Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Securities: Litigation

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Provided by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Securities matters often involve parallel litigation and enforcement proceedings, and our securities enforcement and litigation team has the experience and depth to advise and defend clients in these overlapping areas. We regularly represent public and private companies, financial institutions, officers, directors, and board committees in securities enforcement inquiries and investigations, lawsuits asserting violations of US federal and state securities laws, and shareholder derivative actions. We also counsel clients on the creation and regulation of financial products, guide them through internal and regulatory investigations, and defend them in litigation.

Our team includes former high-ranking government prosecutors and veteran US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawyers. We also have practitioners who previously worked at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), as well as several former government prosecutors from districts across the United States.

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Securities: Litigation - USA - Nationwide

Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP boasts considerable cross-state expertise, with litigation and enforcement capabilities spanning California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New York. The firm has notable strength in representing underwriters as well as major corporate issuers and their directors and officers, offering a wealth of experience handling fiduciary duty, M&A and IPO-related disputes, among others.

Notable practitioners

Philadelphia-based Michael Kichline and Boston and Hartford-based Michael Blanchard are key contacts in the practice.

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Work Highlights

Morgan Lewis obtained a complete dismissal of all claims in a putative securities class action against Axsome Therapeutics and certain of its current and former directors and officers.