A litigation and RMBS disputes, as well as wider class and derivative actions. The firm is also active in commercial disputes, including contract and ownership disputes.

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Work Highlights

Goodwin represented Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation in a putative securities class action and three putative shareholder derivative actions. These suits all alleged that Cognizant concealed that its internal controls were inadequate to prevent violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and that it hid an alleged bribery scheme.

Strengths

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Its main strength is the seamless integration between all its departments, combined with its team of skilled lawyers, enabling the firm to provide a service that meets all our legal needs.