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Litigation: Securities - New York

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Katten has an established practice servicing a diverse client base, including major financial institutions, asset managers, public companies and their executives. It is particularly sought out by prominent names in the life sciences sector. The firm hosts a respectable bench of experienced securities litigators whose expertise runs the gamut of securities fraud, shareholder and M&A litigation.

Work Highlights

  • Katten successfully defended PDVSA and PDVSA Petróleo in a Section 10(b) securities fraud lawsuit brought by an asset manager, accusing PDVSA of fraud in connection with its issuance of nearly $2 billion of senior secured notes in 2016.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Bruce G Vanyo
2
Bruce G Vanyo
2
Band 2

Bruce Vanyo chairs the firm's securities litigation department and offers extensive experience in Section 10(b) class actions, complex international disputes and shareholder derivative suits. He is a strong choice for public companies and their officers.

Bruce is an outstanding lawyer and a calm hand during complex litigation.

Not only is Bruce very experienced but he has excellent judgment and instincts on how to handle cases.

Bruce has been around the industry so long that he just knows so much of the detail and the history.

He has a rare combination of a keen intellect and an ability to digest and explain complicated issues in an easily understandable way.

Kevin P. Broughel
4
Kevin P. Broughel
4
Band 4
Kevin Broughel regularly handles securities class actions and Delaware litigation as part of his wider commercial practice. He is a particularly strong choice for international clients or matters with a cross-border component.

Kevin is a litigator with deep experience in complex commercial disputes, particularly breach of fiduciary duty and securities cases.

Kevin is an excellent civil litigator. He is responsive, client focused and has a good attention to detail.

Jonathan Rotenberg
5
Jonathan Rotenberg
5
Band 5
Jonathan Rotenberg is a strong choice for corporates and their senior executives when faced with complex securities and derivative actions, with particular experience in the life sciences sector.

Jonathan is sharp, responsive and practical.

Jonathan Rotenberg is a strategic and tactical lawyer who is equally adept at seeing the overall strategic picture as well as implementing the details of complex litigation.

David Crichlow
6
David Crichlow
6
Band 6
David Crichlow has broad based commercial litigation experience, including handling complex contractual disputes. He is national chair of the commercial litigation group at Katten.

David is a phenomenal, really brilliant litigator.

Sarah Eichenberger
U
Sarah Eichenberger
U
Up and Coming
Sarah Eichenberger has a wealth of experience advising public companies and financial institutions on securities class actions and derivative suits.

Sarah is meticulous in her work and available. Her work product is also practical and very well thought through.

Sarah is intelligent, a good writer and creative in her thinking.

Her inside counsel experience gives her additional perspective on how to work effectively with clients.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Litigation: General Commercial

David Crichlow
6
David Crichlow
6
Band 6
Litigation: Securities

Bruce G Vanyo
2
Bruce G Vanyo
2
Band 2
Kevin P. Broughel
4
Kevin P. Broughel
4
Band 4
Jonathan Rotenberg
5
Jonathan Rotenberg
5
Band 5
Sarah Eichenberger
U
Sarah Eichenberger
U
Up and Coming